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Notes – Thursday 18 August 2022 A reminder of upcoming events: - As you are aware the Annual General Meeting has been postponed until next month to 22 September.
- Tickets for our Cambridge Garden Festival are now on sale for $35 each. If you receive enquiries, tickets can be purchased from Carey Church.
- The Daffodil Day collection is all organised for 26-27 August.
Guest Speaker - Harvey Brookes Harvey is Executive Director of the Waikato Wellbeing Project. The project is a regional initiative to achieve a more environmentally sustainable, prosperous and inclusive Waikato region by 2030. The vision of the project is that "all of our young people are engaged, thriving and are learning or earning a livelihood, their mana is enhanced and they are on a positive pathway to have many life options". The target of the organisation is to increase the number of young people (with a focus on Māori and Pasifika) who are actively engaged in meaningful employment, education or training from 87.4% (2019) to no less than 95% by 2030. The framework is guided by Te Ao Māori and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals : strong economy, vibrant communities and healthy environments. From their work to date, they have been able to identify the following emerging themes: - The lives of rangatahi (young people) are enhanced when a kaiārahi supports them to navigate life, not just as a one-off , but along the journey.
 - Rangatahi need a sense of belonging to thrive; Rangatahi want their strengths and cultural identity to be recognised and supported.
- Rangatahi feel unprepared when leaving school.
- Mental and emotional wellbeing.
- Rangatahi want to give back to their whānau, community and future generations.
- Rangatahi experience barriers because of the effects of sturctural inequities.
These themes will be used to frame co-design hui with collaborators, rangatahi and whānau in the next phase of their journey. The project is well supported by its summit sponsors WEL Energy Trust, Waikato Regional Council, Waikato Tainui, University of Waikato, Trust Waikato, Momentum Trust, DV Bryant Trust and Hamilton City Council. |
– 18 August 2022
