The Mangere East Community Cafe Project opens an exciting employment pathway to youth, provides a community hub, and promotes healthier local eating options in the Mangere community.
Over half of the residents in the Mangere community are under 25, and the unemployment rate is more than double Auckland’s unemployment rate. The Mangere East ACCESS Trust team of Maria Hunt, Hone Fowler, and Belinda Fowler, are creating the Community Cafe Project to open community-based opportunities for training and employment in Mangere.
The community cafe will operate under the Mangere East ACCESS Trust, a charitable entity set up in 1997 to enrich the lives of people living in the Mangere community. Launching soon!
Over half of the residents in the Mangere community are under 25, and the unemployment rate is more than double Auckland’s unemployment rate. The Mangere East ACCESS Trust team of Maria Hunt, Hone Fowler, and Belinda Fowler, are creating the Community Cafe Project to open community-based opportunities for training and employment in Mangere.
The community cafe will operate under the Mangere East ACCESS Trust, a charitable entity set up in 1997 to enrich the lives of people living in the Mangere community. Launching soon!
Our Village Cafe Team Belinda, Hone & Maria
Proudly supported by:
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Ākina Foundation - Accelerator ProgrammeOur team are proudly supported by the Ākina Foundation who specialise in growing emerging social enterprises in NZ and have selected our social enterprise in their Launchpad Work accelerator programme for 2017.
For the first six months our team will participate in the programme with the support of a Venture Manager and a team of expert mentors, thanks to the Ākina Foundation. 
Ākina accelerator workshop
Trialling the cafe in the community
We see this venture as a first step towards growing social enterprise and opportunities for young people in South Auckland
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