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Help to change lives for our Future Leaders in the regions!
Too often young people from rural and provincial communities don’t get access to life-changing opportunities like those provided as part of the Future Leaders programme. Your support can help to ensure that the Future Leaders programme can remain free and accessible for young people in rural and provincial communities. Your support enables us to employ, train and support each local ‘Coach’ – like Marlena Martin, who delivers the programme for young people in her community. By investing in our local Coaches, they can invest in the development and support for local young people – providing mentoring, delivering skills-based workshops, and supporting young people to develop and implement ideas to make a difference in their community. As well as the local opportunities, young people from each community get the opportunity to connect at the national level three times a year, including attending the remarkable national events Festival for the Future and The Impact Awards.
From as little as $10/week, you can help change lives for young people in some of New Zealand’s most challenged rural communities. A full scholarship for a young person to take part as a Future Leader on the programme is valued at $1,000; and a full scholarship to take part in the more intensive option as a ‘Catalyst’ option, which includes attending all three national events and training weekends is valued at $5,000. Every dollar you donate helps. Thank you for investing in our future, and backing young New Zealanders.
ABOVE: Marlena Martin has been running the local chapter of the Future Leaders programme in Kawerau since 2018. Hear Marlena talk about the impact that she sees Future Leaders having for young people in Kawerau, and from other communities across Aotearoa New Zealand.
What young people say about Future Leaders.
“I never really knew what potential I had. I’ve always been one to doubt myself. Even when others seen potential, I just never could. My eyes have opened so much this year. My mindset has shifted to a much better place and I am so grateful for Future Leaders.”
Gayle, Palmerston North
“Future Leaders equips you to become a great leader, with a focus on helping our local people. The biggest changes for me were connecting with people across Aotearoa, feeling more hopeful about the future, and learning how to go beyond my own limits.”
Te Riini, Kawerau
“I’ve changed my perception of myself. I’m more confident in my leadership skills, and now find myself applying for the jobs that I wouldn’t usually because I didn’t think that I was good enough. I can now recognise my worth and what I can bring to the table.”
Eden, Ōpōtiki
The biggest change for me was having my eyes opened to the opportunities for rangatahi to have our voices heard within government, to have our say and make a difference for our community and nation. And all of the out of the box thinking!
Micah, Whakatāne
“Confidence is something I’ve struggled with throughout my life due to my disability. Taking part in Future Leaders; meeting all the wonderful people, sharing ideas and passions, and speaking at Festival for the Future has given me the confidence boost I needed.”
Aroha, Kaikohe
“The Future Leaders programme is awesome and changing our communities for the better. It gives those of us who financially couldn’t otherwise afford to access these experiences. You learn about sustainability, problem solving, entrepreneurship. The opportunities are life changing.”
Talei, Whakatāne
Other areas of our work that you could help to support.
Help support scholarships to Festival.
From just $10/week, your support can help young people from challenged circumstances to access life-changing opportunities at Festival for the Future. Thanks to generous people like you, we’ve provided more than 1,000 scholarships to Festival since 2011.
Depending on circumstances, full scholarship support could include ticket, transport and accommodation, at $500–$1,000 per person.
Help support The Impact Awards.
The Impact Awards provides seed funding and support for some of New Zealand’s most inspiring young people making a difference for our future, with $25,000 in prizes up for grabs. If you’d like to be part of creating an amazing legacy for our nation, and get involved in The Impact Awards, please get in touch!
Support our work through the One Percent Collective.
Join the One Percent Collective | onepercentcollective.org
Founded in 2012, the One Percent Collective is a small team based in Wellington who make donating 1% of your income to charities easy, and a really great experience. 100% of donations go directly to the charities that you choose to support, with more more than 500 regular donors now onboard. Inspiring Stories is one of the partner charities, so signing up to One Percent is a great way to support our work, and the other great causes you care about!