MaraeFit Aotearoa
MaraeFit Aotearoa
MaraeFit is a marae-centric initiative that provides opportunities for sport and recreation organisations, wh膩nau, hap奴 - and marae to increase physical activity and capability in an 鈥渁s Maori鈥� context.
Now in its fourth year, the project was created by Sport Hawke鈥檚 Bay. MaraeFit is based on the 爆料社区 Ihi Aotearoa kaupapa M膩ori sport and recreation framework Te Whet奴 Rehua. This framework is the foundation for the He Oranga Poutama programme.
MaraeFit uses an age determined points system to incentivise engagement of the whole wh膩nau. Participants can k艒h膩 their points to a chosen local marae. The marae with the most points at the end of the annual series is recognised and acknowledged as 鈥淭he Most Active Marae in their region鈥�.
Important success factors for the programme have been:
- Giving effect to Treaty of Waitangi principles
- Being creative, to engage the entire whanau
- Connecting whanau and marae through sport and recreation
- Supporting and empowering marae to increase whanau participation in physical activity
- Increasing cultural capability of non-Maori sport and recreation organisations. MaraeFit has seen an increase in the provision of events and activities that allow participation in a culturally relevant way, and it has strengthened connections between individuals, wh膩nau and their marae.
Ihi Aotearoa is currently building the IT infrastructure of the initiative, providing workforce development workshops that enables the scalability of the programme to be initiated across all He Oranga Poutama Partner organisations in the first instance. Proposed launch date 1 December 2020.
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