HAMILTON RANGATAHIYOUTHACTION PLAN

01OUR ACTIONS

HAMILTON’S YOUTH AREENGAGED IN THEIR COMMUNITY

CONNECTING OUR YOUTH

Raising awareness of existing opportunities and resources to make information easily accessible for youth. This will involve;

• developing a web strategy for the Htwn youth website

• ensuring the website makes links to other mediumse.g. social media

• exploring the possibility of a “youth app” for mobile devices

• ensuring up-to-date, relevant information is available

YOUTH LEADER’S FORUM

Creating a way for youth representatives to discuss youth issues and solutions.

Connecting youth representative groups and youth leaders inthe city can be diffi cult. This project proposes a new engaging way for these offi cial youth representatives and leaders to meet collaborate and consult.

CIVIC EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT

WITH DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES:

Exploring ways to create more awareness of existing processes and opportunities for young people to engage in the democratic /decision-making process.

PARTNERS

Hamilton City Council

Hamilton Youth Council

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Te Ahurei Rangatahi

Chamber of Commerce

DV Bryant Trust

PARTNERS

Hamilton Youth Council

PARTNERS

Hamilton Youth Council

Hamilton City Council

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SPEED DATE MENTORING (WITH EMPLOYERS)

Speed dating with employers to address skills shortages by educating youth on career pathways.

This involves providing a professional contact network for youth, to identify realistic job previews for youth to make good career decision making choices, and ensure they are ready to join the workforce.

SMART HAMILTON

Providing an independent platform for connecting employers, youth and educational providers to facilitate more work experience and employment opportunities. This would involve establishing a web-based job board where employers, schools and tertiary providers can post youth-specifi c work opportunities available for youth.

YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROJECT

Identifying opportunities to support youth to explore their innovative creative business ideas. This involves working with established organisations such as SODA Inc. to explore how their existing and planned projects can align with the specifi c needs of youth.

PARTNERS

Smart Waikato Trust

BEST Youth

PARTNERS

Smart Waikato Trust

BEST Youth

PARTNERS

Hamilton Youth Council

SODA Inc

HAMILTON’S YOUTH LOVE HAMILTON

30 UNDER 30

Showcasing the diverse talent of young people under the age of 30 throughout Hamilton.

The two outcomes are; motivating and inspiring other young people and changing negative perceptions about young people.

SNAPSHOT OF EXISTING RESEARCH

Collating existing Hamilton youth-focused research, making the resource available to the youth sector. The research would also identify current gaps.

PARTNERS

Hamilton Youth Council

Hamilton City Council

PARTNERS

Waikato Institute of

Technology

Hamilton City CouncilSupported by theUniversity of Waikato

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OUR PRIORITIES

Hamilton has a high youth population projected to continue to grow over the next 20 years. It is fantastic that our city’s younger population will grow, however our challenge will be to ensure our city develops to meet the needs of young people for the future.

Aligned with the city’s strategic framework, and developed by young people in collaboration with Hamilton City Council and other key stakeholders, theHamilton Rangatahi Youth Action Plan is a commitment to listen to our young people and provide a practical way forward in planning for the Hamilton youth in 2030.

POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

OUR PRINCIPLES FOR POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

HAMILTON RANGATAHIYOUTH ACTION PLAN

HAMILTON’S YOUTH ARE

ENGAGED IN

THEIR COMMUNITY

HAMILTON IS A GREAT CITY

TO BUILD YOUR FUTURE

HAMILTON’S YOUTH

LOVE HAMILTON

01 02 03Our young people are participating and contributing in their communities.

Our city communicates with young people in an accessible youth-friendly way.

Our city’s decision-makers proactively involve our young people in shaping our city.

Our education institutions and employment sectors collaborate to create more opportunities for our young people.

Our young people have skills to access information and opportunities.

The profi le of young people will be raised through their interaction with the city.

There are cool things for youth to do in the city.

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IS BASED ON A COLLABORATIVE

STRENGTH-BASED APPROACH

IS ABOUT BEING CONNECTED AND HAPPENS

THROUGH QUALITY RELATIONSHIPS

IS ABOUT YOUNG PEOPLE FULLY

CONTRIBUTING TO THE COMMUNITY

An action plan to support this document has been developed, and will be reviewed annually.