Evaluation of COVID-19 recovery support for whānau through Manaaki20 investment
Project Background
The purpose of this support was to lessen the direct impacts of COVID-19 by assisting whānau to navigate the challenges of lockdown and the ongoing effects of the global pandemic on the community.
As part of their self-determining commissioning model, Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu has funded over 300 kaupapa initiatives across Te Waipounamu. While the COVID-19 pandemic posed an immediate threat to whānau and their entities, it also created an opportunity to demonstrate the social capital and self-determination that had developed as a result of this investment.
Entities responded quickly, mobilising their networks and reaching into their communities.
This second phase of Manaaki20 aimed to continue strengthening the Whānau Ora entity community by supporting localised responses, building kaimahi capacity and capability, developing online capability, and supporting whānau employment and wellbeing. Six initiatives have been evaluated in this research as part of the Manaaki20 investment.
This evaluation employed an outcome-harvesting approach to understand the impact of the investment.
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