Clare Foundation

The Clare Foundation joins with Amotai to create meaningful economic impact

Connecting buyers with verified Māori and Pasifika-owned businesses is at the heart of Amotai. Their ambition to diversify supply chains is generating a groundswell of positive impact for wāhine in business. (Amotai's Anna Edwards with Jan Logie from Clare...

New report sheds light on sexual violence

A new report on Addressing Sexual Violence in New Zealand from the Helen Clark Foundation, funded by Clare, calls for bringing New Zealand's laws and policies in line with best practice to address our very high rates of sexual violence....

All New Zealand women working for free from this week

Pay differences based on performance are justified. Pay differences based on gender or ethnicity aren’t justified, and that’s the key focus at Still Minding The Gap, funded by Clare. Their new research is showing what factors are driving gender and...

Clare invests in CHFA Social Bonds to tackle housing crisis

The Clare Foundation has proudly announced the investment of significant funds into the Community Housing Funding Agency’s (CHFA) Social Bonds, marking major milestones for social investment, community housing and impact investment in New Zealand. CHFA brings together leading philanthropic organisations,...

Indigenous Wellbeing Conference 2025: walking together, flourishing together.

The Indigenous Wellbeing Conference 2025 brought over 500 delegates together in Meanjin (Brisbane) recently, spanning community leaders, Elders, youth voices, service providers, researchers, and policy makers from across Australia, Aotearoa and the Pacific, united under the theme “Walking Together, Flourishing Together:...

Clare team's systems change reflections

Systems change addresses the underlying causes of societal issues, transforming structures, policies, mindsets, and relationships to create lasting, sustainable solutions instead of just treating symptoms. It involves understanding the interconnectedness of our systems, identifying “levers” where change can have the greatest...

Dental for All Roadshow gets underway!

The Dental for All roadshow is heading all over the motu from August to October this year, holding community events from panel discussions, to market stalls, to free dental days and more. Created in early 2022 by campaigners, dentists, and...

Women set to take the wheel in philanthropy

A very insightful and inspiring opinion piece in The Post penned by Eleanor Cater, a philanthropy advisor working for Community Foundations of Aotearoa NZ, reflects on a demographic shift taking place which sees women playing an increasing role in philanthropy. A...

Clare team welcomes new starter

The Clare Foundation has expanded with the announcement of a new role, adding further structure to the foundation as it grows and evolves. Sarah Habib joins as Philanthropic Support Officer, having begun her journey working with the community at a...

Ground-breaking research aims to transform mental health support for rural rangatahi Māori

A three-year project, led by youth charity WĀHI and funded through a major partnership with Clare, will explore culturally grounded approaches to mental health promotion and education for Māori youth—a population group researchers say is critically under-served, while addressing a...

Clare funds integral next phase for Dunedin Study

The University of Otago's 'Dunedin Study' dental team has received a significant funding boost to undertake vital research on oral health, thanks to a three-year grant from the Clare Foundation. The grant will be used to support the collection and analysis...

Helen Clark Foundation project gets Clare Foundation support

The Helen Clark Foundation is proud to announce their latest project, with support from Clare, undertaking a major research and advocacy programme exploring how New Zealand should better address sexual violence against women. While New Zealanders often think of our...

Dental Clinic opens at Auckland City Mission

On 1 July, the Auckland City Mission, with support from Clare, is opening a much-anticipated new dental service in the Calder Health Centre in HomeGround. Oral health is an integral part of general health and wellbeing. Poor oral health can...

Clare Foundation Welcomes Jan Logie To Strategic Lead Role

Clare today announced the appointment of Jan Logie to the role of Strategic Funding Lead – Women. Ms Logie’s career spans decades in leadership roles centered around women and wellbeing – including the YWCA and Hutt Valley Youth Health Service...

Clare attends global oral health gathering

Anne Marie Maikuku, Strategic Lead for Oral Health at Clare recently travelled to Vancouver to attend the World Health Indigenous Conference ‘Healing Our Spirits’, along with 4,000 other representatives from around the globe, with Aotearoa well represented by380 registered participants....

ORAL HEALTH

Strategic Oral Health Lead joins Clare

Anne-marie Maikuku has joined the line up of new faces at Clare, as the Strategic Funding Lead for Oral Health. Her extensive career in the oral health sector spans roles as a dental hygiene and oral health therapist, as well...

Anne Joins Clare

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