Pasifika Project Peer Networking Session #1: Building Trust & Shared Foundations

Date & Time: March 11, 2026 (Virtual)
Start time: 3:00PM PT / 4:00PM MT / 5:00PM CT / 6:00PM ET
End time: 4:30PM PT / 5:30PM MT / 6:30PM CT / 7:30PM ET
Organization: Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence
Project: Capacity Building for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (Pasifika) Project
Location: Virtual
OVW Approved?: Yes

Description

Join us for a Pasifika Project Peer Networking Session led by API-GBV in partnership with Pouhana O Nā Wāhine. Open to open to advocates, service providers, community leaders, and systems partners serving or planning to serve victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in NHPI communities, the session centers building trust, strengthening shared foundations, and supporting organizational sustainability among NHPI-serving organizations.

The session includes a brief guest presentation by Mónica Arenas from Futures Without Violence introducing the Supporting Organizational Sustainability (SOS) Institute, followed by peer exchange and reflection.

Time Zones: 12:00–1:30 PM HST | 11:00 AM–12:30 PM SST (American Samoa) 2:00–3:30 PM PT | 3:00–4:30 PM MT 4:00–5:30 PM CT | 5:00–6:30 PM ET 8:00–9:30 AM ChST (Guam & CNMI, next day)

Topic Areas: Dating Violence, Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking
Target Audiences: Adult Protective Services, Campus Staff, Child protective services, Corrections personnel (probation, parole, and correctional facilities staff), Court Staff, Educators (teachers, administrators, etc.), Elder organization staff (non-governmental), Faith-based organization staff, Government agency staff (vocational rehabilitation, food stamps, TANF), Health professionals (doctors, nurses, does not include SANEs or SAFEs), Immigrant organization staff (non-governmental), Judges, Law Enforcement, Mental Health Professionals, Prosecutors, Sexual assault nurse examiners/sexual assault forensic examiners, Social service organization staff (non-governmental), Substance abuse organization staff, Supervised Visitation, TA organization staff, Transitional Housing, Tribal government/Tribal government agency staff, Victim assistants (governmental, includes victim-witness specialists/ coordinators)
Contact: Matapuna Levenson Project Manager 4159304703 mlevenson@api-gbv.org