Kia Kotahi Ako
Spark students' solutions to a better future
About
Kia Kotahi Ako serves as a catalyst for Māori to design, navigate and realise prosperous futures
Celebrating 3 Years
- Taranaki: expanding and developing this solar education programme to 4 kura kaupapa Māori (Māori immersion schools) and their communities.
- Te Tairāwhiti East Cape: developing community resilience through adult solar education programmes that develop solar business prototypes in 4 communities and expanding to 2 kura (schools).
- Ōtautahi Christchurch: This unique 21st-century Māori learning village integrates mātauranga Māori-centred education, wellness facilities, gardens, rongoā (traditional healing) orchards, and staff housing to support health for people and Papatūanuku. We're supporting their team with advice, connections and funding to accelerate their vision and purchase land at a new site.
- We are planning a feasibility study into potential ideas for sustainable revenue for Kia Kotahi Ako. This would be setting up a linked social business that also contributes to our overall vision, covering the majority of our operating costs in future.
2025 budget
- $250k- for our team to design and deliver programmes, enable long-term community change, deepen our relationships with partners and share community success stories and learnings.
- $25k- additional specialist programme support e.g. resource translation, design and evaluation.
- $20k- for programme travel and workshop resources.
- $50k- for a feasibility study and to set up a social enterprise.
- $35k- for our operating expenses (incl. travel, training, office space, insurance and subscriptions).
As you know, we are a lean team with 2 FTE employees, 2 part time staff, an amazing group of volunteer board members, advisors and champions alongside additional specialists as required. In 2025, we have also budgeted for an additional $50k of staff time for training more local facilitators and community leaders to run programmes.
Reach out to: [email protected] if you would like to see further budget details or specific projects. details behind this budget and our vision or to get involved with our mahi.
Remember that for Edmund Hillary Fellows, philanthropic funding counts towards PRV points and we are happy to chat through this more with you.
*Note our budgets are indicative and will be adjusted to have the biggest impact. All donations made are unrestricted funding.
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