Community Empowerment Unit Who we are!
What s our Cause? When we connect with communities and places, we create a sense of belonging. When we belong, we can participate, contribute and prosper.
What s our Purpose? We inspire and encourage Aucklanders to make our communities great places to live, work and play.
What we do 1. We inspire Aucklanders to design and lead initiatives that make our communities great. 2. We connect with individuals, groups and communities so amazing things get done. 3. We support great ideas so that they have the best chance of succeeding.
Our team is: How do we do it? Championing community-led practice, Enabling communities to do amazing things, Partnering with local communities, Working closely with local boards, Growing community capacity and capability, Leveraging and connecting across council, communities, and local boards.
Community Empowerment Unit Purpose We inspire and encourage Aucklanders to make communities great places to live, work and play. What we do 1. We inspire Aucklanders to design and lead initiatives that make our communities great. 2. We connect with individuals, groups and communities so amazing things get done. 3. We support great ideas so that they have the best chance of succeeding. How we do it Our team is: Championing community-led practice, Enabling communities to do amazing things, Partnering with local communities, Working closely with local boards, Growing community capacity and capability, Leveraging and connecting across council, communities, and local boards.
Community Empowerment Unit (CEU) Community Empowerment Manager Christine Olsen Strategic Brokers Operations Practice Team Community Contracts Youth Connections
Community Empowerment Unit (CEU) Delivering on: ECA Hub Specialist, technical and operational focus Local Board Plans Regional programmes The Auckland Plan Community aspirations The Māori Responsiveness Plan Strategic Brokerage Tailored to local boards
Strategic brokers Each local board has a strategic community broker; 17 have a full-time person; 4 have a half-time person. Their role includes: Being a key point of contact for communities Understanding local community aspirations Creating connections and opportunities across and with communities Connecting community and local board to resources and expertise within council
Operations team This team supports council and community to deliver on the empowered communities approach by: providing specialist advice applying community development practice, tools and techniques giving practical support looking for ECA opportunities across council
Practice team The practice team supports the delivery of the ECA by: building effective ways of working and creating relevant tools providing learning and skills development opportunities documenting and evaluating ECA practice and outcomes promoting a barrier busting culture within Auckland Council
Other teams in the CEU The Community Contracts team delivers four programmes funded by central government agencies. The Youth Connections team supports positive youth employment outcomes.
Otara-Papatoetoe Local Board CEU Work Programme 2016/17 Inclusion and Equity Identify and create opportunities for local communities to learn about the different cultures and ways of living that exist in their midst (i.e. ethnicities, contexts, faiths, interests, visions) and to appreciate how these can contribute to community health, prosperity, aroha, cohesion, learning and resilience
Whaiora Marae Cultural Visits
Ngati Otara Marae visit 29 June
Cultural Tours Organised by ACRC (Asian Council on Reducing Crime) 4 May, 52 visitors. Tzu Chi Foundation, Tibetan Temple, Papatoetoe Museum, MIT Marae 5 May, 46 visitors. Tzu Chi Foundation, Hindu Temple, Sikh Temple
Cultural Tour 4 May Tzu Chi Foundation
Tzu Chi Foundation
Tzu Chi Foundation
Tibetan Temple
Papatoetoe Museum
Visitors on bus
Chinese visitors taught Tai Chi at MIT Marae
Cultural Tour 5 May Tzu Chi Foundation
Hindu Temple
Community Kitchen at Sikh Temple
Sikh Temple
Bylaw Trip - 15 June The bus trip introduced 50 visitors to local council operations, by-laws and services, and presentations were provided by ACRC, NZ Police and Pacific Vision Aotearoa. The trip introduced policies on rubbish dumping, graffiti, noise control, liquor ban, etc.
Bylaw Trip - 15 June Clean Otara Creek
Introduce council and local boards role at Manukau
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