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Child Rich Communities
The overarching goal of the Child Rich Communities project is to grow a movement of people who think and work in community-led ways to improve child, family and whānau well-being…. Read more
Neighbourhood Resources for Kiwi Classrooms Story
This resource is all about creating a sense of pride and connectedness for young people and their communities and is full of fun educational activities. There are booklets for Teachers and Students on valuing,… Read more
Getting Started – the ‘Back2Back’ experience. Story
A starter kit for creating great neighbourhoods is a booklet for residents, neighbourhood groups and community development people. Anyone who would like to get some great ideas and home-grown DIY neighbourhood tools for… Read more
Small Village, Big Vision Story
Te Kowhai is a small village with a big history, a strong community heart and a quiet determination to make it an even better place.
June Newsletter – Momentum
Because community-led development is about changing whole systems the work is long term. Just like nature, expect constant change and be prepared to pro-actively adapt. As the Inspiring stories in… Read more
Cherry Chaos Creates Connections Story
What better way to welcome people into a community than with a huge food fight challenge? Well that’s what we do in Roxburgh, Central Otago. During summer the population of… Read more
Being in – and of – service vs providing services Story
Faith based organisations around the world are at the forefront of community-led development momentum, including here in Aotearoa. Community-led development resonates because it helps to expand established practices of ‘pastoral… Read more
Sustaining Victory Story
Kindra writes about her time at Victory Community Centre in Nelson.
February Newsletter – Building Connections
Community-led development is all about relationships so building connections is the theme of our first newsletter for 2016. We’re also introducing a new feature: a blog called I’ve Been thinking….. Our… Read more
A light touch – firm results Story
From the side-lines we watched a piece of unused council land in Central Auckland transform into a garden that would encourage pollinators like butterflies and bees. One woman with a… Read more