Building engagement and empowerment
We are so saddened to hear of the passing of Rose Ikimau Armstrong. All our thoughts and aroha are with Rose’s whānau and the community she loved wholeheartedly. We were privileged to have spent time working alongside Rose over the years. Here are some words from our team who have been touched by time spent …
Continue reading "A farewell to our friend – Rose Ikimau Armstrong"
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 …
First visit was Monique who firstly apologised for not cleaning her house yet but thought I would be there in the afternoon. I laughed like anything and said I hoped she'd never come to inspect our place which most often looked like a bomb had gone off, but secondly I didn't care at all what …
First visit was cancelled today with a sick child needing picking up and Marsha also wasn't able to meet today, so I went straight to the next appointment to *Sally. She is lovely and has a large grassy space in her backyard. We chose a space handy to her kitchen so it doesn't get forgotten …
Had a big day planned today and prepared for 1 chicken delivery, 4 gardens, a couple of 2nd visits and a couple of pre-visits. Chicken delivery was postponed as Chloe had to work and the back up, Candace wasn't ready. So I delivered to Carissa first. She wasn't home but said she'd be home soon …
Today I previsited Anna, who is very excited at the prospect of learning more and has made many attempts at growing. In pic 1 you'll see she has made some planter boxes from old pallets, lined with rubbish bags and filled with whatever she can find. She had planted 20+ toms in a tiny space, …
I had a nice easy day of pre-visits after two garden installs were not able to be done. Unfortunately I had purchased the seedlings ready so fingers crossed they will still be OK for next visit. First call was Carissa. She is delightful as well as a tad overly ambitious. After watching something on-line from …
Hi All, A good day today. First visit, which was a chicken pre visit, was postponed till hopefully next Friday. Next visit was to *Mary who has 4 children and is keen to get some growing knowledge to help feed her whanau. She was thrilled at what we were planting which has changed a little. …
We ushered December in with the fourth gathering for our Climate Action Manava and discussed our relationship with Māori and our fatongia - our duties and obligations to support and protect our cousins here in Aotearoa. 2023 was a year of sharing and learning from each other and this project has allowed us to build …
Continue reading "Pacific People Climate Action Project – Final Report"
Over the last three months, we’ve teamed up with Pacific Vision Aotearoa to help Māori and Pasifika communities in Tāmaki Makaurau get stronger against climate change. This partnership led to the creation of our ‘Climate Manava,’ a monthly gathering of community leaders rooted in culture to explore strategies for community empowerment in climate action. Inspired …
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