When COVID hit New Zealand, we made the call within the first week of lockdown to transform our annual Festival for the Future into a virtual summit. This was completely new territory for our team, and we never imagined that it would result in such a powerful global experience.
Meet Shay Wright – winner of the inaugural Impact Award for Enterprise.
On July 27th, 2019, Shay Wright became the inaugural winner of the Impact Award for Enterprise. Launched by the team at Inspiring Stories, The Impact Awards celebrates young New Zealanders making a difference with $20,000 awarded across four categories – climate, enterprise, inclusion and wellbeing.
Meet Sophie Handford - winner of The Impact Award for Climate.
On July 27th, 2019, Sophie Handford became the inaugural winner of the Impact Award for Climate. Launched by the team at Inspiring Stories, The Impact Awards celebrated young New Zealanders making a difference with $20,000 awarded across four categories – climate, enterprise, inclusion and wellbeing.
Growing New Zealand's Future Leaders
Over the past three years our Future Leaders programme has grown from a small pilot with just 16 young people, to now more than 200 across eight rural and provincial communities in 2018. This blog post shares a few highlights from the 2018 Programme Report.