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The Art of Seeing Academy is a New Zealand charity dedicated to supporting young people with special needs through the power of photography. Their workshops run in partnership with local schools and communities and use photography as a creative tool for expression and connection for children of all abilities, including those on the autism spectrum and with ADHD. The Grant would support a series of 10 weekly photography workshops for children with special needs, followed by a community exhibition to give families, teachers, and peers a deeper understanding of how these children experience the world.
Ko Wai Au is a local community organisation with a vision to empower all young people and their whānau to have the skills, tools, and self-awareness to thrive independently. Their team provide practical support such as driver licensing, CV creation, training pathways, budgeting and St John first aid courses. Their Food Forest Project involves rangatahi working alongside the community to plan and care for gardens, developing life skills, pride, and stronger community connections. The Grant would empower their team to capture and share the true impact of their work to generate more community support and create a platform for rangatahi to reflect and provide feedback on the programmes available.
SkillWise is a charitable trust that works with adults with learning and intellectual disabilities. Their mission is to empower disabled individuals to live full, connected and independent lives through a range of services including community education, hobbies, sports, personal development, and employment support. Two of the weekly group activities offered include film making and video editing, where the group create short fictional movies, produce communication style content, news reports, interviews and promotional shorts. The Grant would support the delivery of their ongoing film making and video editing courses - helping individuals develop new skills and strengths based on interests and career pathways.
Climate Action Campus Ōtautahi, hosted by Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery, is Australasia’s first state-supported, place-based climate education hub. Their team empower tamariki and rangatahi to lead climate-positive futures through hands-on, hope-filled learning grounded in mātauranga Māori, science, and community action. Working with over 60 schools and 20 partner organisations, they offer real-world experiences in habitat restoration, food systems, energy, biodiversity, and student-led projects. The Grant will be used to provide equipment to support student-led storytelling – helping to create a visual archive celebrating the work of ākonga and network of schools.
Hiwa-i-te-rangi, Northland College Teen Parent Unit, is an education programme for young whānau based in Kaikohe, Northland. Through creative business pathways, their team empower rangatahi to realise their potential and become independent through employment and development opportunities – ultimately enriching themselves, their children, whānau and community. The Grant will be used to help bring whānau together and develop their skills through the art of photography – providing equipment to support hands-on experience, career progression and financial independence. Through student-led photography workshops, individuals will learn invaluable business skills, experience self and career development, and deeper community connection.
Mangakino School is a small, rural kura based in the North Island. Through real, hands-on experiences and strong school values, they grow confident, capable tamariki who are proud of their identity, connected to their whakapapa, and engaged in meaningful learning. The Grant will empower Tamariki to connect to with the history of Mangakino School and the wider community through student-led research, interviews, and storytelling. The outcome of the project will be to display a collection of stories created by students on the school’s outdoor video display board, to showcase the identity of their kura and community, and preserve local knowledge for future generations.
Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre is a New Zealand charity dedicated to restoring and protecting Aotearoa’s unique biodiversity. Their team breed and release native and endangered species including North Island brown kiwi, yellow-crowned kākāriki, pāteke (brown teal), and kākā – supporting national recovery programmes and helping to strengthen species populations. Through connection and collaboration with local iwi and the wider community, and the Grant, their team will document impactful projects, which include the ‘operation nest egg stories’, to share with the world and inspire people to begin their own conservation work.
The Moths and Butterflies of NZ Trust is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to protecting Aotearoa’s butterfly and moth species. With 90% of our Lepidoptera species only found in New Zealand, their team’s mission is to ensure our local ecosystems support thriving moth and butterfly populations and aim to increase community awareness and engagement to support their work. The Grant would be used to support their ongoing kaupapa and the Butterfly Discovery Project, which combines DNA science and photography to uncover and document unidentified and endemic species.
The Endangered Species Foundation exists to protect and restore the most endangered native species and ecosystems of Aotearoa. Through collaboration with communities, scientists, and iwi, their team work to ensure the survival of our native animals through conservation, education, advocacy - aiming to create a future where nature and people thrive together. The Grant will be used to support the growth of Awhi Awa - Embrace a Stream Project, that aims to raise awareness of endangered freshwater species and the connection between drains, waterways, and the ocean.
Tikitoa Adventures exists to uncover, protect, and share the hidden stories of Aotearoa, New Zealand, through cinematic documentaries, digital storytelling, and historical research. Their kaupapa aims to shine a light on the suppressed, erased, and overlooked narratives - especially those of tangata whenua (indigenous people of the land). By blending visual storytelling with rigorous accuracy and deep respect for iwi-led (tribal) knowledge, they’re working to create a series of short-form cultural documentaries - to restore cultural memory, and uplift Māori culture. With support of this Grant, they hope to build a digital archive of visual and audio histories accessible to both Māori communities and the wider public.
Nohotihi Ltd exists to amplify Māori voices, stories, and knowledge through digital media grounded in kaupapa Māori values. Through storytelling, their purpose is to create culturally authentic content that revitalises te reo Māori, celebrates mātauranga, and strengthens community identity. Their team are actively working alongside hapori Māori to produce Teaunawa, a podcast that celebrates the cultural and creative leadership behind kapa haka. The Grant will be used to enhance their language regeneration project and develop storytelling capability - directly supporting cultural preservation, cultural pride, and community impact through accessible, reo Māori-led media.
Deaf Way is an Aotearoa based charity committed to creating awareness and information equity for the Deaf community. Their team create and teach free online courses covering important topics such as budgeting, health topics and self-advocacy – including courses covering the Deaf and Turi Māori community to educate the people of Aotearoa and foster a more inclusive society. Turi Māori and Pasifika peoples are overrepresented in the Deaf community and face many barriers to accessing information and support. The Grant will be used to support the production of a new Deaf Way course on financial literacy, aimed to support Turi Māori.
