For almost 30 years, Village Collective has worked alongside Pasifika communities - empowering youth and their families with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to navigate life with cultural pride and resilience.
We support talavou (youth) from across our whole community, including Maori, Pasifika, disabled, rainbow and gender-diverse young people, ensuring that every voice is heard and every pathway to wellbeing is celebrated.
Based in the heart of South Auckland - Manukau, the Village Collective Clinic is modelled on the Youth One Stop Shop (YOSS) approach and led by Pasifika clinicians who bring both medical expertise and deep cultural understanding. The Clinic provides a safe, culturally grounded space where young people can access wraparound services - from health care and mentoring to education, leadership, and employment support. Our care is holistic, nurturing physical, mental, spiritual, and cultural wellbeing, delivered by Pasifika for Pasifika.
Guided by the belief that prevention is better than cure, our work draws on the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion - building individual skills, strengthening community action, creating supportive environments, shaping healthy public policy, and reorienting health services.
While our roots are in Sexual Reproductive Health, our mission has grown to embrace the wider determinants of wellbeing. Today, we deliver holistic services - including mental health support, mentoring, leadership development, healthy relationships, and cultural connection - ensuring talavou thrive in every aspect of life.
