COMMUNITY PROJECT CONCEPTS
These are provided as concepts to demonstrate the application of the “Mauri Model”, and as a creative outlet. If you have any ideas you would like to gift to the project please used the Contact Us form or our socials (links at the bottom of the page).
COMMUNITY PROJECT #418 - ZERO-WASTE MARAE INITIATIVE
Mission Statement:
To restore the sacred integrity of our marae by transitioning to zero-waste operations through composting, reusable systems, and conscious stewardship.
The Needs Assessment:
Currently, many marae are forced into a "high-entropy" waste cycle, importing plastics and disposables for large events that end up in landfills. This is a "thermodynamic leak" that costs money and creates ecological "disorder" (entropy), which is fundamentally at odds with the concept of the marae as a place of Mauri Ora.
COMMUNITY PROJECT #412 - RONGOĀ GARDENS IN SCHOOLS
Mission Statement:
To re-entangle our tamariki with the healing power of the whenua by establishing traditional medicinal (Rongoā) gardens in every Northland school as living classrooms for biology and heritage.
The Needs Assessment:
The "Newtonian Error" has separated our children from the natural world, leading to a loss of "Original Participation." Many tamariki can identify global brands but cannot identify the plants in their own backyard that can heal them. This disconnection contributes to a reliance on expensive, extractive "Babylonian" health models for simple ailments.