Kura Kai

Kura Kai is a charitable trust, administered to support rangatahi and whānau across Aotearoa. At Kura Kai we live by the value of manaakitanga with a simple kaupapa of “whānau cooking for whānau”. We do this by raising funds to purchase chest freezers and resources, which we donate to the high schools we support. We then build a local community of volunteers who give their time, money and resources to cook nutritious family meals to help keep the freezers well stocked. Each school is then responsible for distributing the meals to support rangatahi and whānau who need a bit of extra aroha and support. High school students can also be involved in cooking meals right through to coordinating Kura Kai within their school. Integrating the program into the wider life and culture of schools has many benefits and teaches rangatahi important life skills such as cooking healthy meals, project planning, experiencing the benefits of helping others and even gaining unit standards for this work.