Over 2023 our team worked together with Tamaki WRAP to support the roll out of food scraps with Auckland Council Waste Solutions.
Check out all these amazing whānau that connected with our team and joined us in learning all about the food scrap service rolling out across Auckland.
Summary
Dates of engagements: July – December 2023
Type of engagement: In home engagements
Length of engagement: Two, one-hour long hui
Total outreach: 31 community champions, 227 households, 508 household members
Engagement locations: Maungakiekie-Tāmaki local board area. Key suburbs include Glen Innes, Panmure, Point England, Wai O Taiki, Saint Johns, Ellerslie, Mount Wellington, One Tree Hill, Onehunga, and Royal Oak.
| Dates of engagements: | July – December 2023 |
| Type of engagement: | In home engagements |
| Length of engagement: | Two, one-hour long hui per household |
| Total outreach: | 5 mentors31 community champions227 households508 household members |
| Engagement locations: | Maungakiekie-Tāmaki local board area |
Engagement Strategy
Rākau Tautoko is an Auckland-based social enterprise working alongside communities to build engagement and empowerment. We partnered with Tāmaki Waste Reduction Action Project for this project, who have strong networks within the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki community and specialist waste reduction experience.
Our engagement approach for the food scraps rollout was to invite community champions to join the Kumara Vine network, learn how to use the food scrap service, and share their learnings with friends, whānau and neighbours. Champions were given mentorship by practitioners from Tamaki WRAP and Rākau Tautoko’s partner The Patchwork Gardens.
The champions documented their one hour in-home connections through a short survey after every meeting, to record how many people they talked to, where, and what kind of experience the home had with implementing the service so far. Champions returned to each home after two weeks for an additional one hour meeting to see how the household put their learnings into practice, work through any additional challenges, and celebrate successes. Mentors, champions and the project manager met throughout the project for progress check-ins to work through any questions and discuss learnings.
Because champions were reaching out to people they already knew, this created an opportunity to talk about the food scraps service in peoples homes, and tailor information to their specific needs. This approach allows champions to grow their knowledge and skills, enhancing their mana. It creates more equitable opportunities for communities that have state housing and higher numbers of whānau receiving benefits, who may not normally access all of Auckland Council services.
Outreach
Shout out to Tamaki WRAP partnering with us and massive mihi to the community that joined us on this project – the mentors, community champions and whānau involved.
Rākau Tautoko 