Imagine an Aotearoa New Zealand where all children and whānau flourish. Where each and every childhood is full of opportunity.

This is not the reality for many thousands of children and young people today. They and their families have become locked into poverty via rising housing costs and low incomes. Many parents find themselves under-resourced and stressed.

The Peter McKenzie Project, a key programme of the JR McKenzie Trust, is a collective of initiatives tackling the root causes of child and whānau poverty in Aotearoa New Zealand.

23/08/2022

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Funding systems change work

Traditionally, philanthropic funders have tended to prioritise short-term projects with clear, measurable outcomes.

As the Peter McKenzie Project has evolved, we have discovered that system change work needs a radically different funding approach. This infographic summarises our discoveries so far – capturing the ideas which lie at the heart of our funding model, and how these are helping the project and our Kaikōkiri tackle the root causes of child poverty.

PMP Funding Upstream or Systems Change

Imagine an Aotearoa New Zealand where all children and whānau flourish. Where each and every childhood is full of opportunity.

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Funding systems change work