Action Ed is a community-based organisation
Our work is only possible through strong relationships with young people, other community groups and our generous funders. Over the years our relationships with other organisations has strengthened which in turn has empowered us to grow and become more resilient.
Creative New Zealand
Creative New Zealand encourages, promotes and supports the arts in New Zealand for the benefit of all New Zealanders through funding, capability building, it's international programme and advocacy.
Creative New Zealand generously fund numerous Action Ed activities including WORD - The Front Line, our artist incubator programme and our #HereAndWhole project.
We appreciate the value that art has in allowing young people to explore their world views and their natural gifts of creative expression.
Foundation North
The Foundation North purpose is to enhance the lives of the people of our region by being responsive to changing community needs and aspirations, focusing our mahi in order to have greater impact.
Foundation North are stalwart Action Ed supporters, providing us with stable and reliable funding for our essential and crucial expenses as well as funding for special projects and development, such as our South Auckland showcase and our Rangatahi Māori resource and programme. As a youth development organisation we appreciate the vision that Foundation North has, especially when it comes to equity and cultural responsiveness.
J R McKenzie Trust
J R McKenzie Trust’s vision is to increase social justice and inclusion in Aotearoa New Zealand.
In October 2024 Action Education separated from our sister organisation (Youthline) and elected a new indigenous led Trust Board who are focussed on increasing equity through creation of a new organisational strategy built from indigenous frameworks and lenses.
J R McKenzie has supported Action Education through this transition process as we establish ourselves as an independent indigenous led organisation.
MAS Foundation
MAS Foundation has a vision for children and families flourishing together in Aotearoa New Zealand, with a purpose to improve health & wellbeing equity.
MAS Foundation’s support has been instrumental in helping Action Education to form its new indigenous lead trust board, standing alongside side us as we work to create a more equitable and sustainable future for our communities.
Ministry of Youth Development
At the end of 2020, a very challenging year for us, we received an invitation from Ministry of Youth Development to join the MYD Partnership fund.
We know that MYD is passionate about young people being able to express their voices, and through partnership funding we have been able to provide spaces for young people to do just that. Through the partnership fund support, we were also able to start our journey toward MSD Social Accreditation – which in turn will become another feather in our pōtae and allow us to reach even more young people.
Parry Field Lawyers
Action Education sends a huge mihi of thanks to all the support provided by Steven and the team at Parry Field Lawyers. They are a New Zealand-owned company that has been serving clients since 1948. Their aim is not only to provide sound legal advice, but to also find solutions which deliver the best practical outcome for those they represent.
South Auckland
Poets Collective
The South Auckland Poets Collective was established in 2008 by co-founders Grace Taylor, Ramon Narayan and Daren Kamali as part of a youth development project funded by Youthline and Creative Communities. The collective now works in partnership with Action Ed and continues to use spoken word poetry as a tool for positive social change with a focus on young people. Members include national and international poetry slam finalists and champions and published poets.
The voices of the collective are seasoned with an eclectic array of stories, experiences and personal truths. Their performance styles differ from one poet to the next which will leave audience members artistically and soulfully satisfied.
This very talented team of poets and educators delivers spoken word workshops and programmes alongside Action Ed in the community.
