Our Young People’s Stories
Here we share the stories of our young people from Wellington who have had their lives changed by Graeme Dingle Foundation programmes.
Luke's Story
In 2023, I joined Stars at Tawa College, loving the idea of connecting with my year group, and learning skills as a leader. I had no idea the impact that Stars would have on my life. I was a kid, naive of who I was as a person, and what it meant to just be me – what it meant to just be kind, loving and supportive.
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Ethan's Story
At the start of 2020, Ethan realised doing something was better than doing nothing so he signed up for the Career Navigator Community programme through the Graeme Dingle Foundation in Wellington.
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Stars Programme Opens a New Life for Christine
As a shy refugee arriving in New Zealand from Burma, not able to converse freely in English, Christine Philipo struggled to come out of her shell and enjoy her new life – until she found the answer in the Stars programme run by the Graeme Dingle Foundation.
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