Whanau Toko i te Ora Use of evidence in a Maori setting

Whanau Toko i te Ora
Use of evidence in a Maori setting
Wednesday 4 June 2014
Te Ropu Wahine Maori Toko i te Ora / Maori Women’s Welfare League Inc
www.mwwl.org.nz
Leadership – Patrons
Te Ariki Te Puea Herangi The first patroness of the Maori Women's Welfare League Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu League Patron Te Ropu Wahine Maori Toko i te Ora / Maori Women’s Welfare League Inc
Makau Ariki Atawhai Paki Current Patron Leadership – Past National Presidents
Dame Whina Cooper ONZ, DBE, JP President 1951-­‐1957 Dame Miraka Szaszy DBE, JP President 1973 -­‐ 1977 Dr ErihapeO Murchie-­‐
Rehu CNZM, QSO, JP President 1977 -­‐ 1980 Te Ropu Wahine Maori Toko i te Ora / Maori Women’s Welfare League Inc
Dame Georgina Kirby DBE, QSO, JP President 1983 -­‐ 1987 Dame June Mariu QSM, JP President 1987 -­‐ 1990 League
Objectives
1.  Provide & promote Leadership 2.  Health 3.  EducaOon & Training 4.  Economic Development 5.  Employment & Business 6.  Maori Arts & Cra^s, Te Reo Maori & Tikanga 7.  RehabilitaOon of offenders 8.  Promote understanding between all women Te Ropu Wahine Maori Toko i te Ora / Maori Women’s Welfare League Inc
Empowering Maori women and their whanau
Te Ropu Wahine Maori Toko i te Ora / Maori Women’s Welfare League Inc
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• NaOonal parenOng programme for Maori whanau with tamariki under 5 years • Piloted in 1999 • Delivered since 2000 • Ministry of EducaOon / Ministry of Social Development Te Ropu Wahine Maori Toko i te Ora / Maori Women’s Welfare League Inc
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Objectives
• PosiOve parenOng skills • Family funcOoning, relaOonships & mental outlook • Learning & development opportuniOes for tamariki Te Ropu Wahine Maori Toko i te Ora / Maori Women’s Welfare League Inc
Evaluation
• Approach • ParOcipants • Method Te Ropu Wahine Maori Toko i te Ora / Maori Women’s Welfare League Inc
Key Evaluation
Questions
• Points of difference • How are whanau beber off? • Value for money Te Ropu Wahine Maori Toko i te Ora / Maori Women’s Welfare League Inc
Points of
difference
• ‘Hard to reach’, ‘high needs’ whanau • Operates in 6 regions • By Maori, of Maori, for Maori and others • Responsive to the needs of whanau • Builds confidence and self-­‐esteem • Focus on the causes and not the symptoms • Whakapapa links • Strengths-­‐based, personalised approach based on respect, non-­‐judgmental, uncondiOonal support and high intensity engagement • Whole of whanau approach • Use of te reo and Okanga Maori – mihi, pepeha, karakia, waiata Te Ropu Wahine Maori Toko i te Ora / Maori Women’s Welfare League Inc
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MWWL approach Knowledge, skills & experience ExperOse in Maori child development Te reo and Okanga Maori Mana wahine, mana whanau Community input Funding Te Ropu Wahine Maori Toko i te Ora / Maori Women’s Welfare League Inc
Outcomes
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Improved whakapapa and whanau relaOonships Improved confidence and self-­‐advocacy Improved self-­‐care and care for others Improved parent/child interacOons Te Ropu Wahine Maori Toko i te Ora / Maori Women’s Welfare League Inc
Value for
money
•  Not directly comparable with PAFT or Family Start •  Funded per whanau and not per child •  Funded for 126 whanau per year / average 166 whanau throughput over past 10 years •  38% achievement of goals •  Credible prospect of returning a posiOve social return on investment Te Ropu Wahine Maori Toko i te Ora / Maori Women’s Welfare League Inc
Areas for consideration - whanau
•  More whanau days / acOviOes for tamariki •  Something for tane •  Marae noho or whanau camp
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Areas for consideration - kaimahi
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Supervision / support Improved reporOng Annual training with all WTITO staff Extend criteria to beyond 5 years More child development programmes Te Ropu Wahine Maori Toko i te Ora / Maori Women’s Welfare League Inc
Areas for consideration – evaluation team
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Entry assessment and exit quesOonnaire Analysis of outcomes from whanau plans and goals Develop a rubric on whanau outcomes to show levels of success MSD – comparaOve data with Family Start Te Ropu Wahine Maori Toko i te Ora / Maori Women’s Welfare League Inc
Policy & Research unit
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Increasing demand for data Hard evidence that our programmes are effecOve Evidence of impact Easy to understand data Te Ropu Wahine Maori Toko i te Ora / Maori Women’s Welfare League Inc
Rapuora
Health and
Maori Women
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Questions/Answers
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