Kia ora koutou

This email was sent to those organisations which have registered with OVTRK.

Here (below this note) is the outcome of the work the OVTRK Steering Group has done to date to define its role and vision. The text is consistent with what appears in the email, but the poster has been made much prettier, thanks to Evan Smith's skills.

In other news, here is an invitation: OVTRK has organised another OPEN FORUM for NGOs.

TIME?  Friday 25 May from 2-4pm

PLACE? Mental Heath Education and Resource Centre, 403A Worcester St, Linwood (nr Stanmore Rd)

WHAT FOR? There are two reasons:

• to hear from Diane Turner CERA Strategy and Policy Manager who has been invited to come and talk to us about the role of NGOs in the recovery of Christchurch

and

• to make decisions about the future of OVTRK. More active Steering Group members would be needed so do consider what you want the future to be. 

PLEASE put the date in your diary and take time to circulate this information - with a covering note - widely to your networks so they know about OPEN FORUM and the OPPORTUNITY TO REGISTER:

Your feedback is most welcome. It will be collated and brought to the Forum.

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Email to Registry

Here's the news we have to report.

Warm greetings from
One Voice Te Reo Kotahi

Hello, everyone,

We are pleased to have our first meeting with a CERA representative last
week.  During the meeting, there were some great conversations where we
shared our sector's experiences.  The feedback we’ve received from our
registry helped inform that—so thank you!

A few key items being investigated by CERA now are:
   -Indicators of recovery, and if the data collected to inform these can be
made accessible so that they might be used locally by NGOs
   -Support for people and organisations to prevent burnout
   -Linguistically diverse people's needs—both in terms of representation
and communication
   -Funding options comparable to the CHIFS funds (small seeds funding to
support initiatives)

We will be gathering our voices again soon, and we hope that you can join
us.  Our last gathering of the year will be a full-sector event.
  * Friday, 9 December from 1:00pm - 3:00pm
  * Location: Mental Health Education Resource Centre (MHERC)
  * 403a Worcester St (near Stanmore Rd).  This is the correct address!
  * A CERA representative will also be present.

If you know of anyone who might be interested in attending, encourage them
to register and then invite them along!  The registry form is available at
http://bit.ly/1voicetereokotahi-reg

That’s the update for now.

Yours in solidarity,

One Voice Te Reo Kotahi