OLA (Otara-Youth-Hub Leadership Army) is an Otara youth led movement made up of diverse youth & young adults living in Otara & Papatoetoe who collectively have a goal to re-imagine the community they live in for the better for themselves and their peers. They are youth who have an interest in re-imagining & contributing to positive change for Otara & Papatoetoe from the ground up, who are keen to invest in their own personal growth, meet other like-minded young people while having and being an essential positive Vibe & Role model to others. OLA crew members are supported to grow their leadership skills through both paid & voluntary community project work experience, national & overseas travel, personal & professional development opportunities at conferences, wananga, talanoa & training seminars. They are also supported to identify needs in their community and come up with an initiative(s) to help. This may be a one day event or an ongoing project. By creating and delivering their own initiatives, young people learn project management skills such as:
- Taking collective action for the care of other people.
- Understanding how to participate collectively in response to community challenges.
- Undertaking planning to develop an outcome.
Criteria to Join:
- Are interested in developing yourself.
- Are available to commit time & actively participate.
- Must be between the ages of 15-23 years of age.
- Must live in the Otara-Papatoetoe local board area (Other suburbs would be considered)
- You are interested in meeting other like minded young people in your community.
- You have an interest in creating and being a part of innovative and creative events that make our community a better place to live and grow up in.
OLA Benefits:
- OLA Merch
- Travel opportunities
- Access to support & resources
- Exclusive OYH only events & meet ups
- Scholarships & Recommendation Support
- Work Experience with all OKV & OBB events
- Support to get important tohu including: CV, IRD No, Drivers License & Bank Account
- Free access to the onsite resources including: Music recording studio
and more...
Expectations of members:
- Provide feedback when needed and respond back to communication in OLA chats.
- Attend meeting or events on behalf of the OLA Army as needed.
- Take on opportunities we give you that will help build your leadership skills and open other doors of opportunities.
- Help plan and execute awesome local events and also be available when you can to attend meetings when required.
- Must be between the ages of 15-23 years of age.