Historic Grantees

BGI (Wellington Boys' and Girls' Institute) received funding in our 2020 Wainuiomata grant round to support their Challenge for Change programme. Challenge for Change is BGI's early intervention mentoring programme. Over the course of a full year, they help young...

The Thankyou Charitable Trust supported the Christchurch branch of  Big Brothers Big Sisters of New Zealand. Our funding was used to train and support new volunteer mentors. Volunteer mentors make a big difference in the life of the young person they mentor. Tamariki...

Taking the First Step’ is a transformational programme run from Kingdom Resources Christchurch office in Addington. The course is designed to empower, equip, and build confidence in women who are looking to gain employment and/or take a step forward in life. With the...

The Thankyou Charitable Trust provided a grant to The Greater Hornby Residents Association, which went towards the purchase cost of a new speaker system to assist with the “Hornby Can Food Drives”. The speaker allows residents to hear when association volunteers are...

Otepoti Dunedin Carrier Library were one of the recipients of our 2020 Dunedin 9012 grant round. Ōtepoti Dunedin Carrier Library is a volunteer-run parenting organisation that shows parents and caregivers how to comfortably and safely carry babies and young children...

Wood Hatton Playcentre has been part of the Wainuiomata community since the 1970’s. It is a parent-led early childhood education centre, catering for tamariki from birth right up to school age. A grant from the Thankyou Charitable Trust allowed the playcenter to...

Mornington School, Dunedin NZ used a grant from the Thankyou Charitable Trust to transform a tired school entrance way into a Leavers’ Garden. Their plan is to have each graduating Year 6 class co-construct a concrete footprint for their year which will be placed in...

Kaikorai Valley College were one of the grant recipients for the 2020 Dunedin 9011 grant round.  They used their grant to take year 9 students to attend the "Failing Well, Learning Resilience" programme. The programme, presented by The Art of Learning, focused on what...

The Wakari Kindergarten received a grant to create a community garden. The garden has now been built and is producing food for the local kindergarten community. The children have been eagerly involved in planting, maintaining and harvesting food to share with others....

Brockville Kindergarten received funds from the Thankyou Charitable Trust to purchase a wonderful whare to support the bicultural programme at the kindergarten.  The mokopuna love it, and it gives kaiako opportunities to talk from a Māori world view. This picture is...

Wainuiomata Playcentre were one of the recipients of our 2020 grants.  Wainuiomata Playcentre is a parent-led early learning centre, that has been supporting the Wainuiomata Community for many years. They cater for the needs of pre-school children from ages 0-6....

Acting Out NZ is Wainuiomata’s youth theatre where volunteers work with youth aged nine years and over on a weekly basis. At these weekly sessions, children are taught stagecraft and vocal skills through fun games and activities. Annually, the children are given the...