OUR KAUPAPA

At Kura Kai we live by the value of manaakitanga with a simple kaupapa of “whānau cooking for whānau”. 

We do this by raising funds to purchase chest freezers, which we donate to the High Schools we support. We then build a local community of volunteers who give their time, money and resources to cook nutritious family meals to help keep the freezers well stocked.

Each School is then responsible for identifying the need and distributing the meals to support our rangatahi and their whanau.

We have chosen to support secondary schools as our main focus for a couple of reasons. One being that we know how important a completed Secondary Education is to the future of our rangatahi and if Kura Kai can be one more reason they choose to stay in school with a focused mind then that makes us very happy.

We also want to encourage the practice of “Manaakitanga” in our rangatahi and teach them the value of “Caring for their Community”. Asking them to look for whānau, kaumatua and tangata that need help within their community and to use Kura Kai as an offering to help those they see in need.

OUR FOUR KEY POU (FOCUS AREAS)

Tahi – Response to Poverty and Emergency

Rua – Empowering our Rangatahi (Youth)

Toru – Community Engagement

Whā – Kaupapa Maori Values

OUR KAUPAPA

At Kura Kai we strive to encourage manaakitanga (generosity and care for others) with a simple kaupapa (purpose) of “whānau cooking for whānau”. 

We do this by raising funds to purchase chest freezers, which we donate to the High Schools we support. We then build a local community of volunteers who give their time, money and resources to cook nutritious family meals to help keep the freezers well stocked.

Each School is then responsible for identifying the need and distributing the meals to support our rangatahi (youth) and their whanau (family).

We have chosen to support secondary schools as our main focus for a couple of reasons. One being that we know how important a completed Secondary Education is to the future of our rangatahi and if Kura Kai can be one more reason they choose to stay in school with a focused mind then that makes us very happy.

We also want to encourage the practice of “Manaakitanga” in our rangatahi (youth) and teach them the value of “Caring for their Community”. Asking them to look for whānau (family), kaumatua (elders) and tangata (people) that need help within their community and to use Kura Kai as an offering to help those they see in need.