Rangatahi | Youth
The Waikato Wellbeing Project’s Lead Social Innovator Joe Wilson recently facilitated a community led Kaupapa bringing together businesses and the youth sector service providers.
They are working together to find solutions, opportunities and better ways of recruiting and retaining young people into employment in the Waikato.
Empowering youth in their community
At the heart of the Waikato Wellbeing Project is the belief that our rangatahi hold the key to a brighter, more sustainable future.
Through the Lots of Little Fires initiative, we’ve gathered powerful stories of resilience, creativity, and leadership from young people across the Waikato region. These stories reflect the challenges they face, the dreams they nurture, and the solutions they’re driving to create lasting positive change in their communities.
Dive into these inspiring journeys and witness the spark of transformation ignited by our rangatahi as they work together to build a stronger, more connected Waikato.
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The Waikato Rangatahi Opportunity
Utilising our kete of innovation tools the Waikato Wellbeing Project aims to accelerate impact through uncovering insights and breakthrough thinking.
The Waikato Rangatahi Opportunity aims to uncover root causes and insights that fundamentally transforms systems that deliver greater outcomes for rangatahi, whānau and our wider community.
The Rangatahi Opportunity Case for Change
The showcase "YOUTHink you know: The Rangatahi Opportunity" is an ode to not just the work done by the team, but the work each of our rangatahi interviewed, and their supporting systems do (and continue to do) to ensure that we're always moving forward, always learning and grasping opportunities.
Our wellbeing target is that all of our young people are engaged and productive, they are learning or learning a livelihood, their mana is enhanced, and they are on a positive pathway to have many life options.
Our employers can find motivated staff with the knowledge and skills they need to get started, and the means to learn more.
*In 2019, the overall NEET rate for the Waikato is 12.6%, but the rate is 19.3% for Maori and 16.8% for Pasifika.
