The student-led mental health and wellbeing initiative at the University of Otago has shared the Youth Health Volunteer Team Award at the Minister of Health Volunteer Awards, with a reading programme from the Michael Park School in Auckland.
The group's activities are open to the university's 20,000-plus student population.
Silverline international student wellbeing lead Amal Abdullahi said Silverline Sessions - including outings for students such as picnics - had started this year, attracting more than 100 people at a time, and the group was gearing up for the Silverline Wellbeing Festival on September 13 and 14, which would hopefully attract about 400 people.
This year, Silverline had already printed about 9000 copies of a general wellbeing guide.
"We've had a very busy year, and we are going to keep on having a very busy year," Ms Abdullahi said.
"We are also currently working on a wellbeing guide [for international students]."
At the upcoming Silverline festival there would be information including advice to support friends through their mental health issues, emotional awareness, and other struggles students went through.
Silverline initially started as a half-year experiment in the second semester of 2017.
In 2019 it was awarded $52,000 of funding from the Ministry of Education to enhance international student wellbeing.
The volunteer awards coincide with National Volunteer Week, which runs from June 16 to June 22.