New Zealand
Funding Recipients 2004
The following organisations received funding from Save the Children New Zealand's Small Grants Fund in 2004:
Health Care Aotearoa Inc - Wellington www.hca.org.nz
Wellington Developing quality standards – Protecting Children from abuse and neglect - $5625
Health Care Aotearoa (HCA) is a national network of primary health providers which provides support and a lobbying network for not-for-profit community controlled primary health care providers in Aotearoa. In 2000, HCA developed a quality standards programme for primary health care services called Te Wana. The programme strongly emphasises the importance of community participation, collaborative team work and health promotion and is available to community-based organisations working in health and social services.
One of the aims of Te Wana is to develop a set of quality standards for organisations working on “Protecting Children from Abuse and Neglect”. Following consultations with Maori and Pacifika the standards would be based on revised guidelines issued by the Office of the Commissioner for Children.
Funding from the Small Grants Fund will cover the cost of developing and promoting the standards.
DEAFinitely Youth Group – Auckland www.deafyouth.co.nz
1st National Deaf Youth Camp - $3870
DEAFinitely Youth Group focuses on Deaf youths in the Auckland region, however youths from outside the Auckland area are welcome to attend. The organisation has been going since 2000 and aims to provide opportunities for young Deaf, hearing impaired and hard of hearing students and youths throughout New Zealand. There are opportunities to take part in workshops enabling Deaf people to meet other youths in different regions, to gain confidence and develop newfound skills in the programme.
The DEAFinitely Youth Group aims to provide opportunities for Deaf youths to attend a camp that will bring Deaf youths together, to boost their self-esteem and to discuss Deaf and youth related issues; to increase visibility of Deaf youths as positive and productive citizens and to acquaint the community at large with the needs and interests of Deaf youth.
Funding from the Small Grants Fund will go towards expenditure in the areas of sign language interpreters, travel and training courses.
The Grey District Young Persons Development Trust
Logo Design Competition - $1000
The Grey District Young Persons Development Trust supports, enhances and develops positive opportunities for young people in the Grey District. They actively involve young people in initiatives that effect them and undertake initiatives in employment, education and social infrastructure that encourage young people to remain or return to live in the Grey District.
The main objective of the Logo Design Competition is to provide a positive opportunity for young people to be actively involved in producing a logo to represent the Trust.
Funding from the Small Grants Fund will be used to carry out the Logo Design Competition allowing young people to have a chance to express their views, ideas and work.
The Hub - Nelson http://healthaction.org.nz
The Hub Youth Involvement Project - $5000
The Hub has been set up to focus on services and programmes for youth. The Hub is a centre that builds, creates, helps, and unites young people in a non-judgemental, friendly and relaxed environment. The community created the Hub late 2002, for the youth in Nelson. It provides the young people with the next step in any positive direction that they wish to take. It is a cool place to go and while they are there a range of services are offered and in a way that is non-preaching and accessible.
The Youth Involvement Project will be responsive to the changing nature of the needs of participants of the Hub. It will evaluate outcomes such as feelings of inclusiveness created by involved youths at leadership level and encouraging youths to buy in and obtain ownership of the Hub facility.
The Small Grants Fund will provide funding for the salary of the Youth Involvement Project Worker who will create opportunities at all levels and in many ways for young people to contribute to the Hub’s development. So that the centre can promote self-expression, teach new skills and connect with young people.
Wairoa Youth Services Trust
Young Parents Support Group - $810
The Wairoa Youth Services Trust was formed in 1999 to provide support and assistance for youth up to the age of 26. The Wairoa Youth Services Trust serves to liaise and network between Youth, Community and Government Organisations, to create and provide programmes not already provided but needed by youth and to provide a safe Drop Inn centre for the Youth.
The Young Parents Support Group has identified that 35.5% of the young people in the Wairoa District are aged under 25 years. Many as young parents carry the adult responsibilities of being a role model for the children in their care. The aim of the group is to provide a support network for young parents for their emotional, physical and family needs.
Funding from the Small Grants Fund will go towards the costs associated with the facilitator for the programme that will meet twice a week for a year. The programme as well as seeking the best needs of the child will also expand the parent and empower them with self-confidence and some wider knowledge. Showing them that their aims and goals can be reached and a better lifestyle can be provided for their family.
Boys and Girls Institute – Wellington www.bgi.org.nz
Challenge for Change Mentoring Programme - $5625
The Boys and Girls Institute (BGI) is one of the first community organisations to be established in Wellington. In Wellington since 1883 it has inspired youth to work in the youth development field in the wider Wellington region. It is an incorporated society committed to an holistic view of personal development (physical, mental, spiritual and social), a relational perspective that takes seriously family, cultural and religious contexts.
Challenge for Change is an early intervention Mentoring Programme to assist young peoples needs which are quite unique. The young people could be offending, have issues with anger or bullying, learning difficulties or lack social skills. Each young person is carefully matched to trained mentors. The mentoring programme starts with a three-day camp, which is an opportunity to fast track the relationships and also introduce the Therapeutic Storytelling, which is an intrinsic part of the programme.
Funding from Save the Children’s Small grants Fund will go towards the cost of staff, transport and running costs. At the camp the launch of the Therapeutic Story telling Intervention gets underway providing an inspiring and positive beginning to the challenge for change Mentoring Programme.
Hippy Wanganui www.hippy.org.il
Hippy Hui - $2621.25
Hippy is a home based, family focused early intervention programme that helps parents to provide educational enrichment for three and a half to six year old children, which includes the transition to school. It provides parents and children with a regular opportunity to further extend their skills, be it in the one on one situation with their parents or tutor, or at the Hippy hui held fortnightly. Hippy programmes are based in low-income communities.
The funding from the Small Grants Fund will assist Hippy Tutors, parents and their families in being up-skilled via the whanau hui and by attendance of conferences and workshops put on by Hippy NZ.
Whangarei Youth One Stop Shop Charitable Trust www.employmentmatters.net.nz
Traditional Maori Mau Rakau Training at the Pulse - $1518.75
The Whangarei Youth One Stop Shop Charitable Trust Inc was initially established in 2000 for the purpose of providing an accessible, coordinated and multi-sector service to youth based on one site. The scope of issues relating to youth is growing and are mostly in the area of recidivist offending, participation in drugs and alcohol and the resulting behaviours this occurs, higher than average teen pregnancies, truancy, school suspensions, health status and suicides. The Whangarei Youth One Stop Shop Charitable Trust connects young people to opportunities that will radically impact their lives.
The Whangarei Youth One Stop Shop Charitable Trust works in partnership with the services of the Pulse, developing a collective vision and strategic plan to ensure that its objectives are achieved.
The funding from the Small Grants Fund will go towards the cost of setting up a Maori Cultural Mau Rakau at the Pulse for alternative education boys. The training will provide youth with a sense of self-discipline, promote self confidence and personal development. It will increase awareness of Maori culture and help students to feel more comfortable speaking within a group.
Youth for Christ Marlborough Inc www.yfc.org.nz
Young Mums - $5625
Youth of Christ run a number of events and activities for Marlborough’s young people. As well as weekly programmes and support groups Youth for Christ run trainings, clubs, camps and trips away as well as providing supervision and mentoring for young people and youth workers.
Twelve years ago in a response to a number of women/girls becoming pregnant and having little support or skills Youth for Christ started the Young Mothers Programme aiming to equip and support young mums. Currently volunteers run the programme, meeting weekly, educating and supporting those in need of a little more knowledge on how to raise children. The programme revolves around education, fun, practical application and support within a caring environment.
The funding from the Small Grants Fund will cover the salary for someone to develop, research and bring the Young Mothers Programme to a new level. This will give the young mums confidence, break the negative cycle and help them handle difficult situations, conflict and stress.
The Peace Foundation - Auckland www.peace.net.nz
The Peace Foundation’s Resource Catalogue - $1687.50
The Peace foundation is a not-for-profit organisation, which is actively involved in creating a more peaceful society. The Foundation promotes peaceful relationships among people of all ages, at all levels, through education, research and action. The resources help children and adolescents handle anger, teasing and bullying.
The Resource catalogue plays a crucial role in disseminating peace education resources into schools, homes and the wider community. Many of the resources are geared to enabling children and their families to live more peacefully and less violently together thus enhancing children’s safety, health well being.
The funding provided from the Small Grants Fund, will assist with the mail out of the Peace Foundation’s Resources Catalogue enabling it to reach a greater number of children and adults. Greater awareness and use of the resources will help and thereby assist people in their understanding of anger management, conflict resolution, self-esteem and communications skills.
Skylight - Wellington www.skylight.org.nz
Puppets Telling Stories - $1164.16
Skylight is a non-profit New Zealand organisation working to support children, young people and their families who have been significantly affected by change, loss, trauma and grief – whatever its cause. Their work helps people to find ways to live with life’s losses, to build on their natural resilience and to move forward.
The Small Grants Fund allocation will purchase puppets and a puppet theatre thereby offering opportunities for young people, though play to: express their thoughts and feelings; gain increasing confidence and find possible resolutions to their situations. Puppets are non threatening and easy to use and are a well-established and well-researched therapy tool for young people impacted by trauma. Funding will bring together a full and effective collection of New Zealand made puppets relevant to NZ young people and will hugely assist skylight’s counselling team in their work with young people and their families.
Child Abuse Prevention Services – Wellington, Project - Nation Wide
Establishing and Running the VOYAGE Programme for Children 5-11 - $4,700
Child Abuse Prevention Services (CAPS) is an association of thirteen regional groups through out New Zealand which provide a core service of telephone counselling, home based support, individual counselling, group therapy and parenting education. Its primary purpose is to prevent abuse to children through leadership and advisory services to the regional groups. This is achieved through information, resources and training. CAPS has recently been donated a well established Children’s Programme called VOYAGE which caters for children between the ages of 5-11 who have witnessed and/or experienced abuse which may be physical, psychological, emotional or sexual. VOYAGE builds on Children’s self esteem and confidence, fostering trust within healthy relationships. It encourages children to express themselves through puppets, stories, clay, paint and other forms of artwork and aims to break the cycle and secrecy of abuse by providing children positive experiences on which to build self-esteem.
Funding provided from the Small Grants Fund, will cover the cost of training two facilitators and the cost of pamphlets to advertise the programme. The facilitators will run a pilot programme where groups of children of similar age and development will attend. These programmes will run across New Zealand, giving parents, caregivers, children and young people an added safety network.
Health Action Trust- Nelson www.healthaction.org.nz
Involve Conference attended by Young People from Nelson $1704.40
Health Action is a Nelson community-based health promotion trust whose work focuses on young people's well being within the communities. They are also involved with other groups assisting them to develop people's health and well being that is affected by all aspects of their everyday life and help create lasting change while improving health and removing barriers that limit wellbeing. Action Health has the perspective that good health and well-being is created by caring for oneself and others, and by being able to make decisions and have control over one's life and that society, culture and environment all have a crucial role to play in our health.
The Small Grants Fund will provide funding for the conference registration and travel costs for three people to attend the Involve 2004 Conference. The conference theme this year is on ‘connection’ and will focus on youth development and youth health, and is largely organised and presented by young people. Participants will explore how youth connect with their family, communities, school or work place, their environment and connect to spiritualty. Through attending the conference the youth members will be able to incorporate their learnings directly into their work at the Health Action Trust.
START Inc - Christchurch
New Resources - $1125
START is a community based counselling agency based in Christchurch that provides a specialist professional counselling service for sexually abused children, youth, adults and their whanau. START provides a safe and positive environment for all clients. It also promotes though education programmes a greater public awareness of sexual abuse issues and promotes personal responsibility and protective behaviours in the community. The funding from the Small Grants Fund will boost the resource library with suitable new publications. This will make available updated material for workers in the sexual abuse area and will also provide valuable reference material for staff, clients, whanau and other professionals.
Birthright Christchurch Inc - Christchurch
Mentoring Programme for One Parent Families, Family Visiting Programme - $1389.97
Birthright Christchurch aims to provide opportunities for children from single parent families to reach their full potential by offering activities, which contribute to their emotional and social development. Birthright is a home-based programme, the mentors/family visitors of Mentoring Programme for One Parent Families – Family Visiting Programme, are trained with knowledge and skills in child/young persons development and issues.
The Small Grants Fund will provide funds to cover advertising, photocopying and books, tuition and supervision for the Mentoring Programme for One Parent Families – Family Visiting Programme. Participants of the course will gain knowledge and skills of child and teenage development and issues relating to each stage of development; develop effective listening and communicating skills and will be able to demonstrate skills in enabling families to set short and long term goal. Many of the families, which are visited, do not have other family members or community support so the ongoing support offered by these mentors/family visitors is extremely important.
Refugee and Migrant Service - Hamilton www.rms.org.nz
Orientation to School and learning support - $2109.37
Refugee and Migrant Service, Hamilton acts as a co-ordinating agency promoting and assisting the resettlement of refugees and associated migrants within New Zealand.
The Small Grants Fund will fund two tutors, who will give twenty Sowali refugee children learning support, both individually and within a group. They will provide the refugee children and young people with orientation into a school classroom, survival language, listening and concentration skills, basic greetings and social etiquette. Having these social and behavioural skills, the refugee children and young people will be able to function at school with confidence and have a positive attitude to learning.
True Colours Charitable Trust – Hamilton
Adolescent Therapy Group Work - $1074
True Colours Charitable Trust provides a safe and therapeutic environment that cares for and addresses the needs of children and adolescents who have a chronic or life threatening illness. Reports shows that adolescents who have stressful psychological events in their lives, such as loss or interpersonal conflict are at risk of suicidal behaviour. True Colours Charitable Trust service recognises this and that by integrating loss in a healthy manner reduces the impact of unresolved grief, enhancing wellbeing in later adult life. The service is extended to children who are grieving the illness or death of a significant adult in their life. The education of other health professionals profiling the needs of these children and families is also undertaken.
Funding from the Small Grants Fund will cover the costs of certain essential materials/resources, which will be a one off cost to enable the setting up of this new project – the Adolescent Therapy Group. Adolescents will give and receive support between each other, developing a real sense that they are able to provide understanding and encouragement in a situation where they are frequently seen in a passive sick or grieving role. They will be able to talk openly about any fears and concerns they may have hence enhancing their ability to clarify thoughts and communications effectively with family, friends and professionals.
Te Awatea Violence Research Centre - Christchurch www.vrc.canterbury.ac.nz
Seminar Series 2004 - $1687.50
Te Awatea Violent Research Centre has been established as a community resource in response to community concern at the prevalence of violence. It’s objective is to increase public awareness, knowledge and understanding of violence and the impact it has on the lives of children and their families by providing communities with access to information and training opportunities.
The Small Grants Fund will cover the cost of transport for three speakers to travel to Christchurch to attend seminars and thus providing the speakers with a wider forum through which to present their work. By hosing the seminar series in Christchurch it will mean that mean that Te Awatea Violent Research Centre is able to offer people working in social services, particularly organisations working with children and families affected by violence, opportunities to become better informed about certain issues related to violence. Communities will therefore be better informed about the contributing factors that put the interests of the child and their rights at risk.
YWCA of Wellington and Hutt Valley - Wellington www.ywca.wellington.net.nz
The Young Woman’s Programme $2545.88
The YWCA of Wellington and Hutt Valley is a not-for-profit community organisation, providing education, training and support for all women. The organisation is made up of both volunteers and paid staff that work to empower young women, by enhancing their physical, spiritual, mental and cultural wellbeing. The funding from the Small Grants Fund will enable the YWCA Young Woman’s Co-ordinator to plan and organise the Ydub Peace Hui.
The Ydub Peace Hui will be open to all young women between 14-18 years and will empower them with the skills and confidence required to discuss openly the issues surrounding violence against women. It will also help them form a platform from which each Local Association can plan activities to promote ‘Week Without Violence’ within their area. The young women will act as facilitators using their personal development abilities such as planning, fundraising, communication and presentation skills.
Te Ora Hou Te Tairawhiti - Gisborne www.ora.org.nz
Oro Muso Programme - $5872.50
Te Ora Hou Te Tairawhiti undertakes to encourage and assist in the holistic development of individuals, whanau and communities – with particular emphasis on the spiritual, cultural, social and physical aspects of their development. The priority client group for the services of the organisation are ‘at-risk’ young people and their whanau.
Funding from the Small Grants Fund will cover the costs of professional quality tuition and technical support and professional studio recording time. This is an excellent way for musically talented rangatahi to express themselves and produce something that they can be proud of. The children will be exposed to different repertoires of music and will learn skills in writing songs and new rhythms, to laying tracks, recording and performing their songs live and through compact discs. The children will participate and compose in groups gaining confidence and a general knowledge in a safe and nurturing environment and they will have a quality opportunity of growth, experience and development through enhancing what talents the rangatahi already have.
Rainbow Youth Inc - Auckland www.rainbowyouth.org.nz
Educational Outreach Project $2250
Rainbow Youth assists health care organisations and community groups to implement policies and safer practices for young orientation and/or gender identity issues. Rainbow Youth assists schools and board of trustees to implement safer practices (affirming diversity of sexualities and genders) for all students. Half of the Small Grants Fund will cover the cost of the volunteer training kit and the other half will go towards the costs of facilitating workshops. The project will enable more workshops and consultations to be carried out enabling Rainbow Youth to fully train members/volunteers in a way that benefits Rainbow Youth and the schools or agency requesting support for their staff and students.
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