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.
On July 27th, 2019, Jazz Thornton became the inaugural winner of the Impact Award for Wellbeing. 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.
On July 27th, 2019, Shaquille Shortland became the inaugural winner of the Impact Award for inclusion. Launched by the team at Inspiring Stories, The Impact Awards celebrates young New Zealanders making a difference with $20K awarded across four categories – climate, enterprise, inclusion and wellbeing.
COVID-19 has demanded an unprecedented level of speed and agility from governments, organisations, and individuals at a global level. The impact on the health system is huge, and still developing. The impact on the economy - both nation-wide and globally - will be felt for years to come. It’s been made clear that the most effective way to prevent the spread of Coronavirus currently is self-isolation and social distancing.
2019 has been a massive year. Globally, we’ve seen political unrest and the impacts of climate change with more extreme weather events. In Aotearoa New Zealand, the Christchurch attacks opened many people’s eyes to entrenched issues of discrimination and racism. He waka eke noa. We are all in this together.
