Ngā mihi nui ki ngā kaiwhiwhi o Te Korowai Pūtahi Manawa.
Te Korowai Pūtahi Manawa is a Project Fund that champions community-driven, Māori-led research with a kaupapa Māori approach to heart health. The fund was initiated and led by Dr Karen Brewer, Pūtahi Manawa Co-Director Māori, and the Pūtahi Manawa Māori Leadership Team for projects between $50k and $250k, up to three years duration. Recipients embody deep passion and purpose, are firmly rooted in their communities, and share a powerful commitment to improving heart health outcomes for Māori.
Congratulations to the recipients of Te Korowai Pūtahi Manawa.
Kaewa Savage (Ngāti awa, ngāti rangitihi, Te Whānau a Apanui, Ngāi Tahu), from Manawaora Integrative Health and Research Centre.
Amount awarded: $182,268.
Project Title: Strengthening How People Reconnect to the Environment for the Health of the Planet
Dr Jamie-Lee Rahiri (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara, Te Ātihaunui-a-Pāpārangi), from Te Piringa Kōtuku, Tuhauora Medical Associates Ltd.
Amount Awarded: $248,614.
Project Title: E Hika, Kia Manawa Nui, Kia Manawa Ora!
Rowena Dunn (Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi), from Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Whai Maia Ltd.
Amount Awarded: $250,000.
Project Title: Manawa mai, Tatau mai: Heart to heart with Ngāti Whātua ki Ōrākei
Chelsea Cunningham-McLean (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāi Tahu, Ngā
Rauru), from Toi Tangata (Te Hotu Manawa Māori).
Amount Awarded: $250,000.
Project Title: Ngākau ora: The connection of storytelling & heart health
Erina Korohina (Ngāti Porou), from Manawaora Integrative Health and Research Centre.
Amount Awarded: $250,000
Project Title: From Whenua to Whānau: The Health and Environmental Potential of Tupuna-Inspired Eating.
Erina Korohina (Ngāti Porou), from Manawaora Integrative Health and Research Centre
Amount Awarded: $250,000.
Project Title: He Aronga Hou: Reimagining Early Detection of Heart Risk for Māori.