Youth Week 2010

Age Concern supports Youth Week each year.

The theme for Youth Week 2010 was ‘Rangatahi ora: whanau ora’, and it was about connecting young people (12-14 years) and their families.

We support the week because intergenerational events that bring older and younger people together are a win:win. Older and younger people all benefit from better understanding and relationships.

Last year there were some great events involving older people:

• Young people put on a dinner for local seniors
• Young people taught older people how to text
• Kaumatua and kuia helped students build a Maori medicinal herb garden.

Local Age Concerns can include information about Youth Week in member newsletters and get younger people involved in Age Concern activities.

Youth week information 

> VISIT the Youth Week website

> VISIT the organisers NZAAHD (New Zealand Aotearoa Adolescent Health and Development) 

> READ about last year's activities, including Hoodie Day