Why Ora is a not-for-profit community organisation based in Taranaki. We work across the community to empower Māori career and employment aspirations so that our whānau can flourish!
We work with taiohi and whānau to identify their aspirations and turn them into meaningful and rewarding career paths.
Why Ora was founded as a collaborative partnership to support Māori workforce development. The Trust was formally established in 2010 as Whakatipuranga Rima Rau Trust, with representation from the Taranaki District Health Board (now Te Whatu Ora Taranaki), the Ministry of Social Development, and the iwi of Taranaki through Te Whare Pūnanga Kōrero Trust (now transitioning to the Iwi-Māori Partnership Board).
Working with our whānau our mahi is focused in three main areas:
Tūhononga – Connections Tū is to strengthen, hononga is to bring or join together. Bringing people together, strengthening relationships and connecting our whānau to information, networks and opportunities.Weaving together our connections for the greater vision of flourishing whānau.
Manaakitanga – Support Whānau are at the core of what we do – supporting and nurturing our whānau on their career journeys. For example, by providing support and mentoring through our Manaaki Oranga.
Umanga – Careers Assisting taiohi and whānau to explore and experience meaningful careers. Supporting our whānau on their career journeys – we connect people to career pathways. We focus on health and education careers, however – we can also connect people to other training and career paths that interest them.
He kai kei aku ringaChelsea, Liahna and Jasmine attended "He Māori Ahau" wānanga ki Ōtautahi facilitated by Ara Taiohi. The purpose of this wānanga was to come together, strengthen our connections through whakawhanaungatanga, and engage in meaningful kōrero about what it truly means to be Māori in our mahi.We focused on creating a space with Te Ao Māori at the centre, our voices were at the forefront. We strategised about tangible takeaways that support our work and experiences.We had kōrero around how to weave our identity through the many spaces we engage and work in, and how we can continue to be who we are in these spaces.Ngā mihi maiohi ki a Ara Taiohi mō tēnei kaupapa. He kaupapa whakamana mātou! ... See MoreSee Less