Youth Fund 2016 projects announced

Adison Group Limited

newObject Hackathon

Auckland-wide

newObject Hackathon is an educational event organised both by and for high school students around Auckland. Students will be introduced to the basics of computer science, code, and programming, and then utilise this knowledge to solve civic issues.

$3,500.00

BBNZ/ICONZ

Young Guns Leadership Training Camp

Bethlehem

A training camp will provide leadership skills to young upcoming leaders in the Boy's Brigade, Girl's Brigade, and ICONZ to enable young leaders to keep the brigades alive.

$3,500.00

Breakthrough Community Trust

Hotaka Kia Piki te Oranga

Taumarunui

A six week programme to support youth offenders in making healthy life-style changes using a holistic perspective incorporating the "Whare Tapa Wha" model.

$5,800.00

Buller Rural Education Activities Programme Incorporated

Community Fusion

Westport

This project will deliver two community events where youthful energy and enthusiasm can be supported and combined with community experience and resources. These events will help develop cross community relationships and ideas for the Buller region.

$3,875.00

Canterbury Refugee Council Incorporated

Leadership Development Camp

Christchurch-Central

This project will deliver a holistic programme focusing on the needs of refugee youth, especially girls. The programme covers a range of projects including orientation programmes, career expo, outdoor activities and camps and mental health awareness sessions.

$6,000.00

CAPS Hauraki Incorporated

Ko Koe - ITZ YOU

Thames

This is a dynamic interactive social change project designed to enhance young people’s ability to relate positively with each other and reduce the prevalence of bullying in Hauraki.

$4,200.00

Cathay International NZ Limited

Harmonize

Auckland-wide

Harmonize is a competition run by high school students for high school students. The project aim is to promote classical musicianship at low decile schools. The focus is on participation and accessibility.

$2,200.00

CCS Disability Action Auckland Ltd

Camp Ability

Royal Oak, Auckland

This project will support young people plan, take part and evaluate an adventure camp specific for youth with disabilities.

$5,270.00

Christchurch Youth Council Incorporated

WESPEAK LIVE

Christchurch-Central

This project is an interactive youth voice display and presentation area offering young people the chance to have their say.

$6,000.00

Christian Camping NZ

RISE-UP Summer Putaruru Youth Festival 2016

Glenview

RISE-UP Putaruru Summer Youth festival, a 2-day event involving a live youth and whanau friendly performance event and dance workshops.

$2,000.00

Commonwealth Youth New Zealand

Commonwealth Day Leadership Conference

Wellington-wide

To hold a leadership day for high school students in Wellington to give participants the tools to make the change they want to see in their communities and in the Commonwealth.

$3,700.00

Company of Giants

Piggy

Whangarei

This project is a theatre piece which will be developed, devised, written and produced by youth in the company. It will be presented in Whangarei and then tour the local high schools with a view to take it to the rest of Northland and the main centres.

$4,975.00

Eastern Southern Youth Trust

Huringa

Strathmore

Young people of Strathmore will learn waiata, dance and weaving, and develop and deliver a number of events within the community to improve the perceptions many have of young people in the area.

$4,500.00

Gore District Council

Sport Colour Festival

Gore

This project will deliver a festival for youth in Gore and Districts that will combine fitness, team work, dance and sport along with social skills, organisation and planning skills.

$5,500.00

Hauteruruku Ki Puketeraki Inc

Tā-whakaea-hou (The breathing of new life)

Karitane, Dunedin

This project is a waka based programme aimed at rangatahi in order to connect them to the community and encourage volunteering by contributing to the restoration of an historic waka landing site.

$6,575.00

Hawke’s Bay Youth Health Trust

Won by 1 Youth Conference

Hastings

This project aims to facilitate a positive youth development approach to educate and empower young people to enable them to address suicide prevention amongst their peer groups and/or community.

$4,000.00

House of Hope Trust

Otaki Youth Project

Otaki

This project will enable youth to create a plan which includes, developing, leading and organising a series of programmes for young people in the community.

$3,728.00

Hurunui District Council

Activate - Youth Leaders Media and marketing Hui

Amberley

The Hurunui Youth Council will deliver a one day workshop, open to Canterbury youth councils and youth leaders, focused on social media, traditional media, marketing and promotion of youth councils and youth events.

$5,920.00

InsideOUT Koaro

InsideOUT Schools Network

Newtown

This project aims to create a framework and national network for young people leading queer straight alliance/diversity groups in their schools to stay connected and supported in their leadership roles.

$5,400.00

Kenxtionz Community Youth Trust

Youth Kenxtionz Day - Taumarunui

Hillcrest

This project will deliver a Youth Kenxtionz Day for the community. Young people will then work to develop a 12-18 month youth event calendar with Kenxtionz Community Youth Trust, and affiliated agencies.

$2,500.00

Legacy Performing Arts Limited

Soundless Whisper

Mangere,

Auckland

Soundless Whisper is a project centered on raising awareness around the importance of speaking out about depression. It will concentrate on identifying behavioural tendencies connected to the topic and also teaching important Prevention, Intervention and Post-vention skills.

$4,000.00

Mangakino Community Agency

Youth Art Auction

Mangakino

This project is an initiative run by rangatahi for community engagement to promote rangatahi art work in the community and a fundraiser for rangatahi outside of funded age groups.

$3,000.00

Mental Health Advocacy and Peer Support Trust

Young Adult Peer Programme

Christchurch-Central

A six month peer support programme to assist young people transition between leaving school and home and going to University or work and going flatting.

$5,520.00

Mokoia Community Association

Whakapakari Rangatahi!

Rotorua

Planning and Development of a holiday programme for youth in the Rotorua wide community, and to support initiatives at Puketawhero Park.

$3,000.00

Murchison Sport, Recreation and Cultural Centre

Skate Ramp Workshop

Murchison

To deliver a series of skate ramp construction workshops, providing opportunities for young people and adults to work together on building a set of skate ramps for the Murchison Community.

$4,000.00

Napier City Council

Napier Youth App

Pirimai, Napier

The youth council will develop, design and implement a mobile phone directory application, which can connect youth with information about their city.

$6,000.00

New Zealand Red Cross Incorporated

Integrated Youth Leadership Programme

Motueka

This project will deliver an outdoor leadership programme for 30 youth from varying refugee and non-refugee backgrounds to establish social connections and employment networks.

$7,000.00

NZ Parkour Association Inc.

Instructor Training Pathway

Hamilton

This project will provide leaders the opportunity to create course content, documentation and materials including course delivery to young people in Hamilton.

$2,200.00

Otara UnLTD Limited

Young Leaders Retreat

Otara/Papatoetoe Auckland

Young Leaders retreat bringing youth with leadership potential together to share knowledge and build skills to plan, implement and execute a community event for young people in the community.

$4,100.00

Overseas Fashion Manufacturing Ltd

The Capucorn Project

Auckland-wide

Young People will develop financial literacy and leadership skills through participation in The New Zealand Secondary Schools Stock Market Challenge.

$2,000.00

P & W Associates

New Zealand Secondary Schools Case Competition

National

A competition to encourage high school students to come up with solutions to business dilemmas. In 2016 the competition will increase access to contestants based in the South Island.

$4,500.00

Savvy Promotions Limited

Ignite

Te Atatu Peninsula, Auckland

Ignite will offer young people with a passion for music and events to engage in a 16-week programme to develop a foundation to organise their own music-based event.

$4,176.00

Squadron Air Training Corps 35 (Whakatane)

Air Cadet Recruitment and Leadership Camp

Whakatane

This project is a recruitment camp that will be planned and led by the cadets of 35 Squadron (Whakatane) Air Training Corps. It is an initiative intended to attract young people between the ages of 13 and 17 to commit and join the organisation.

$3,700.00

St Heliers Church and Community Centre

Intercultural-Cultural Leadership

Paeroa,

Auckland

Intercultural Leadership Training for young people in the community of Paeroa to increase knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to actively participate in an intercultural society.

$6,000.00

Tasman Regional Sports Trust

Colour Fest

Richmond

This project will deliver a cultural diversity festival, food stalls and cultural performances. The event will be an opportunity to showcase different cultures in the Tasman region.

$5,000.00

Te Ara Rangatu o te iwi o Ngati Te Ata Waiohia Incorporated

Ngati Te Ata Youth Leadership

Waiuku,

Auckland

This project aims to develop leadership skills of young people in Ngati Te Ata by giving rangatahi the ability to design, develop and lead projects for the benefit of the wider Ngati Te Ata rangatahi and whanau.

$3,000.00

Te Ika Whenua Hauora Incorporated

Active Murupara Youth

Murupara

This project will involve youth in planning, developing, implementing and evaluating and making the final decision as to how they will run youth activities and events in Murupara.

$7,000.00

Te Taitimu Charitable Trust

He Iti Kahurangi

Flaxmere

This project will support the whanaungatanga and whakawhanaungatanga amongst whānau and young families/rangatahi through pre-planned activities or wānanga of education goal setting workshops, financial literacy workshops, physical exercise workshops, Healthy Kai and Maara kai/mahinga kai workshops.

$4,500.00

Te Waiariki Purea Trust

"I'M ReaL" Rangatahi Celebrations

Rotorua

The "I'M ReaL" Rangatahi Celebrations will be an evening of recognising young leaders’ voluntary hours and commitment to weekly afterschool events and/or numerous weekends and school holiday activities.

$3,600.00

The Moko Foundation

Muriwhenua Tribal/Iwi Youth Council

Kaitaia

To support the development of a Maori tribal youth council in the Far North, including creating individual councils for each of the five Far North tribes of Muriwhenua that will be 100% youth organised.

$5,000.00

The Samoan Congregational Christian Church of NZ Mangere Trust

Leadership Camp

Papakura,

Auckland

A leadership camp designed, led and evaluated by young people. The programme includes life skills and career development skills, connecting young people to the community via volunteering opportunities.

$2,000.00

The Umma Trust

Living on the Edge

Mt Roskill,

Auckland

The Umma Trust Youth Council will plan, film, coordinate and edit a documentary style film expressing their story from refugee/migrant backgrounds.

$2,000.00

The Wellington Boys and Girls Institute

3E Youth Festival

Wellington-Central

3E Youth Festival (Engagement, Employment and Empowerment) is an event with a focus on celebrating the positive things that young people do in our community.

$5,500.00

United Fire Brigades Association and St John NZ

Project Camp YET

Paekakariki

This project is a residential camp for up to 100 young people, who have basic emergency response skills, to develop leadership, project management and other life-skills.

$7,000.00

University of Auckland

"I, Too, Am Auckland"

Auckland-Central

This project seeks to present viewers with tools to address everyday discrimination on campus or in the broader society.

$3,000.00

Vagahau Niue Trust

Niue Youth Network Fono

Mt Wellington,

Auckland

A project to engage Niuean young people in discussion about what it means to be a Niuean youth living in Auckland to inform a youth strategy and strengthen identity among young people.

$3,000.00

Waiheke Adult Literacy Incorporated

Super Awesome Mega Epic Day/Night (SAME Day SAME Night)

Waiheke

Super Awesome Mega Epic Day/Night (S.A.M.E. Day S.A.M.E Night) is an event designed to foster friendship-building and inclusion.

$4,661.00

Waikato Queer Youth

Youth Hui 2016

Glenview

This project will bring together young people to cover topics of self-identity, NZ’s history of homosexual law reform and mental health self-care.

$3,500.00

Youth Empowerment Service

Mission Impossible

Te Aroha

This project aims to deliver an adventure camp to support youth transitioning to college by providing team and confidence building opportunities.

$3,320.00

Youth Projects Trust

BOP Regional Youth Congress 2016

Rotorua

The Youth Congress will be to develop a network of 120 to 150 young people from across the Bay of Plenty who will come together for a one-day summit in Rotorua. The Congress will focus on regional issues such as employment, the economy, education, health and well-being.

$7,000.00