Ara Education Charitable Trust
Supporting educational projects to create a brighter future for all.
Who are we?
The Ara Education Charitable Trust (AECT) was originally started as a successful and innovative partnership between industry, government agencies and five school principals to create employment and training opportunities for South Auckland school leavers.
It was set up as a practical means of helping rangatahi into jobs by supporting them with the transition from school into work. This started out with employment, however, we have expanded our programmes to include:
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Renovating and restoring run-down houses, and returning them as warm, dry housing back into the community
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Reducing landfill by relocating houses that were earmarked for demolition and renovating them, which is part of our bigger waste minimisation goals. Through this we have built a strong partnership with Auckland Council's Waste Minimisation team and are contributing to various pilot projects with waste sorting, deconstruction and general waste minimisation.