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Afeafe O Vaetoefaga and The Family Centre
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A project by Afeafe O Vaetoefaga with their partners the Family Centre, has won a global development funding prize from the World Bank in Washington, DC. The project is 'Indigenous Housing as a Solution to Climate Risks'. |
SAMOA TSUNAMI DISASTER RELIEF Click here for the latest news on the trauma relief programme . |
The Family Centre is a leading community agency based in New Zealand. It is made up of a three tikanga (cultural) organisational structure of Māori, Pacific Island and Pākehā (European) sections. The key areas of our work are social policy research, family therapy services, community development, education and teaching based upon all three areas.
We undertake independent social policy consultancy and research in all areas of social policy at local, national and international levels. Expertise includes equity analysis; poverty research communication; social and economic policy interface; ageing research, cultural audit, social impact; social scoping and evaluation
We have developed an internationally recognised therapeutic approach called ‘Just Therapy’ that addresses the cultural, gender and socio-economic contexts of therapy.
We specialise in the issues that affect the well-being and social environment of local communities. Particular emphasis is given to the processes of community participation, access to resources, cultural equity and healthy communities.
We run workshops locally, nationally and internationally on all areas of our work in ‘Just Therapy’ and applied social policy. In addition, a broad range of educational and teaching programmes are carried out with social organisations, community groups, government departments, business organisations and specially contracted public gatherings.
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Enhancing Wellbeing in an Ageing Society: 65 - 84 year old New Zealanders in 2007 The first large publication of the EWAS research programme is a study of a national random sample of 1,680 older New Zealanders living independently or semi-independently. It was carried out jointly by the Family Centre Social Policy Research Centre, Lower Hutt, Wellington and the Population Studies Centre, University of Waikato, Hamilton. It addresses a full range of social, economic and cultural domains in its assessment of quality of life. The authors are: Ben Amey, Michael Cameron, Peter King, Peggy Koopman-Boyden, Ian Pool, Suzan van der Pas and Charles Waldegrave |
Healthy Familes, Young Minds
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