Responding to the need of the community after a contagion of seven young people lost their lives to suicide, Rākau Tautoko led a community meeting, calling people together to create a “united community response to suicide prevention”. This led to an application for funding to The Vodafone Foundation in collaboration with Tāmaki Community Development Trust …
Lowering Social Supply Project
Our of our practitioners Ren, has undertaken a project that spanned more than two years with renewed funding over three phases. The aim was to lower the social supply of alcohol to young people in the community of Oranga - this meant coordinating the community in creating many different activities. Ren was supported by a practitioner from …
What makes The Pockets of Hope Community Dinner successful?
One of our practitioners views of a local community dinner that The HEART Movement facilitates every Friday night.
TIES Re-designed
TIES being re-designed involved developing and implementing TIES into a sustainable, community-led initiative on behalf of the TIES Taumata Rōpu. The engagement process included several wananga at Ruapotaka Marae, for the Tāmaki community to connect and engage with TIES - learning about the original tools and help to implement the next steps of what TIES …
Technical Training for Youth in Tāmaki
In April 2017, three of our staff supported the development, facilitation and delivery of the technical training programme. Together with a technical tutor, they piloted a collaborative way of working with young people aged 16-24 year olds from Tāmaki local board area, who are out of education, employment and training. 4 weeks - Design and …
The Reclaim Project
Tara and Nikki worked together on the Reclaim Project to grow the community of waste based social enterprises through out both Maungakiekie and Tāmaki. This project included, Coordinating the key organisations involved in the project Build Tamaki WRAP’s experience and capacity in establishing and operating community-led resource recovery initiatives and enterprise in the area as …
Pacific Professional Development
This project was about increasing the capacity of the TSI unit to deliver projects responsive to Pacific communities. Dickie was contracted to co-create a workshop design structure with a unit manager and staff member. The project involved the following over two staff development days, Half day sail on a double hulled ocean voyaging waka in the …
HEART Community Connections
Continuing supporting The HEART Movement work through Change Agent growth and development and Whānau engagement.
Pacific @ Playcentre
Working alongside one of the Playcentre Federation Professional Development Workers to create a codesign process of engagement with local Pacific Island Playcentre fanau and ensuring they are well supported and engaged in Playcentre Early Childhood Education Facilities.
TIES in 2016
Facilitating the re-growth of TIES alongside local leaders in the community of Tāmaki. Hosting and facilitating a series of meetings for community members that wanted to revitalise TIES in their practice and community.
Rākau Tautoko 