Welcome to What Hope

We aim to empower young people through mentoring, life skills,
and holistic programmes that prepare them for life.

 
 

Our Offerings

 

Wayfinder
A mentoring and workshop offering empowering rangatahi to thrive and find pathways in life

Elevate
A youth-led basketball skills programme for 16-19 year olds

Evolve
A mentoring programme that focusses on youth leadership and growing confidence.

Run Rewa
A fun run for the whole community that includes both social and competitive entries

Wealth Creation Workshops
Financial wellbeing workshops that focus on wealth creation, including business ownership and investing.

Powered
A social enterprise strategy providing sound and staging for events.

W.H.Y.
Free drop-in youth nights at Clendon Rec Stadium! Starting again in September.

Counselling
We offer counselling for rangatahi, including local high schools.

 
 
 

“Connection is the energy between people when they are seen, heard, valued – when they can give and receive without judgment..”

Brene Brown

 
 

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Work Experience for Rangatahi
Work Experience for Rangatahi

We felt it was important to prepare rangatahi for the workforce, that they needed to have a work experience.  This was so they could understand what’s it like to work a full day, and also what it’s like to be paid for your work.  We trialed a work experience at the end of 2024 with NZ Natural Exports, where rangatahi would be labelling and preparing exports of packaged goods.  This is somethings we intent to integrate into our Wayfinder Programme in 2025.

Dear Younger self.
Dear Younger self.

You were born and raised a shy Māori/Cook Island girl from a small town, Tokoroa. That was your heart, your purpose, your home, everything you'd ever known for 13 years. A big family with so many dynamics, statistics, characteristics, and struggling with a stereotype that was projected onto people like you.

As a teenager it can be hard to know what you wanna do when you grow up
As a teenager it can be hard to know what you wanna do when you grow up

For me it all started in 2014 where my journey of experiencing new things and broadening my horizons began. I was a lost little boy with very little role models and no sense of purpose or reason to grow. But I knew my mum cared for the elderly so I wanted to help people too and give back. I just wasn’t sure how. 

 
 

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