Kaitiakitanga te hapori
VisAble’s FVSV Disability Community Kōrero Network
The network is called Kaitiakitanga te hapori, which means a
community that protects and uplifts each other
The kaitiakitanga te hapori is a network that’s part of a national plan to end family violence and sexual violence.
VisAble is working with The Centre for the Prevention of Family Violence and Sexual Violence (formerly Te Puna Aonui) to make sure tāngata whaikaha Māori, disabled people, and whānau / families are included in this important kaupapa.
What we do
VisAble engages with the disability community and holds hui with tāngata whānau whaikaha Māori, disabled people, and families, to:
build trust through sharing and connection
support understanding of family violence, sexual violence, and safeguarding
talk about what stops people from getting help
come up with solutions to improve access to help
This involves:
listening to the voices of disabled people
identifying the barriers to getting help
creating solutions together, based on lived experience
VisAble collates the insights, ideas and information, and the proposed solutions, and:
makes these visible and available to organisations and professionals who support disabled people
promotes change