Progress report - 2008
Objective 11: Promote participation of disabled Māori
| Agency | Project | Project Aim | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Health www.moh.govt.nz |
Māori Provider Development Scheme | To accelerate and improve Māori health and disability workforce development by enhancing and supporting the delivery of effective health management, administration, and clinical expertise of the Māori health and disability workforce. | This year’s funding to support disability initiatives ($300,000) was allocated to: • Hauora.com Trust (a national Māori workforce group) to support Māori Deaf to develop strategic and business plans and a Māori Sign Language Interpreters register • Ngāti Kāpo o Aotearoa to develop a website, and other initiatives • Māori Disability Provider Network – for regular meetings and project administration • service integration hui in Waitemata and Auckland. |
| Health and Independence Report | To publish a health and independence report in partnership with the Health Research Council that identifies disability research priorities for Māori. | Funding has been secured for the venture. The project is at the initial scoping stage. | |
| Ministry of Education www.minedu.govt.nz |
Māori Education Strategy | To ensure mainstream providers of disability services are accessible to and culturally appropriate for disabled Māori and their whānau. | Key actions in the Ka Hikitia – Managing for Success: Māori Education Strategy are targeted at improving equity of education provision for Māori learners with special needs. |
| Te Puni Kokiri www.tpk.govt.nz |
Building capacity of Māori disability consumer groups | To provide grant funding to projects that help realise Māori potential. | The following disability projects received grant funding: • Ngāti Kapo Aotearoa Incorporated, working with Māori who have a vision impairment to implement improvements to strengthen management and governance systems based on the findings of the 2007 review into management and governance • Tāmaki Ngāti Kapo Inc., to promote sport and culture events for Kapo visually impaired Māori and their whānau, living in the greater Auckland area, as part of the Matariki celebrations • Deaf Association of NZ, to implement the Māori content of the Association’s website • Hauora.Com Trust, to host the National Māori Deaf Conference 2008 • Te Oranga Kaumātua Kuia Disability Support Services Trust, to research and implement a cultural needs assessment model and toolkit about kaumātua and kuia elder abuse and neglect within Tāmaki Makaurau • Sport Whanganui, to train people from Māori communities and hauora to lead activity classes and programmes for the elderly and those with disabilities. |