Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu: Wave 6

Project Background

This evaluation focuses on the sixth wave of commissioning involving 27 whānau led initiatives contracted in July 2017 by Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu, the South Islands Whānau Ora commissioning agency. The purpose of this evaluation is to understand how the commissioned Wave Six initiatives are contributing to achieving the goals of Whānau Ora, and the impact this has for whānau. In previous evaluations we have analysed each of the commissioning waves as a bounded system. In this evaluation we are focusing on the system itself seeking to illustrate the collective impact of the 27 initiatives on the fabric of the social system in Te Waipounamu and what can be done to support system improvement.

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