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W H A T I S
T H E R E - N E W M O T H E R S P R O G R A M M E A L L A B O U T
A N D W H A T A R E I T S K E Y P O I N T S O F D I F F E R E N C E ?
R E - N E W M O T H E R S T R U S T
The Re-new Mothers Trust focuses on those at the centre of the family; the mothers
themselves. Re-newmothers has been making a difference since 2011 by providing a
certificated and proven programme for mothers to regain their confidence, self-esteem,
communication, life management and self-motivation. The outcome is mothers that are
confident equipped for work, community and family life. All mothers can benefit from
our programme; inclusive of diversity, teen parents, depression, vulnerability, domestic
violence, life challenges, new mothers, or those who have many children and those
whose children who are disabled or unwell. All mothers need our help, support
and attention no matter what their situation. Mothers are the heart of our
family and communities. Re-new Mothers helps through free leadership
development of all its corporate, professional and community volunteers.
Re-new Mothers offers a 12 week programme
for mothers on benefits, who are in vulnerable
situations or needing to return to work.
The programme delivers a strong framework of core
skills and tools which focus on development of career
and vocational pathways, providing these mothers the
confidence for both themselves and their families. In
recognition of their achievement, participants are
awarded a Certificate in Community Leadership
following the 12 week programme. Re-new Mothers is a vital programme for all mothers
in New Zealand communities today. However, one
size does not fit all and to achieve excellence, we must
ensure each participant is given individual attention on
a case-by-case basis in order to achieve real learning,
and build confidence and change that will positively
affect the whole family, assisting mums to re-enter the
work-force confidently.
R E - N E W M O T H E R S P R O G R A M M E M E O U T C O M E S On successful completion of the Re-New Mothers Programme participants gain:
• Self-management, communication and interview skills
• Strengthened resilience and
comprehensive role management
• Leadership skills that extend towards their community
• Increase in self-image and confidence
• A career incentive and a career pathway entry
• Confidence to study, to gain and maintain employment,
plus uphold personal direction and self-management.
W H A T T H E S E M O T H E
R S U L T I M A T E L Y G A I N
We want mothers to have confidence and self-identity
as women, saying no to violence, to alcohol, and to sedentary habits and lifestyle that have fed low
self-esteem. We want them to know how to keep
themselves and their children safe and how to manage
the educational/career/motherhood pathway for
themselves, their partner, and their children.
R E - N E W M O T H E R S P A T H W A Y Re-new Mothers is a mechanism to reduce the most
prolific social issues for women and mothers today,
through education, collaboration and building strong
networks for mothers that will strengthen their families.
www.re-newmothers.com 3
C H A R T E R
“ The vision for Auckland City is for Auckland to be the world’s most liveable city. The vision for a more liveable world is to rebuild communities through mothers. The genesis of that vision starts at
home, in the family unit with mothers. Mothers are the core of a successful
family unit and a happy community.”
W H Y R E - N E W M O T H E R S ?
Mothers are the core of a successful family unit and a
caring community. Re-new Mothers Charter identifies
mothers and motherhood as the core of positive
families. We have an opportunity to build confident,
healthy families, communities, cities, and nations. If
we have confidence we relate better to each other and
this can only benefit our communities.
Re-new Mothers began in Auckland, New Zealand in
2011 and is now represented and available in
Australia. Recently established in Re-new others trust
is a division” Mothers without Borders “which aims to
link mothers through one culture - Motherhood.
Internationally we know… gone are the days when
women stayed at home managing the household and
looking after the children. Today women are recognised
with bigger roles to play in society. The contribution
of women in generating income for their families has
increased dramatically. Mothers are increasingly being
recognised as community builders but suffering mental
hardship in managing the home and work pressures.
Furthermore, mothers are often represented in the
vulnerable groups; violence, depression, migration
and “home/work balance” as they learn to balance
children alongside relationship issues that can
destabilise their confidence and see them parenting
more and more in emotional isolation.
R E S E A R C H A N D B E G I N N I N G S I N A U C K L A
N D N E W Z E A L A N D
When Re-new Mothers was founded 4 years ago it
was in response to the vision for Auckland to be the
world’s most liveable city.
Re-new Mothers believe that if we are serious about
achieving that vision, then the genesis of that starts in the
home with the family unit, led by mothers. To be the
world’s most liveable city we must first address some of
the realities that our mothers face on a daily basis.
The founder’s experience in forensic psychology has
greatly assisted in researching global issues and
community responses worldwide, to examine what
could affect positive change towards the global
needs of women? Re-new Mothers supports what is
seen globally as the core of a community’s strength;
women. Stronger Mothers Stronger Communities.
It is reported and widely accepted that women do
90% of the world’s work while women represent 1%
of the world’s property ownership. Women globally
are the builders and drivers behind many initiatives
for creating better communities and charities, that
respond quickly to social change.
N Z F A C T S A N D S T A T I S T I C S Police are called to approximately 200 domestic violence
situations every day of the year; that’s one every seven
minutes. The Police estimate that only 18% of violent
incidents in the home are reported. Source: NZ Stats
The corollary of that is that if all incidents were
reported, the Police could be attending as many as
1,000 call outs per day. In 2011 some 13,937 women
and 11,014 children needed help from The Women’s
Refuge. New Zealand has the second highest rate of
teen pregnancies among the developed world with
around 4,500 babies born to teenage mothers every
year. Some of these young mothers are not coping
and each year a number take their own lives leaving
behind young children to grow up without the love
and guidance of their mums. This picture requires
significant long term strategies to bring about change.
The Re-new Mothers Project has taken this up as our total focus in making a difference with the work we
do, serving, working with, and restoring confidence,
self-esteem, skills and providing support with
continuing education for at-risk mothers, resulting in a
restorative effect on Whanau.
Eight key areas are covered: population and families,
health, education, work, power and decision making,
violence against women, environment and poverty. In
each of these areas, statistics were identified, compiled,
processed and analysed, bringing to light findings on the
differences between the status of girls and boys, women
and men. In all regions, women live longer than men.
However, social, cultural and economic factors can affect
outcomes, creating greater gaps in coping, while
increasing vulnerability which leads to greater risk for
families. Stronger more confident mothers will enable
stronger and more confident communities.
Re-new Mothers is a vital programme for all mothers
in our communities today. One size does not fit all and
we must practice excellence, all the time, to ensure
each mother is given targeted attention on a case by
case basis. This allows us to affect real learning and
positive, constructive, confidence change that will have
a positive effect on the whole family, assisting mums
to re-enter the work-force confidently.
As its goal, the Re-new Mothers Trust wishes to initiate
responsible exchange and collaboration between
business and the community. This is the active part of
Re-new Mothers as community mentors are introduced
at Phase Two of the programme. The mothers receive
mentoring in supervised and guided mentoring sessions.
Formed on the belief that family and children are
everyone’s responsibility; it belongs as a responsibility
to us all to support the confidence and health of mothers
so that we may deliver this to family and community. www.re-newmothers.com 5
T H E F U T U R E
F O R R E - N E W M O T H E R S
“ We have identified the need and want; to rebuild the core
identity of community through strong confident mothers.”
Volunteers for childcare to allow mothers to attend the wider community to enable them to sustain the course without the worry of where their children the skills learnt and networks established through will be during this time. the programme, while remaining supported and
therefore strengthening community.
After four years of voluntary work testing the
pilot project, Re-new Mothers is now established
as a registered Charitable Trust, with an
incorporated Board of Trustees.
Already a proven programme, it provides mentoring
and training for community volunteers. Our
programme began in Orakei, Auckland, New Zealand
and has expanded in the north to Walkworth and in the
south to Manakau. It is now expanding its network and
its work into Australia. Through other agencies
working with mothers, Re-new Mothers wants to
ensure it continues to return a minimum of 73% of
participating mothers back to work and education.
W H A T R E - N E W M O T H
E R S N E E D S F R O M I T S S U P P O R T E R S
We are seeking donations from business and corporate
entities to expand and maintain the delivery of the Re-
new Mothers programme throughout New Zealand in
2016.
Become a Bronze Sponsor
• Sponsorship of one group of 12 Mothers in one of the 4
areas in Auckland (there are 4-8 groups scheduled per
school calendar term in greater Auckland area alone)
Become a Silver Sponsor
• Sponsorship of an area for a school calendar
term; North, South, East or West Auckland
(4-8 groups of 12-16 Mothers)
Become a Gold or Gold Elite Sponsor of the Trust
• Gold and Gold Elite sponsorship of the trust’s roles
to enable stability and provision of the services such
as finance, administration or marketing. These roles
are currently provided pro-bono; however need to be
remunerated in the future or successive pro-bono
relationships established to enable the programme to
continue to meet the rising demand.
Other levels of sponsorship include:
• Sponsorship of venues to hold the courses in
Central, North, South, East and West Auckland
• Sponsorship of catering for one or multiple groups. Entails
1 lunch for each woman per group. Group size is 10-16
women and these groups occur on a 12 week basis.
• Individual sponsorship by cash donation. These cash
donations go toward funding women who are not
eligible for referral or funding from other sectors.
• Pro-bono offering of required services e.g. printing,
venues, future Re-new Mothers event support.
Volunteers as mentors We are also seeking volunteer mentors to assist with
the programme and work individually with the women
who partake of the training.
Open to all mothers without borders
and to all women who need us We would like to see this programme available to all
women, not just those who are at-risk or vulnerable,
and we need your support to make this happen. Please contact Re-new Mothers Trust to discuss
what option to help best suits you:
R E - N E W M O T H E R S P R O G R A M M E M E F U T
U R E R E Q U I R E M E N T S
To offer the programme with capacity to grow and
pro-active leadership and management to deliver a
more seamless process to allow us to sustain roles
that have been largely volunteer based to deliver
real value to mothers. With the current rate of
expansion of our programmes, these largely
volunteer roles will be stretched as the demand and
expansion of area coverage grows.
To be able to find ways to enrol corporate and
broader community as mentors to break down
cultural barriers, to develop networks and both
reduce social issues and highlight what is
often unseen and unheard.
To provide a website for education and a portal for
discussion and collaboration between mothers and
!
I M P O R T A N T I N F O R M A T I O N
F O R R E F E R R A L A G E N C I E S
Re-new Mothers offers a 12 week programme for
mothers on income benefits, who are in vulnerable
situations or needing to return to work and improve
their family situation and self-esteem. This
programme delivers a strong framework of core
skills and tools, which focuses on the development
of career and vocational pathways, providing the
mothers the confidence for both them and their
families. Participants are awarded a Certificate
following the 12 week programme to recognise
their achievement. Re-new Mothers serves women
from all areas and backgrounds including:
• Young Mothers (12 -16)
• Mothers who are suffering from depression
• Mothers who have been victims of
violence or perpetrators of violence
• Mothers who are of diverse
cultures or ethnic extractions
Re-new Mothers is a vital programme, for all mothers
in New Zealand communities today. However, one
size does not fit all and to achieve excellence, we
must ensure each participant is given individual
attention on a case-by-case basis in order to achieve
real learning and build confidence and change that
will positively affect the whole family. www.re-newmothers.com 7
P R O C E S S
F O R M O T H E R S A F T E R R E F E R R A L I N T O T H E P R O G R A M M E
“Stronger mothers - Stronger communities”
Comprehensive assessment as one size does not
fit all – assimilation of tools to individuals.
Workshop with mothers in the same cohort,
children under 5, children 5-14, children over 14
and to provide social support and structure beyond
the programme.
After workshop sessions, one on one sessions to
develop and plan for job, career and family future and
on-going self-esteem maintenance and development.
Graduation into the mentor package in which
mothers receive five mentoring sessions with a
community mentor from a range of fields;
corporate, medical, education, and building
industries, that want to help as they prepare to
balance change, self-management into work or
career, and enhance their self-esteem.
The mentors and mothers are all together in one
room and follow structured self-leadership tools
taught by the programme facilitators as part of their
development. The mentor and mother learn side by side and then teach these tools onto the mother
as part of a group led mentoring session with take
home work. This enhances community leadership
networks and the mother’s development side by
side with community leaders.
F R E Q U E N T L Y A S K E D Q U E S T I O N S B Y R E F E R
R A L A G E N C I E S
What do we want our graduates of the re-
mothers programme to learn, feel or do? The need we serve is to provide self-confidence tools to
support mothers who want to know how to say no to
violence, alcohol and any lifestyle habits that have
contributed to low self-esteem. The programme focuses
on how to support families and their children to be safe
and to learn how to manage their family and career or
learning pathway. This programme is taught with the
energy of Mankitanga, we are all one people united and working towards the same goals,
all mothers all there for the same outcomes. The
entire focus is tools and cognitive behavioural
techniques to develop and maintain self-confidence.
Referral process for New Zealand Fill in our referral form, scan and send this to Re-new
mothers. We will text and call mum and extend to her
to an invitation to a seminar where she will be able to
decide for herself and enrol. You are welcome to
come with your referred client to the invitation
seminar which is for 45 minutes. We cover the entire
Auckland area and have 4 areas, North, South, East
and West and we also work in Matakana.
Questions to ask your clients who you
consider they need this programme - Are you seeking the self-esteem that you feel will
help you to be able to direct your life in a better
way and make better decisions?
- Are you in need of help and support to find and
attain career pathways and work?
- Do you sometimes feel lost and wonder why
you haven’t got what another person has?
- Do you need communication skills to be able to
both direct what you want in life and enable you to
come away from difficult situations or things?
- Do you need more skills to be able to know how to
get what you want in life?
- Do you need more skills or tools to be able to deal
with difficulties with family, home or children?
- Do you feel lost at times about whom you are? - Do you need to revisit what it are to also be a
woman as well as a mother?
- Do you find it hard to say no or to manage people
who are pushy?
- Do you get angry and not know what to do with
your anger or find yourself doing destructive
things for yourself or others?
- Do you need a step by step plan and the tools to
learn how to build your self-confidence?
- Do you want and need to meet new and interesting
people and learn from them with a total focus from
you to build a better life for you and your family?
W H A T D O W E W A N T T H E
P A R T I C I P A N T S T O K N
O W , F E E L , O R D O ?
We want mothers to know how to say no to
violence and alcohol.
We want them to have the skills to change lifestyle
habits that have contributed to low self-esteem.
We want them to know how to keep themselves
and their children safe.
We want them to know how to manage their
education and career pathway.
www.re-newmothers.com 9
F O C U S 2 0 1 5 - 2 0 1 6
O F R E - N E W M O T H E R S N E W Z E A L A N D G O A L S
Re-new Mothers will be a mechanism to reduce the
most prolific social issues in New Zealand today,
through education, collaboration and network
strengthening for all mothers.
To build wider outcomes in a proven strategy – continue to actively train a strong cognitive
behavioural programme and understand attitudes and
behaviours for the mothers to keep delivery optimal, in
order to better focus on varied and similar needs.
Build awareness – positive awareness campaigns
that demonstrate the benefits of supporting mothers
as the heart of community, with corporate social
responsibility in action through mentoring both
from community and business involvement and
with time contribution.
Deliver Re-new Mothers education to a broader
audience highlighting the relevant issues affecting
this sector and the provision of online resources
as well as physical resources to enable
organisations and individuals in the project to be
educated, supported how to both take part and
sustain, the outcomes achieved.
Education that can go on to assist in developing
community leadership through mothers, to then
return mothers into stronger community leadership,
education and employment with confidence
and a strong sense of community that will pass through them to their families. Participate more broadly in community building
through participative, collaborative education and
bringing people together under this unique framework
to interact with each other and share knowledge
freely, all around the most important facet of
community; family and supporting mothers.
P H A S E 1 A T T R A C T
Attract funding and pro bono services from business
and community employers to donate 2% of their
annual time (or other resources) to Re-new Mothers
charitable activities as mentors - 5 hours per annum.
P H A S E 2 E N G A G E
We need to engage with a wider audience both
public and commerce, and help them collaborate and
work with mothers in low decile community and
thus contribute to turning around New Zealand’s
statistics, depression rates, youth suicide, and child
abuse, by strengthening mums and strengthening
community bonds.
P H A S E 3 R E S O U R C E B U I L D I N G
Build conduits and resource centres to link to other
activities for mothers through an online annual
diary which provides resources in each regional
community. As well as a diary we can sell to build
revenue and support other students providing, food
recipes, consistent education and activities for free,
to mothers who have graduated in low decile areas.
Continue to provide food and clothing drops and
provides three annual events including a Christmas
event for mothers and their families, providing the
seasons experience and gifts for their children.
F U N D I N G R E Q U I R E M E N T S :
Donations are sought to: Undertake expansion and maintain the delivery of
Re-new Mothers NZ’s first study project that has
delivered a confidence programme for mothers
from a grass roots approach.
Create sustainable roles to increase the capacity of
delivery as the project expands to all regions of Auckland with a view to being able to also deliver
to other areas.
Creating a more comprehensive website focused on
education, celebration and fostering relationships
between Corporations and Community mentors.
Funding/sponsorship of roles including: Operations
and Training Manager, Administration relations
and Events Manager, 4 part time Programmes Area
Co-Ordinators, 2 part-time CSR Trainers to train
mentors from community. www.re-newmothers.com 11
O U R T E A M
R E - N E W M O T H E R S
W H A T
C A N Y O U D O ?
T H E T E A M B Y R E G I O N S
North shore: Taku Rodan, Sam Harpur,
Linda Wysocka, Colart Miles
East: Graziella Thake, Monique Pihema,
Michael Adaway.
South: Huia Murupainga, Bhavana
Champion, Sam Watkins.
West: Melanie Dale, Nalin Bahugana,
Michelle Adaway
Kaumatua: Desmond Ripi (Re-new Mothers
Kaumatua and National Kaumatua
for Department of Corrections)
A D V I S O R S :
Brett Crais - Greenfire accounting
Wilson Mckay Barristers and Solicitors
T R U S T E E S : Graziella Thake, Founder. Graziella Thake, Founder
Catherine Morgan, Director, Opera Software Ltd
W H A T R E - N E W M O T H
E R S N E E D S F R O M I T S S U P P O R T E R S
We are seeking donations from business and
corporate entities to expand and maintain the
delivery of the Re-new Mothers programme
throughout New Zealand in 2016.
Become a Bronze Sponsor
• Sponsorship of one group of 12 Mothers in
one of the 4 areas in Auckland (there are 4-
8 groups scheduled per school calendar
term in greater Auckland area alone)
Become a Silver Sponsor
• Sponsorship of an area for a school calendar term;
North, South, East or West Auckland
(4-8 groups of 12-16 Mothers)
Become a Gold or Gold Elite
Sponsor of the Trust
Other levels of sponsorship include:
• Sponsorship of venues to hold the courses in
Central, North, South, East and West Auckland
• Sponsorship of catering for one or multiple
groups. Entails 1 lunch for each woman per
group. Group size is 10-16 women and these
groups occur on a 12 week basis.
• Individual sponsorship by cash donation. These cash
donations go toward funding women who are not
eligible for referral or funding from other sectors.
• Pro-bono offering of required services e.g. printing,
venues, future Re-new Mothers event support.
Volunteers as mentors We are also seeking volunteer mentors to assist
with the programme and work individually with the
women who partake of the training.
Volunteers for childcare to allow mothers to attend
the course without the worry of where their children
will be during this time.
Provided 80% of her time, pro-bono, to running Kathy Ngatai, National Property & Procurement
Re-new Mothers to date Graziella is a project Manager, Deloitte NZ, Roger Wyllie, GM,
leader and also founded the project. Graziella has Rialto Film Channel, Samuel Sefuiva, Social
a background in Forensic Psychology and has Development Consultant
worked internationally with companies in leadership
C O N T A C T :
development. Graziella actively supports NGO’s and
is Advisor to the Global Dialogue Foundation and [email protected]
supporter of the Sage Foundation India. www.Re-newmothers.com
• Gold and Gold Elite sponsorship of the trust’s
roles to enable stability and provision of the
services such as finance, administration or
marketing. These roles are currently provided
pro-bono; however need to be remunerated in
the future or successive pro-bono relationships
established to enable the programme to continue
to meet the rising demand.
Open to all mothers without borders
and to all women who need us
We would like to see this programme available to all
women, not just those who are at-risk or vulnerable,
and we need your support to make this happen. Please
contact Re-new Mothers Trust to discuss what option
to help best suits you : [email protected] www.re-newmothers.com 13
“Embracing and restoring mothers
as the heart of family and community”
“ I really needed very session and wanted more. It was just so cool to see
everyone achieving each time and the energy in the room was always really
amazing. I had the best mentor and she was really committed to helping me
to get ahead. I will forever feel grateful that this opportunity came along ”
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