Community Research Newsletter | May 2019 No images? Click here Māori Recovery: Challenges and Opportunities – Perspectives for Covid-19In our May webinar, we are lucky to be joined by Dr Regan Potangaroa, Adrian Te Patu and Maire Kipa who will present on the challenges and opportunities for Māori recovery from the Covid-19 situation, based on learnings from Otautahi and other indigenous disaster experiences. 11am NZ time, Thurs 21st May 2020. Book here. Watch the Recording: Mahi a AtuaWatch our hugely popular webinar to hear Dr Diana and Mark Kopua give us an insight into their work developing Mahi a Atua, a Māori approach to wellbeing drawing on the stories, narratives and healing practices of te ao Māori. Learn about the importance of language and narratives in how we understand our world and improve our being, our whānau and our communities. Sharon Armstrong - Staying Safe and Well in IsolationExploited by online fraudsters and scammers. Locked away in a foreign land, far from her whānau and country. Watch Sharon's 2 videos on valuable tips and tricks for staying safe, well and positive during Covid-19 isolation and how to stay safe from online scammers, now both available on our website here. Te Ahi - Youth Well-beingBGI (Wellington Boys' & Girls' Institute) facilitated a diverse group of about 20 young people - who named themselves Te Ahi o Ngā Rangatahi (The Fire of Youth) - to identify issues facing young people and develop a youth participatory research project. Read the preliminary findings of their research project which identified barriers that young people are experiencing as well as providing recommendations for improving young people’s mental well-being. Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga - Call for Papers for Covid-19 Special IssuesTo help address the challenge of Covid-19, the MAI Journal and AlterNative Journal Co-Editors from Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga are currently calling out to the Research community for submissions to a special collection of Situation Reports focused on Covid-19 and the wider implications it may have on whānau and Indigenous communities. For more information and to submit your report click here. Measurement, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) now onlineClear Horizon Academy is now offering their flagship course, 'Measurement, Evaluation and Learning (MEL)' online. From the foundations of MEL to the latest trends and tools, this is your chance to learn with industry thought-leaders on the topics that inspire them, while receiving and support and resources to put your learnings straight into practice. Book here. |