Care-experienced rangatahi leading the Te Waka Rangatira movement at a national level.
Our National Care-Experienced Youth Advocates (NYAs) are a rōpū of six care-experienced rangatahi who are helping steer Te Waka Rangatira, VOYCE's national youth leadership movement. They bring lived experience into national advocacy, grow networks of care-experienced rangatahi across Aotearoa, and are our tuākana to the wider movement.
What our National Youth Advocates do
- Network Development - growing and connecting with care-experienced rangatahi in their region or community.
- Collective Advocacy - representing rangatahi in national forums, submissions and campaigns.
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Youth Participation - supporting young people to participate in hui, wānanga, workshops and consultations.
- Leadership Development - mentoring care-experienced rangatahi and developing as leaders and tuākana themselves.
- Governance - contributing rangatahi voice at a organisational and strategic level.
Meet Our National Youth Advocates
We have six National Youth Advocates - get to know them here.
Want to work with the National Youth Advocates?
Whether you're a care-experienced rangatahi wanting to join Te Waka Rangatira, or a funder or stakeholder wanting to engage with the NYA rōpū, we'd love to hear from you. Reach out to the National Youth Advocate in your region or community or get in touch to find out more about the mahi our National Youth Advocates are leading and explore how we can work together.