Stories from Ngā Kaikōkiri

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A Licence to Work – Bringing Equity to Education – COMET Auckland

COMET Auckland is the Community Education Trust Te Hononga Akoranga, an independent charitable trust and Council Controlled Organisation (CCO) of Auckland City Council, founded with the mission to drive systems change to make education and skills more effective and equitable in Auckland.

The statistics are sobering. Many lower deciles schools have only an 80% pass rate in NCEA Level 1; 12% unemployment for 15–24 year olds; only 85% of 18 year olds have NCEA Level 2…

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Children and Parents Flourish through Social Connectedness – Innovate Change

Established in 2011, Innovate Change uses creative and participatory approaches to build social connectedness that enables youth development, whānau well-being and positive ageing. Working closely with communities and organisations to design and deliver services, policies, and programmes that meet people’s needs, Innovate Change places these needs at the heart of all its activities…

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St John of God Hauora Trust: Social Housing Creates HOPE for Young Whānau

In 2015, St John of God Hauora Trust (SJGHT) launched a new project called HOPE, or Housing Opportunities for Parental Enhancement, in Christchurch. Designed to support young whānau who are homeless or highly vulnerable, it was supported through a philanthropic collaboration between The Todd Foundation, The Vodafone Foundation and the J R McKenzie Trust.

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