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.

How do 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 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

Youth Connections Operations Practice

Team Community Contracts

Community Empowerment Unit (CEU)

ECA Hub Specialist, technical

and operational focus

Strategic Brokerage

Tailored to local boards

Delivering on: • Local Board Plans • Regional programmes • The Auckland Plan • Community aspirations • The Māori

Responsiveness Plan

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

• 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

Bylaw Trip - 15 June

Clean Otara Creek

Introduce council and local boards’ role at Manukau

Any questions

communityempowermentenquiries@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz https://acintranet.aklc.govt.nz/EN/departments/ace/Pages/EmpoweredCommunitiesApproachProject.aspx