Community Fund

Awhi and Manaaki: Supporting Rangatahi with Cultural Identity. (Porirua)

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Te Whakatipu Rangatahi             Porirua To awhi and manaaki rangatahi by developing and enhancing protective factors that will make suicidal behaviour less likely and include such things as having a secure cultural identity, access to support and help, whānau and community support and connectedness, thus improving the ability of rangatahi to deal with life’s difficulties.  Initiatives …

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Building Collective Skills, Building Suicide Prevention (Wairarapa)

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Te Taura Whakapapa – Awhi whānau Masterton This initiative is designed by, with and for Māori. It builds on the previous work done through Kahungunu ki Wairarapa and focusses on building our collective skills, knowledge and abilities to deal with suicide and prevent suicide from happening in our rohe. Our three focus areas this year …

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Mentoring and Practices Passed Down Through Generations (Dunedin)

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He Manawa Titi Dunedin He Manawa Titi, founded on long-held Māori traditions, stories and practices passed down through the generations, is an initiative with a strong focus on rangatahi Māori.  He Manawa Titi  work with rangatahi Māori tane (15-24 years old) in monthly wānanga, where the primary focus will be learning Mau Rākau and Kapahaka.  …

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Transforming from Grief & Loss (Taupō)

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Mai i Ngā Karu o te Ora, (From the Eyes of Wellbeing)      Taupō A series of five wānanga will take place for whānau living with grief and loss, to develop transformational spaces and enhance strategies around suicide prevention within Whānau, Hapū and Practitioners.   These hui will encompass Whānau Wānanga, Practitioner Wānanga, Hapū Resilience and Hapū …

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Māori Community Fund closes with over $4 Million worth of applications received.

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Suicide for Māori is a huge issue in our country! This statement comes through loud and clear after the overwhelming response from whānau, iwi, community and regional organisations across Aotearoa, who recently applied for the Māori Suicide Prevention Community Fund (2020/2021). Supported by He Tapu te Oranga o ia Tangata: Every Life Matters Suicide Prevention …

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