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AGRI-WOMEN’S DEVELOPMENT TRUST
Supported growth
Annual Report
2016
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Ou
r vi
sio
n, p
urp
ose
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d v
alu
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rvic
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erf
orm
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air
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Exe
cuti
ve D
ire
cto
r’s
rep
ort
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vern
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Inve
stin
g in
su
sta
ina
ble
pro
spe
rity
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Pro
gra
mm
e r
ese
arc
h, d
esi
gn
, de
live
ry _
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Bu
ildin
g o
ur
cap
ab
ility
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Ou
r p
art
ne
rs _
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_1
1
Ou
r v
isio
n &
pu
rpo
se
Sta
tem
en
t o
f S
erv
ice
Pe
rfo
rma
nce
Ke
ep
ing
it r
ea
l
Fit-
for-
pu
rpo
se p
rog
ram
me
s m
ee
t th
e d
eve
lop
me
nt
ne
ed
s o
f w
om
en
th
rou
gh
ou
t th
eir
live
s a
nd
ca
ree
rs,
fro
m g
rass
ro
ots
fa
rmin
g t
o t
he
hig
he
st le
vels
of
go
vern
an
ce.
W
he
n w
om
en
are
he
ard
, ga
in c
on
!d
en
ce a
nd
are
sup
po
rte
d, n
ew
dia
log
ue
is c
reat
ed
.
T
his
op
en
s d
oo
rs f
or
ind
ust
ry t
o d
ire
ctly
en
ga
ge
wit
h
farm
ers
th
at it
ha
sn’t
ha
d b
efo
re.
Cre
ati
ng
po
siti
ve
ch
an
ge
W
om
en
’s li
ves
cha
ng
e w
he
n t
he
y !
nd
th
eir
pu
rpo
se
an
d f
ulf
il th
eir
po
ten
tia
l.
W
he
n t
his
ha
pp
en
s a
nd
th
ey
are
su
pp
ort
ed
, th
ey
cha
ng
e o
utc
om
es
in a
gri
cult
ure
.
Ou
r v
isio
nTo
gro
w a
nd
str
en
gth
en
pri
mar
y in
du
stri
es
by
en
ablin
g
wo
me
n t
o k
no
w t
he
ir p
urp
ose
an
d r
eal
ise
th
eir
po
ten
tial
.
Ou
r p
urp
ose
To p
rovi
de
a t
rust
ed
an
d e
nab
ling
en
viro
nm
en
t fo
r al
l
agri
-wo
me
n t
o r
eal
ise
th
eir
po
ten
tial
an
d g
row
th
e
agri
cult
ure
se
cto
r.
Ou
r v
alu
es
Sta
nd
ing
sh
ou
lde
r-to
-sh
ou
lde
r
As
a c
riti
cal p
art
ne
r to
th
e a
gri
cult
ure
ind
ust
ry, A
WD
T
en
ab
les
pe
op
le t
o c
reat
e o
pp
ort
un
itie
s a
nd
ad
dre
ss
cha
llen
ge
s.
O
ur
un
iqu
e c
ult
ure
su
pp
ort
s w
om
en
’s n
ee
ds,
po
ten
tia
l
an
d a
spir
atio
ns
in a
tru
ste
d e
nvi
ron
me
nt
in a
n
on
go
ing
an
d s
tru
ctu
red
way
.
The
Bo
ard
has
pre
sen
ted
a fu
lly-a
ud
ite
d s
et
of fi
nan
cial
stat
em
en
ts fo
r 2
01
6 a
s p
art
of o
ur
com
mit
me
nt
to b
est
pra
ctic
e a
nd
tra
nsp
are
ncy
.
Ou
r hig
hly
-val
ued
par
tner
ship
s w
ith in
du
stry
org
anis
atio
ns
con
tinu
e to
str
eng
then
bec
ause
they
are
bas
ed o
n s
har
ed v
isio
n
and
go
als.
We
are
pro
ud
an
d t
han
kfu
l to
be
wo
rkin
g w
ith
ind
ust
ry p
artn
ers
Ag
mar
dt,
AN
Z, B
ee
f + L
amb
Ne
w Z
eal
and
,
FMG
, Dai
ryN
Z, t
he
Re
d M
eat
Pro
fit
Part
ne
rsh
ip, C
ash
man
age
r
RU
RA
L, L
IC, W
ork
Safe
, AC
C, K
PM
G a
nd
NZ
X A
gri
.
The
tw
o w
om
en
wh
o p
ut
the
ir h
ead
s to
ge
the
r to
cre
ate
th
e
ide
a o
f AW
DT
ove
r co
ffe
e in
Dan
ne
virk
e b
ack
in 2
00
9 w
ere
fitt
ing
ly r
eco
gn
ise
d w
ith
nat
ion
al h
on
ou
rs in
20
16
.
The
vis
ion
an
d c
on
trib
uti
on
of A
WD
T fo
un
de
r an
d e
xecu
tive
dir
ect
or,
Lin
dy
Ne
lso
n, w
as r
eco
gn
ise
d in
th
e 2
01
6 N
ew
Ye
ar
Ho
no
urs
wh
en
Lin
dy
be
cam
e a
Me
mb
er
of t
he
Ne
w Z
eal
and
Ord
er
of M
eri
t fo
r se
rvic
es
to a
gri
cult
ure
an
d w
om
en
.
Ou
r p
atro
n, M
avis
Mu
llin
s, w
on
th
e R
ura
l cat
eg
ory
of t
he
20
16
Wo
me
n o
f In
flu
en
ce A
war
ds
for
he
r m
ult
iplic
ity
of
con
trib
uti
on
s to
th
e s
ect
or.
We
we
re im
me
nse
ly p
rou
d a
nd
de
ligh
ted
to
se
e L
ind
y an
d M
avis
re
cog
nis
ed
in t
he
se w
ays.
Du
rin
g t
he
ye
ar, w
e w
elc
om
ed
Dr
Sco
tt C
ham
pio
n t
o o
ur
Bo
ard
. Sco
tt h
as b
ee
n a
str
on
g s
up
po
rte
r o
f th
e T
rust
sin
ce
its
ince
pti
on
, in
itia
lly t
hro
ug
h h
is fo
rme
r ro
le o
f Ch
ief
Exe
cuti
ve o
f Be
ef +
Lam
b N
ew
Ze
alan
d.
We
are
fort
un
ate
to c
on
tin
ue
to
be
ne
fit
fro
m S
cott
’s st
rate
gic
insi
gh
ts,
exp
ert
ise
an
d e
xpe
rie
nce
.
I th
ank
my
de
dic
ate
d t
eam
of T
rust
ee
s -
Fi D
alg
ety
, Mu
rray
Do
nal
d, H
ine
ran
gi E
dw
ard
s, R
oss
Ve
rry
and
Sco
tt C
ham
pio
n
- fo
r th
e t
ime
an
d e
ne
rgy
the
y d
evo
te t
o A
WD
T. T
han
k yo
u
to o
ur
Exe
cuti
ve D
ire
cto
r Li
nd
y N
els
on
an
d h
er
gro
win
g
team
of s
taff
, co
ntr
acto
rs a
nd
pro
gra
mm
e fa
cilit
ato
rs.
I
ackn
ow
led
ge
Lin
da
Siss
on
s w
ho
su
pp
ort
ed
ou
r B
oar
d a
nd
the
man
age
me
nt
team
du
rin
g L
ind
y’s
sab
bat
ical
.
We
loo
k fo
rwar
d t
o a
n e
xcit
ing
an
d p
rod
uct
ive
ye
ar a
he
ad
wh
ich
will
bri
ng
furt
he
r g
row
th in
AW
DT
off
eri
ng
s, p
arti
cula
rly
to n
ew
an
d m
ore
div
ers
e g
rou
ps
of w
om
en
.
In a
dd
itio
n, t
og
eth
er
wit
h o
ur
stra
teg
ic p
artn
ers
, we
will
be
exp
lori
ng
ho
w t
o m
ore
clo
sely
me
asu
re a
nd
re
po
rt o
n t
he
imp
act
of t
he
tra
nsf
orm
atio
nal
ch
ang
es
be
ing
mad
e b
y A
WD
T
gra
du
ate
s in
Ne
w Z
eal
and
’s p
rim
ary
ind
ust
rie
s.
Ch
arm
ain
e O
’Sh
ea
Follo
win
g A
WD
T’s
est
ablis
hm
en
t as
a re
cog
nis
ed
an
d
valu
ed
pri
mar
y se
cto
r
org
anis
atio
n, t
he
Tru
st
furt
he
r e
volv
ed
in 2
01
6
to s
cale
up
an
d e
xte
nd
its
off
eri
ng
s, w
hils
t e
nsu
rin
g
it b
uild
s th
e c
apac
ity
to
do
so
.
We
are
se
ein
g
tran
sfo
rmat
ion
al c
han
ge
as a
re
sult
of o
ur
gra
du
ate
s’
incr
eas
ing
pre
sen
ce
wit
hin
th
e p
rim
ary
sect
or,
ste
mm
ing
fro
m t
he
qu
alit
y d
eve
lop
me
nt
and
su
pp
ort
we
stri
ve t
o p
rovi
de.
The
20
16
ye
ar s
aw a
co
nti
nu
atio
n o
f ou
r st
rate
gy
to m
ain
tain
and
imp
rove
th
e d
ep
th a
nd
qu
alit
y o
f AW
DT
off
eri
ng
s. A
t
the
sam
e t
ime,
pro
gre
ss w
as m
ade
in p
rep
arin
g t
he
Tru
st
for
gro
wth
into
a fi
nan
cial
ly, s
oci
ally
, en
viro
nm
en
tally
an
d
pro
gre
ss-l
ed
org
anis
atio
n.
This
qu
adru
ple
bo
tto
m li
ne
ap
pro
ach
to
pe
rfo
rman
ce
sup
po
rts
ou
r b
elie
f th
at c
han
gin
g w
orl
d v
iew
s o
f re
sou
rce
ste
war
dsh
ip w
ill r
eq
uir
e w
om
en
to
be
ab
le t
o le
ad
wit
hin
th
ese
fou
r co
nte
xts.
We
be
lieve
th
is is
th
e fu
ture
me
asu
rem
en
t to
ol o
f bu
sin
ess
an
d c
om
mu
nit
y su
cce
ss a
nd
AW
DT
has
a d
esi
re t
o s
up
po
rt w
om
en
to
be
re
ady
to le
ad a
nd
con
trib
ute
in t
his
way
.
Incr
eas
ed
inve
stm
en
t b
y o
ur
ind
ust
ry p
artn
ers
in 2
01
6
en
able
d u
s to
pilo
t n
ew
pro
gra
mm
es,
re
ach
ne
w g
rou
ps
of w
om
en
an
d s
up
po
rt n
ew
re
gio
nal
ne
two
rks.
Th
is w
ork
will
be
bu
ilt in
on
in 2
01
7 a
nd
be
yon
d w
he
n w
e s
cale
pro
gra
mm
es
up
to
re
ach
far
gre
ate
r n
um
be
rs o
f wo
me
n.
In a
wo
rld
wh
ere
vo
lati
lity
is t
he
ne
w n
orm
, we
ne
ed
to
be
read
y to
em
bra
ce a
nd
re
spo
nd
qu
ickl
y to
ch
ang
e. A
dap
tive
lead
ers
hip
is o
ne
of t
he
ke
y ar
eas
be
ing
de
velo
pe
d w
ith
in t
he
pri
mar
y se
cto
r, an
d A
WD
T is
no
exc
ep
tio
n.
This
was
illu
stra
ted
by
the
last
-min
ute
re
loca
tio
n o
f th
e
Esca
lato
r M
od
ule
5 a
nd
gra
du
atio
n fr
om
We
llin
gto
n t
o
Mas
tert
on
follo
win
g t
he
Kai
kou
ra e
arth
qu
ake.
Cru
cial
to
this
was
mo
bili
sin
g v
ario
us
ne
two
rks
wh
o w
ork
ed
to
ge
the
r
to e
nsu
re t
hat
th
e n
ee
ds
of a
ll o
ur
stak
eh
old
ers
we
re m
et
ove
r th
e t
hre
e d
ays.
Wh
at a
su
cce
ss a
nd
cre
dit
to
th
e n
ew
AW
DT
adm
inis
trat
ion
te
am t
his
was
. Th
e c
reat
ion
of n
ew
con
ne
ctio
ns
be
twe
en
AW
DT
and
re
gio
nal
lead
ers
was
a b
on
us.
We
hav
e a
chie
ved
a fi
nan
cial
su
rplu
s ag
ain
in t
he
20
16
ye
ar.
This
can
be
att
rib
ute
d t
o a
co
nti
nu
ed
pru
de
nt
app
roac
h,
and
a fo
cus
on
en
suri
ng
we
hav
e t
he
cap
acit
y to
me
et
the
on
go
ing
ne
ed
to
re
inve
st in
re
sear
ch a
nd
de
velo
pm
en
t an
d
an o
rgan
isat
ion
al s
tru
ctu
re t
o d
eliv
er
on
ou
r fu
ture
str
ate
gy.
As
par
t o
f its
co
mm
itm
en
t to
be
st p
ract
ice,
AW
DT
rep
ort
s to
Ch
arit
ies
Serv
ice
s u
nd
er T
ier
3 o
f th
e S
tate
me
nt
of S
erv
ice
Perf
orm
ance
(SSP
) re
po
rtin
g s
tan
dar
ds.
It
has
th
ree
ke
y m
eas
ure
s o
f se
rvic
e p
erf
orm
ance
.
1.
Wo
me
n a
tte
nd
pro
gra
mm
es.
2.
AW
DT
pro
vid
es
acce
ssib
le p
rog
ram
me
s.
3.
The
pro
gra
mm
es
me
et
cou
rse
ob
ject
ive
s.
Co
nte
nts
Ch
air
’s R
ep
ort
No
n-fi
nan
cial
info
rmat
ion
re
late
d t
o t
he
20
16
SSP
is p
rovi
de
d
in t
his
do
cum
en
t. Fi
nan
cial
info
rmat
ion
is p
rovi
de
d s
ep
arat
ely
and
is a
vaila
ble
on
re
qu
est
.
45
Ex
ecu
tiv
e D
ire
cto
r’s
Re
po
rt
It is
wid
ely
-re
cog
nis
ed
th
at t
he
firs
t fi
ve y
ear
s o
f an
y n
ew
bu
sin
ess
are
th
e t
ou
gh
est
. Ho
we
ver,
for
AW
DT
tho
se y
ear
s
we
re a
bo
ut
com
mu
nic
atin
g o
ur ‘
wh
y’, c
reat
ing
re
lati
on
ship
s
and
bu
ildin
g p
artn
ers
hip
s an
d p
rog
ram
me
s fo
r in
du
stry
an
d
the
wo
me
n w
e b
elie
ved
in a
nd
su
pp
ort
ed
.
AW
DT
’s si
xth
yea
r, 20
16, w
as c
har
acte
rised
by
evid
ence
that
we
had
ach
ieve
d th
ose
five
-yea
r go
als.
It w
as a
tran
sitio
nal
per
iod
to
gea
r up
for t
he
nex
t ste
p a
nd
a ti
me
for r
eflec
tion
.
Fli
pp
ing
th
e s
crip
t I a
m o
fte
n a
ske
d w
hat
AW
DT
do
es.
It’s
eas
y to
tal
k ab
ou
t
the
po
siti
ve c
han
ge
an
d t
ran
sfo
rmat
ion
exp
eri
en
ced
by
agri
sect
or
wo
me
n, t
he
ir fa
mili
es,
co
mm
un
itie
s an
d in
du
stri
es
as a
resu
lt o
f ou
r w
ork
.
Wh
en s
om
eon
e as
ks w
hy
we
do
it, t
hat
’s p
rett
y ea
sy a
s w
ell.
We
star
ted
wit
h t
he
bel
ief t
hat
gro
win
g t
he
po
ten
tial
of w
om
en
bu
ilds
a st
ron
ger
an
d m
ore
sec
ure
prim
ary
sect
or.
Fast
forw
ard
to o
ur
sixt
h y
ear
and
th
at b
elie
f has
bec
om
e a
real
ity.
We
hav
e s
ucc
ee
de
d in
flip
pin
g t
he
scr
ipt
for
ho
w w
om
en
vie
w t
he
ir c
on
trib
uti
on
s an
d h
ow
th
e s
ect
or
vie
ws
wo
me
n’s
po
ten
tial
. Th
is c
on
cep
t is
evi
de
nt
in a
ll o
ur
pro
gra
mm
es.
Ou
r U
nd
ers
tan
din
g Y
ou
r Fa
rmin
g B
usi
ne
ss (U
YFB
) gra
du
ate
s
flip
th
e s
crip
t fo
r h
ow
th
ey
vie
w t
he
mse
lve
s, m
ovi
ng
fro
m
sayi
ng
“I’m
just
a...”
to
se
ein
g t
he
mse
lve
s as
cri
tica
l far
min
g
par
tne
rs in
th
e s
trat
eg
ic a
nd
op
era
tio
nal
su
cce
ss o
f th
eir
farm
ing
bu
sin
ess
es.
The
way
farm
ing
men
en
gag
e w
ith t
hes
e w
om
en (t
hei
r par
tner
s)
has
als
o c
han
ge
d. D
ynam
ic a
nd
ne
wly
-en
erg
ise
d t
eam
s h
ave
ste
pp
ed
up
th
eir
farm
pla
nn
ing
an
d m
on
ito
rin
g, a
nd
th
eir
bu
sin
ess
es
are
mo
re fi
nan
cial
ly r
ob
ust
. Ne
w c
on
vers
atio
ns
be
twe
en
par
tne
rs h
ave
cre
ate
d a
gre
ate
r se
nse
of b
ein
g a
team
th
at c
an s
har
e t
he
load
.
We’
ve a
lso
flip
pe
d t
he
scr
ipt
on
ho
w o
ur
sect
or
is u
tilis
ing
an
d
reco
gn
isin
g t
ale
nt.
This
was
evi
de
nt
in t
he
20
16
loca
l bo
dy
ele
ctio
ns
wh
en
eig
ht
Esca
lato
r g
rad
uat
es
we
re e
lect
ed
to
dis
tric
t an
d r
eg
ion
al c
ou
nci
l an
d h
eal
th b
oar
d p
osi
tio
ns.
Re
sea
rch
, de
sig
n, d
eli
ve
r A
WD
T is
no
lon
ge
r vi
ew
ed
by
the
se
cto
r as
an
org
anis
atio
n
that
de
live
rs p
rog
ram
me
s fo
r w
om
en
. It
has
be
com
e t
he
par
tne
r o
f ch
oic
e in
th
e r
ese
arch
, de
sig
n a
nd
de
live
ry o
f
tran
sfo
rmat
ion
al d
eve
lop
me
nt
and
su
pp
ort
for
wo
me
n.
In 2
01
6 t
he
co
nti
nu
ed
su
cce
ss o
f U
YFB
re
sult
ed
in a
n
ext
en
de
d f
un
din
g c
om
mit
me
nt
fro
m t
he
Re
d M
eat
Pro
fit
Par
tne
rsh
ip t
hat
will
en
able
AW
DT
to d
eliv
er
the
pro
gra
mm
e
to 2
,30
0 m
ore
wo
me
n o
ver
the
ne
xt fo
ur
year
s.
This
incl
ud
es
the
Wāh
ine
Māi
a, W
āhin
e W
he
nu
a (U
YFB
)
pro
gra
mm
e fo
r M
āori
wo
me
n t
hat
was
su
cce
ssfu
lly p
ilote
d
in t
hre
e r
eg
ion
s as
we
forg
ed
ne
w r
ela
tio
nsh
ips
wit
h M
āori
wo
me
n a
nd
lead
ers
.
We
par
tne
red
wit
h W
ork
Safe
Ne
w Z
eal
and
to
me
et
the
ne
ed
to
ch
ang
e t
he
way
far
me
rs v
iew
an
d m
anag
e h
eal
th
and
saf
ety
. Th
is s
tem
me
d f
rom
ou
r re
sear
ch a
nd
wo
rk
wit
h w
om
en
wh
ich
has
sh
ow
n t
hat
th
ey
hav
e t
he
ab
ility
and
cap
acit
y to
lead
on
-far
m c
han
ge
. Th
e
pro
gra
mm
e ‘P
rote
ctin
g
You
r Te
am’ w
as d
esi
gn
ed
and
de
live
red
in a
way
th
at g
oe
s b
eyo
nd
com
plia
nce
to
ch
ang
ing
he
arts
, min
ds
and
be
liefs
.
Ex
pa
nd
ing
ne
two
rks
Gro
wth
of A
WD
T p
rog
ram
mes
an
d g
row
ing
nu
mb
ers
of h
igh
ly-
eng
aged
wo
men
hav
e cr
eate
d a
wav
e o
f new
reg
ion
al g
rou
ps
bei
ng
form
ed b
y A
WD
T g
rad
uat
es a
rou
nd
New
Zea
lan
d.
New
inve
stm
ent
by
Bee
f + L
amb
New
Zea
lan
d e
nab
led
us
to
emb
ark
on
a p
roje
ct t
o a
ctiv
ely
sup
po
rt a
nd
em
po
wer
th
ese
gro
up
s fo
rmed
as
a d
irect
resu
lt o
f wo
men
see
ing
th
emse
lves
and
th
eir
con
trib
uti
on
s d
iffer
entl
y, a
nd
see
kin
g o
n-g
oin
g
edu
cati
on
an
d c
on
nec
tio
ns.
Ou
r p
hilo
sop
hy
is t
o c
on
nec
t, su
pp
ort
an
d g
row
th
ese
gro
up
s
by
sup
po
rtin
g t
hei
r le
ader
ship
rat
her
th
an c
o-o
rdin
atin
g o
r
man
agin
g t
hem
.
Sca
lin
g u
pD
evel
op
ing
AW
DT
’s in
tern
al s
tru
ctu
re t
o e
nab
le d
eliv
ery
of
dev
elo
pm
ent
and
su
pp
ort
to
mo
re w
om
en a
nd
to
en
sure
lon
g-t
erm
su
stai
nab
ility
was
a fo
cus
in 2
016.
Th
is in
clu
ded
the
crea
tio
n o
f a s
enio
r le
ader
ship
tea
m, r
ecru
itm
ent
of
two
new
ad
min
istr
ato
rs, i
mp
rove
d IT
sys
tem
s an
d t
rain
ing
of 1
3 n
ew fa
cilit
ato
rs.
Rec
ruit
men
t fo
r th
e n
ewly
-cre
ated
Bu
sin
ess
Man
ager
po
siti
on
beg
an a
t th
e en
d o
f th
e ye
ar, f
or
app
oin
tmen
t in
ear
ly 2
017.
Re
fle
ctio
nA
fte
r se
ven
ye
ars
of
inte
nse
act
ivit
y w
ith
AW
DT,
I to
ok
a
thre
e-m
on
th s
abb
atic
al t
o s
tep
bac
k, r
efl
ect
an
d e
xplo
re
ne
w t
hin
kin
g. T
han
ks t
o t
he
su
pp
ort
of T
rust
ee
s, t
he
offi
ce
team
, act
ing
ED
Lin
da
Siss
on
s, a
ctin
g B
usi
ne
ss M
anag
er
Rac
he
l Sm
ith
an
d o
ur
faci
litat
ors
, eve
ryth
ing
was
co
vere
d.
AW
DT
is c
har
acte
rise
d b
y it
s d
ee
p r
ela
tio
nsh
ips
wit
h
ind
ust
ry, o
ur
par
tne
rs a
nd
wo
me
n. M
y sa
bb
atic
al p
rove
d
no
exc
ep
tio
n w
he
n a
ll o
f th
ese
gro
up
s su
pp
ort
ed
my
de
sire
to u
se t
hat
tim
e t
o m
axim
um
eff
ect
. Th
ank
you
to
AN
Z a
nd
FMG
for
amaz
ing
sh
ado
win
g o
pp
ort
un
itie
s w
ith
th
eir
ke
y
lead
ers
th
at a
llow
ed
me
to
exp
eri
en
ce h
ow
oth
ers
lead
.
Wra
p u
pW
e a
re a
chie
vin
g o
ur
visi
on
an
d c
reat
ing
th
e
tran
sfo
rmat
ion
al c
han
ge
we
so
ug
ht
at A
WD
T’s
ou
tse
t.
AW
DT
has
cre
ate
d a
ne
w s
tory
for
ou
r se
cto
r; o
ne
th
at
invo
lve
s w
om
en
, th
eir
par
tne
rs, o
ur
par
tne
rs a
nd
a s
tro
ng
er,
mo
re s
ecu
re f
utu
re.
I kn
ow
wit
ho
ut
do
ub
t th
at I
spe
ak fo
r
all r
eci
pie
nts
of
ou
r w
ork
wh
en
I sa
y th
ank
you
for
be
lievi
ng
in u
s, fo
r st
and
ing
sh
ou
lde
r-to
-sh
ou
lde
r w
ith
us,
for
kee
pin
g
it r
eal
an
d fo
r cr
eat
ing
po
siti
ve c
han
ge
as
we
jou
rne
yed
tog
eth
er.
Han
g o
nto
yo
ur
hat
s in
20
17
!
Lin
dy
Ne
lso
n
AW
DT
is
go
ve
rne
d b
y a
Bo
ard
of
sev
en
ap
po
inte
d T
rust
ee
s w
ith
ex
ten
siv
e e
xp
eri
en
ce
of
pri
ma
ry i
nd
ust
ry g
ov
ern
an
ce a
nd
ma
na
ge
me
nt.
Th
ey
co
me
fro
m t
hro
ug
ho
ut
Ne
w
Ze
ala
nd
, fro
m N
ort
hla
nd
to
So
uth
lan
d a
nd
me
et
qu
art
erl
y.
Du
rin
g 2
01
6, D
r S
cott
Ch
am
pio
n w
as
we
lco
me
d t
o t
he
Bo
ard
as
a T
rust
ee
. An
ex
pe
rie
nce
d l
ea
de
r, s
tra
teg
ist
an
d e
xecu
tiv
e m
an
ag
er,
Sco
tt h
as
wo
rke
d a
cro
ss t
ert
iary
ed
uca
tio
n, i
nn
ov
ati
ve
org
an
isa
tio
ns
in t
he
pri
va
te s
ec
tor
an
d i
nd
ust
ry s
erv
ice
de
liv
ery
an
d a
dv
oca
cy
fo
r m
ore
th
an
21
ye
ars
.
Ch
arm
ain
e O
’Sh
ea
(Ch
air
)
Lin
dy
Ne
lso
n M
NZ
MF
i Da
lge
ty
Ro
ss V
err
y
Dr
Sco
tt C
ha
mp
ion
Mu
rra
y D
on
ald
Hin
era
ng
i Ed
wa
rds
Ma
vis
Mu
llin
s M
NZ
M, P
atr
on
Go
ve
rna
nce
6
Su
pp
ort
ing
re
gio
na
l eco
no
mie
s R
eg
ion
al s
up
po
rt g
rou
ps
be
ing
est
ablis
he
d b
y A
WD
T
gra
du
ate
s th
rou
gh
ou
t N
ew
Ze
alan
d a
re e
nab
ling
on
go
ing
co
nn
ect
ion
, su
pp
ort
, ne
two
rkin
g, k
no
wle
dg
e
tran
sfe
r an
d d
eve
lop
me
nt
for
wo
me
n.
In 2
01
6, n
ew
inve
stm
en
t b
y B
ee
f +
Lam
b N
ew
Ze
alan
d
allo
we
d A
WD
T to
em
bar
k o
n a
pilo
t p
roje
ct t
o a
ctiv
ely
sup
po
rt a
nd
em
po
we
r th
ese
gro
up
s, b
eg
inn
ing
wit
h
nin
e g
rou
ps
form
ed
by
Un
de
rsta
nd
ing
Yo
ur
Farm
ing
Bu
sin
ess
gra
du
ate
s.
We
are
wo
rkin
g t
o c
on
ne
ct, s
up
po
rt a
nd
gro
w
the
se g
rou
ps
by
sup
po
rtin
g t
he
ir le
ade
rsh
ip a
nd
pro
vid
ing
re
sou
rce
s, r
ath
er
than
co
-ord
inat
ing
or
man
agin
g t
he
m.
The
y ar
e q
uic
kly
evo
lvin
g in
to
po
siti
ve in
flu
en
ces
for
gra
du
ate
s, t
he
ir b
usi
ne
sse
s,
com
mu
nit
ies
and
th
e s
ect
or
as a
wh
ole
.
Bu
oye
d a
nd
en
thu
sed
to
en
gag
e w
he
n s
urr
ou
nd
ed
by
mo
tiva
ted
wo
me
n o
f si
mila
r m
ind
set,
th
e g
rad
uat
es
are
dra
win
g f
rom
a w
ide
r p
oo
l of
farm
ers
, en
gag
ing
futu
re p
arti
cip
ants
by
giv
ing
th
em
a g
rou
p t
o jo
in a
fte
r
com
ple
tin
g t
he
ir p
rog
ram
me
.
All
gro
up
s w
ill p
rog
ress
ove
rtim
e t
o b
eco
me
sta
nd
-
alo
ne
se
lf-m
ain
tain
ing
hu
bs.
On
ce a
gai
n, o
ne
of
ou
r g
rad
uat
es,
San
dra
Mat
the
ws,
is le
adin
g t
his
ne
w
init
iati
ve o
n b
eh
alf
of
AW
DT.
We
loo
k fo
rwar
d t
o b
rin
gin
g le
ade
rs o
f al
l nin
e g
rou
ps
tog
eth
er
in W
elli
ng
ton
fo
r le
ad
ers
hip
tra
inin
g in
ear
ly 2
01
7.
Esc
ala
tor
wo
me
n e
lect
ed
to lo
cal b
od
ies
Inv
est
ing
in s
ust
ain
ab
le p
rosp
eri
ty
AW
DT
co
nti
nu
es
to f
ocu
s o
n e
qu
ipp
ing
an
d e
mp
ow
eri
ng
wo
me
n t
o c
rea
te p
osi
tive
cha
ng
e in
th
e p
rim
ary
se
cto
r in
fo
ur
inte
rde
pe
nd
en
t a
rea
s.
1.
Wo
me
n’s
de
velo
pm
en
t an
d h
ow
th
ey
vie
w t
he
mse
lve
s.
2.
Mo
re p
rofi
tab
le a
nd
pro
du
ctiv
e p
rim
ary
ind
ust
rie
s.
3.
Sust
ain
abili
ty fo
r in
div
idu
als,
co
mm
un
itie
s an
d t
he
en
viro
nm
en
t.
4.
Dri
vin
g p
rog
ress
th
rou
gh
lear
nin
g, i
nn
ova
tio
n a
nd
adap
tin
g t
o c
han
ge
.
This
ap
pro
ach
to
per
form
ance
su
pp
ort
s A
WD
T’s
bel
ief t
hat
chan
gin
g v
iew
s o
f ho
w w
e ca
re fo
r o
ur
reso
urc
es -
hu
man
,
nat
ura
l an
d e
con
om
ic -
will
req
uire
wo
men
to
be
able
to
lead
wit
hin
th
ese
con
text
s.
This
is p
arti
cula
rly
tru
e o
f p
rim
ary
ind
ust
rie
s w
ho
se v
alu
e
chai
ns
and
cu
sto
me
rs a
re s
tart
ing
to
me
asu
re p
rim
ary
ind
ust
ry p
rod
uct
s, b
usi
ne
ss a
nd
co
mm
un
itie
s in
th
is w
ay.
A p
roje
ct t
o m
ore
clo
sely
me
asu
re t
he
so
cial
, fin
anci
al a
nd
en
viro
nm
en
tal i
mp
act
of
AW
DT
’s w
ork
will
be
gin
in 2
01
7.
Em
po
we
rin
g w
om
en
,
dri
vin
g p
rod
uct
ivit
y
Un
de
rsta
nd
ing
Yo
ur
Farm
ing
Bu
sin
ess
gra
du
ate
,
Jo H
orr
ell
, ex
pla
ins
ho
w t
he
pro
gra
mm
e c
ha
ng
ed
ho
w s
he
vie
ws
he
r ro
le in
he
r fa
rmin
g b
usi
ne
ss,
imp
rov
ed
its
!n
an
cia
l ma
na
ge
me
nt
an
d c
rea
ted
a m
ore
su
sta
ina
ble
fa
rmin
g p
art
ne
rsh
ip w
ith
he
r
hu
sba
nd
Bry
ce.
“Fro
m m
y o
wn
pe
rso
na
l po
int
of
vie
w, I
no
w s
ee
tha
t th
e s
kill
s I h
ave
we
re r
igh
t th
ere
in f
ron
t
of
me
, bu
t w
ere
n’t
be
ing
use
d. A
s w
om
en
, we
un
de
rest
ima
te o
urs
elv
es.
No
w t
ha
t I u
nd
ers
tan
d t
he
imp
ort
an
ce o
f w
ha
t si
ts
be
hin
d t
he
nu
mb
ers
an
d h
ow
di#
ere
nt
nu
mb
ers
imp
act
pa
rts
of
the
bu
sin
ess
, we
are
mo
re in
co
ntr
ol
an
d a
re d
riv
ing
th
e b
usi
ne
ss f
orw
ard
to
ge
the
r.
We
no
w m
ee
t re
gu
larl
y w
ith
th
e b
an
k a
nd
ca
n s
ee
the
m t
hin
kin
g ‘t
he
se s
he
ep
fa
rme
rs a
re a
bit
mo
re
on
th
e b
all
!’.
We
’ve
bo
th a
lwa
ys
wo
rke
d o
n t
he
fa
rm b
ut
are
als
o
sha
rin
g t
he
bu
sin
ess
an
d !
na
nci
al s
ide
of
it lo
t m
ore
no
w. W
e’v
e s
tep
pe
d b
ack
an
d lo
ok
ed
at
the
big
ge
r
pic
ture
to
ge
the
r, a
nd
are
pic
kin
g u
p o
n s
ma
ll t
hin
gs
ea
rlie
r re
ali
sin
g h
ow
cri
tica
l th
ey
are
to
ca
sh%
ow
an
d p
ro!
t.
Wh
at
I le
arn
t fr
om
UY
FB
all
ow
ed
us
to h
av
e n
ew
con
ve
rsa
tio
ns.
We
are
mo
re in
co
ntr
ol o
f o
ur
bu
sin
ess
, fo
cuse
d o
n g
ett
ing
ah
ea
d a
nd
ab
le t
o
an
tici
pa
te c
ha
ng
e w
ell
be
fore
it h
ap
pe
ns.
”
HER S
TORY
HER S
TORY
Wh
en
th
e p
ea
we
ev
il b
iose
curi
ty c
risi
s h
it
Wa
ira
rap
a’ s
cro
pp
ing
fa
rme
rs in
20
16
, it
wa
s
AW
DT
Esc
ala
tor
gra
du
ate
an
d lo
cal c
rop
pin
g
farm
er,
Ka
ren
Will
iam
s, w
ho
bro
ug
ht
ne
w
thin
kin
g t
o t
he
ta
ble
.
Ka
ren
be
cam
e t
he
ara
ble
ind
ust
ry r
ep
rese
nta
tive
on
MP
I’s g
ove
rna
nce
gro
up
fo
r th
e p
ea
we
ev
il
resp
on
se.
Sh
e t
he
n f
aci
litat
ed
dis
cuss
ion
s a
bo
ut
sup
po
rt o
pti
on
s fo
r a
#e
cte
d f
arm
ers
an
d h
ow
th
e
loca
l in
du
stry
mig
ht
bu
ild r
esi
lien
ce in
th
e f
utu
re.
“Su
dd
en
ly w
e f
ou
nd
we
we
re a
ll fa
cin
g a
ne
w
cha
llen
ge
to
ge
the
r. W
e w
an
ted
to
bu
ild s
om
e
resi
lien
ce in
ou
r in
du
stry
rat
he
r th
an
just
wo
nd
eri
ng
ho
w w
e c
an
su
rviv
e f
or
the
ne
xt t
wo
yea
rs u
nd
er
the
ba
n o
n g
row
ing
pe
as
– w
hic
h
cou
ld h
ave
dir
e e
#e
cts
for
pe
op
le.”
“We
ne
ed
to
th
ink
mo
re c
leve
rly
ab
ou
t w
hat
we
gro
w a
nd
ho
w w
e c
an
wo
rk m
ore
co
llect
ive
ly t
o
sup
ply
qu
alit
y p
rod
uct
s –
a m
ass
ive
ch
alle
ng
e
wh
en
eve
ryo
ne
ha
s b
ee
n d
oin
g t
he
ir o
wn
th
ing
.
Un
de
rsta
nd
ing
ma
rke
t o
pp
ort
un
itie
s b
efo
re
de
cid
ing
wh
at t
o g
row
is a
lso
vit
al.”
To t
his
en
d, a
re
gio
na
l cro
pp
ing
str
ate
gy
is b
ein
g
pro
po
sed
an
d K
are
n is
ho
pe
ful t
ha
t o
pti
on
s
be
ing
exp
lore
d t
o f
un
d it
s d
eve
lop
me
nt
will
com
e t
o f
ruit
ion
.
Ad
rie
nn
e W
ilco
ck
De
bb
ie E
va
ns
Be
v G
ibso
n
Lib
by
Jo
ne
s
Ru
th R
ain
ey
Cla
ire
McK
ay
Pe
nn
y S
ma
rt
Su
e B
row
n
Le
ad
ing
su
sta
ina
ble
solu
tio
ns
Esc
ala
tor
Alu
mn
i su
cce
ed
in
loca
l bo
dy
ele
ctio
ns
H
ard
wo
rk, u
nd
ers
tan
din
g t
he
issu
es,
mak
ing
con
ne
ctio
ns
and
usi
ng
th
eir
Esc
alat
or
skill
s sa
w n
o
few
er
than
eig
ht
Esc
alat
or
gra
du
ate
s e
lect
ed
to
lead
ers
hip
po
siti
on
s in
th
e 2
01
6 lo
cal b
od
y e
lect
ion
s.
Co
ng
ratu
lati
on
s to
Cla
ire
McK
ay (
En
viro
nm
en
t
Can
terb
ury
), S
ue
Bro
wn
, Ru
th R
ain
ey,
Pe
nn
y S
mar
t,
Ad
rie
nn
e W
ilco
ck (
dis
tric
t co
un
cils
), B
ev
Gib
son
an
d
De
bb
ie E
van
s (D
HB
s).
Lib
by
Jon
es
was
ele
cte
d t
o t
he
Kai
par
a D
istr
ict
Co
un
cil a
nd
th
e N
ort
hla
nd
DH
B.
Jo a
nd
Bry
ce H
orr
ell
Ka
ren
Will
iam
s
7
89
13
n
ew
fa
cili
tato
rs
3
ne
w t
ea
m
me
mb
ers
8
Alu
mn
i e
lect
ed
to
lo
cal b
od
ies
2
pil
ot
pro
gra
mm
es
2300
m
ore
cri
tica
l fa
rmin
g
par
tner
s fu
nd
ed
17
7
UY
FB
gra
ds
68
F
irst
Ste
ps
wo
me
n
42
M
āo
ri c
riti
cal
farm
ing
p
art
ne
rs
15
E
sca
lato
r g
rad
s
26
B
ee
f +
La
mb
N
ew
Ze
ala
nd
Fa
rme
r C
ou
nci
l gra
ds
54
P
rote
ctin
g
Yo
ur
Tea
m
gra
ds
Pro
gra
mm
e r
ese
arc
h, d
esi
gn
, de
liv
ery
Re
sea
rch
, de
sig
n a
nd
de
live
ry o
f sk
ills
tra
inin
g a
nd
pe
rso
na
l de
ve
lop
me
nt
en
ab
ling
wo
me
n
to g
row
pri
ma
ry in
du
stri
es
con
tin
ue
d a
t fu
ll p
ace
du
rin
g 2
01
6.
Exi
stin
g p
rog
ram
me
s w
ere
ag
ain
fu
lly-
sub
scri
be
d a
nd
tw
o p
ilot
pro
gra
mm
es
- P
rote
ctin
g Y
ou
r Te
am
an
d W
āh
ine
Mā
ia,
Wā
hin
e W
he
nu
a (
UY
FB
) -
com
ple
ted
.
The
str
on
g d
em
and
for
Un
de
rsta
nd
ing
Yo
ur
Farm
ing
Bu
sin
ess
(UY
FB) r
esu
lte
d in
a g
reat
ly-
ext
en
de
d fu
nd
ing
co
mm
itm
en
t b
y th
e R
ed
Me
at P
ro!
t P
artn
ers
hip
as
the
y sh
are
d o
ur
asp
irat
ion
to e
nab
le 2
,30
0 m
ore
farm
ing
wo
me
n t
o d
o t
he
pro
gra
mm
e o
ver
the
ne
xt fo
ur
year
s.
Th
e h
ea
rt o
f h
ea
lth
an
d s
afe
ty“A
WD
T’s
Pro
tect
ing
Yo
ur T
eam
pro
gra
mm
e co
mes
fro
m th
e
ph
iloso
ph
y o
f cre
ati
ng
a c
ult
ure
of h
ealt
h a
nd
sa
fety
tha
t get
s
ever
yon
e h
om
e sa
fely
eve
ry n
igh
t. Th
at t
ota
lly re
son
ate
d w
ith
us.
The
cou
rse
sho
wed
me
ho
w to
bu
ild t
his
cu
ltu
re a
nd
ga
ve m
e
the
too
ls to
ea
sily
imp
lem
ent
a h
ealt
h a
nd
sa
fety
pro
gra
mm
e
stra
igh
t a
wa
y. I
ca
me
aw
ay
tota
lly e
nth
usi
ast
ic a
nd
we’
ve
wo
rked
wit
h o
ur t
eam
to p
ut
it in
pla
ce.
Wh
en w
e co
nst
an
tly
bro
ug
ht
it b
ack
to ‘e
very
on
e h
om
e sa
fely
eve
ry n
igh
t’ o
ur s
ta"
cou
ld s
ee t
hey
wer
e va
lued
an
d t
ha
t th
is w
as
imp
ort
an
t to
us.
Ever
yon
e b
ou
gh
t in
to t
he
con
cep
t.”
Co
ral B
ud
do
, Haw
kes
Bay
far
me
r
Cri
tica
l fa
rmin
g p
art
ne
rs
cre
ate
imp
act
C
on
stan
t e
valu
atio
n a
nd
on
go
ing
re
sear
ch s
ho
ws
that
UY
FB
gra
du
ate
s ar
e c
reat
ing
ne
w m
om
en
tum
in t
he
ir f
arm
ing
par
tne
rsh
ips
to in
cre
ase
pro
fita
bili
ty a
nd
pro
du
ctiv
ity.
Ind
ep
en
de
nt
rese
arch
into
th
e p
rog
ram
me’
s im
pac
t b
y U
MR
Re
sear
ch b
eg
an d
uri
ng
th
e y
ear
. In
pre
limin
ary
fin
din
gs,
par
tici
pan
ts r
ate
d U
YFB
hig
hly
, cit
ing
th
e t
op
fou
r re
aso
ns
it
was
use
ful t
o b
e r
ele
van
t co
nte
nt,
he
lpfu
l tu
tors
, ne
two
rkin
g
wit
h o
the
r w
om
en
, an
d c
on
fid
en
ce t
o a
sk q
ue
stio
ns
and
con
trib
ute
to
th
eir
bu
sin
ess
es.
Pre
lim
ina
ry U
MR
Re
sea
rch
fin
din
gs
7
1%
rat
ed
UY
FB a
s e
xce
llen
t
2
8%
rat
ed
it a
s g
oo
d
1
% r
ate
d it
as
ave
rag
e
Re
sult
s o
f th
e r
em
ain
ing
UM
R r
ese
arch
th
at is
me
asu
rin
g h
ow
UY
FB in
flu
en
ces
on
-far
m b
eh
avio
r ar
e e
xpe
cte
d in
ear
ly 2
01
7.
Me
n h
ave
be
en
hig
hly
-su
pp
ort
ive
of
the
ir p
artn
ers
’
incr
eas
ed
invo
lve
me
nt
in t
he
bu
sin
ess
. Hav
ing
en
cou
rag
ed
and
su
pp
ort
ed
wo
me
n t
o d
o t
he
pro
gra
mm
e, m
en
are
th
en
fee
ling
su
pp
ort
ed
th
em
selv
es
as w
om
en
co
ntr
ibu
te m
ore
to
dis
cuss
ion
, op
era
tio
nal
str
ate
gy
and
de
cisi
on
mak
ing
.
De
ve
lop
ing
Mā
ori
ag
rib
usi
ne
ss
Aft
er
be
ing
ap
pro
ach
ed
by
ind
ivid
ual
Māo
ri w
om
en
wh
o
had
exp
eri
en
ced
oth
er
AW
DT
pro
gra
mm
es,
we
pilo
ted
Wāh
ine
Māi
a, W
āhin
e W
he
nu
a (U
YFB
) an
d fo
un
d t
hat
th
is
ne
ed
was
re
al a
nd
val
id.
Thro
ug
h t
he
pilo
t, d
eliv
ered
to
42
wāh
ine
invo
lved
in M
āori
agrib
usi
nes
s in
Gis
bo
rne,
Nat
ion
al P
ark
and
Ro
toru
a, A
WD
T h
as
bec
om
e a
tru
sted
par
tner
in d
evel
op
ing
Māo
ri fa
rmin
g w
om
en.
We
wo
rke
d w
ith
Māo
ri f
acili
tato
rs, H
ine
ran
gi E
dw
ard
s an
d
An
ne
-Mar
ie B
rou
gh
ton
(A
WD
T Es
cala
tor
Alu
mn
i) a
nd
Tin
a
Ng
atai
, to
re
vie
w U
YFB
an
d d
eve
lop
th
e c
on
text
to
be
me
anin
gfu
l fo
r M
āori
wo
me
n, b
rin
gin
g it
to
life
wit
h s
tori
es
and
ko
rero
.
The
par
tici
pan
ts, a
mix
of g
ove
rno
rs a
nd
farm
man
ager
s,
real
ised
th
ey e
ach
had
a c
ritic
al ro
le t
o p
lay
in e
nsu
rin
g t
he
succ
ess
of t
hei
r ag
ribu
sin
ess,
no
mat
ter
wh
at t
hei
r ro
le w
as.
Lear
nin
g m
ore
ab
ou
t th
e b
usi
nes
s o
f far
min
g w
as v
ital
to
th
em.
The
co
mm
un
icat
ion
ski
lls c
on
ten
t o
f th
e p
rog
ram
me
app
ear
ed
eve
n m
ore
re
leva
nt
for
the
se w
āhin
e a
s th
ey
de
alt
wit
h c
om
ple
x b
usi
ne
ss s
tru
ctu
res
and
mu
ltip
le
wh
ānau
re
lati
on
ship
s.
The
ski
lls a
nd
co
nfi
de
nce
th
ey
gai
ne
d w
ill r
esu
lt in
mo
re
sust
ain
able
far
ms
and
hig
he
r fi
nan
cial
re
turn
s.
Wāh
ine
Māi
a W
āhin
e W
hen
ua
will
be
off
ered
in fo
ur r
egio
ns
in
2017
as
par
t o
f th
e w
ider
RM
PP-
fun
ded
UY
FB p
rog
ram
me.
“I h
ave
bee
n lo
oki
ng
for
a s
tart
ing
po
int
an
d to
da
y I f
ou
nd
it.”
“I r
ealis
ed t
he
nee
d t
o b
e in
ten
tio
na
l in
th
e b
usi
nes
s, v
ersu
s th
e tr
ead
ing
wa
ter
ap
pro
ach
.”
“I a
m n
ow
ab
le t
o a
sk t
he
rig
ht
qu
esti
on
s w
hen
try
ing
to
get
th
e w
hā
na
u t
o c
ha
ng
e.”
“I a
m m
ore
po
siti
ve a
bo
ut
rea
din
g fi
na
nci
al a
cco
un
ts a
nd
ha
ve a
bet
ter
fra
mew
ork
to
ass
ess
a b
ig n
ew o
pp
ort
un
ity
– is
it
the
rig
ht
thin
g t
o d
o?
I ha
ve a
bet
ter
un
der
sta
nd
ing
of t
he
imp
ort
an
ce o
f net
wo
rks.”
“Kn
ow
ing
th
ere
are
oth
er w
om
en fa
rmin
g a
nd
we
can
sh
are
ou
r re
med
ies
an
d le
arn
fro
m e
ach
oth
er m
ad
e m
e fe
el g
oo
d.”
“I fe
lt t
ha
t a
s tr
ust
ees,
we
wer
e ‘p
ass
eng
ers’
in t
he
bu
sin
ess.
I a
m n
ow
usi
ng
th
e to
ols
to
dri
ve t
rust
ee d
evel
op
men
t so
we
can
be
mo
re a
ctiv
e, g
ath
er m
ore
info
rma
tio
n a
nd
ask
bet
ter
qu
esti
on
s.”
10
11
Str
ate
gic
pa
rtn
ers
Pro
gra
mm
e p
art
ne
rs
Sp
on
sors
Th
e c
on
tin
ue
d e
volu
tio
n a
nd
gro
wth
of
AW
DT
o#
eri
ng
s in
20
16
to
me
et
the
ne
ed
s o
f in
du
stry
an
d o
f w
om
en
, saw
a f
ocu
s o
n b
uild
ing
ou
r ca
pa
city
to
de
live
r a
wid
er
ran
ge
of
pro
gra
mm
es
to
mo
re w
om
en
in t
he
fu
ture
, wh
ile m
ain
tain
ing
pro
gra
mm
e d
ep
th a
nd
qu
alit
y.
Ou
r p
art
ne
rs
Th
e o
ng
oin
g s
up
po
rt a
nd
in
vo
lve
me
nt
of
ou
r fa
mil
y o
f st
rate
gic
an
d p
rog
ram
me
pa
rtn
ers
an
d s
po
nso
rs c
on
tin
ue
s to
be
a v
ita
l p
art
of
AW
DT
’s s
ucc
ess
.
Pa
rtn
eri
ng
wit
h t
he
se o
rga
nis
ati
on
s e
na
ble
s A
WD
T t
o t
ak
e a
n i
ncl
usi
ve
ap
pro
ach
to
wo
me
n’s
de
ve
lop
me
nt,
ma
kin
g d
ev
elo
pm
en
t p
rog
ram
me
s a
ffo
rda
ble
an
d r
ed
uci
ng
ba
rrie
rs t
o p
art
icip
ati
on
.
Bu
ild
ing
ou
r ca
pa
bil
ity
Sca
lin
g u
pFo
llow
ing
RM
PP
’s co
mm
itm
ent
to fu
lly-f
un
d t
he
Un
der
stan
din
g
You
r Fa
rmin
g B
usi
nes
s an
d W
āhin
e M
āia
Wāh
ine
Wh
enu
a
pro
gra
mm
es o
ver
the
nex
t fo
ur
year
s, w
e in
crea
sed
ou
r
cap
acit
y to
ad
min
iste
r an
d d
eliv
er t
hes
e p
rog
ram
mes
to
man
y
mo
re w
om
en.
An
ad
diti
on
al 1
3 p
rog
ram
me
faci
litat
ors
wer
e re
cru
ited
fro
m
thro
ug
ho
ut
New
Zea
lan
d, i
ncl
ud
ing
AW
DT
gra
du
ates
with
th
e
skill
s, e
xper
ien
ce, a
nd
imp
ort
antl
y, t
he
un
der
stan
din
g o
f th
e
pro
gra
mm
e an
d o
ur c
ult
ure
.
The
fac
ilita
tio
n t
eam
for
the
se p
rog
ram
me
s g
rew
to
22
me
n
and
wo
me
n w
ho
we
bro
ug
ht
tog
eth
er
in O
cto
be
r 2
01
6 fo
r
faci
litat
ion
an
d c
oac
hin
g t
rain
ing
.
A n
ew
fu
ll-ti
me
sta
ff m
em
be
r w
as e
mp
loye
d t
o a
ssis
t in
man
agin
g a
nd
ad
min
iste
rin
g t
he
pro
gra
mm
es.
A n
ew
we
bsi
te in
clu
din
g o
nlin
e r
eg
istr
atio
n fo
r al
l pro
gra
mm
es
wit
h d
atab
ase
inte
gra
tio
n w
as a
lso
su
cce
ssfu
lly d
eve
lop
ed
and
lau
nch
ed
.
AW
DT
te
am
Tow
ard
s th
e e
nd
of
20
16
, ou
r o
ffice
-bas
ed
man
age
me
nt
team
gre
w f
rom
on
e f
ull-
tim
e a
nd
tw
o p
art-
tim
e p
osi
tio
ns
to fo
ur
full-
tim
e e
qu
ival
en
t st
aff m
em
be
rs.
The
y ar
e
Th
e A
WD
T t
ea
m (
fro
m l
eft
): A
nn
a M
ed
lyn
(P
rog
ram
me
Co
ord
ina
tor)
, Ha
nn
ah
Mo
ore
(B
usi
ne
ss S
up
po
rt)
Lis
a S
ims
(Co
mm
un
ica
tio
ns)
, Lin
dy
Ne
lso
n (
Exe
cuti
ve
Dir
ec
tor)
, Ma
ram
a P
ap
wo
rth
(P
rog
ram
me
Co
ord
ina
tor)
, Lu
cy
McK
en
zie
(Bu
sin
ess
Ma
na
ge
r), M
el W
arr
en
(S
pe
cia
l P
roje
cts
). A
bse
nt
Ra
che
l S
mit
h (
Sp
eci
al
Pro
jec
ts).
sup
po
rte
d b
y P
rog
ram
me
Dir
ect
ors
an
d o
ur
team
of
exp
ert
advi
sors
an
d f
acili
tato
rs b
ase
d t
hro
ug
ho
ut
Ne
w Z
eal
and
.
AW
DT
gra
du
ate
s co
nti
nu
e t
o f
ea
ture
str
on
gly
in o
ur
tea
ms.
No
t o
nly
do
th
ey
bri
ng
th
eir
ow
n e
xpe
rtis
e, b
ut
hav
ing
co
mp
lete
d o
ne
or
mo
re o
f o
ur
pro
gra
mm
es,
th
ey
un
de
rsta
nd
, fir
st-h
an
d, t
he
po
we
r o
f st
an
din
g s
ho
uld
er-
to-s
ho
uld
er
wit
h li
ke-m
ind
ed
wo
me
n t
o p
rov
ide
ric
h
lea
rnin
g e
xpe
rie
nce
s.
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