by Tarin Persson | May 2, 2024 | Alumni, Events
PUBLISHED APRIL 2024 2024 Annual Awards Each year, you’re invited to join the rest of the First Foundation community to celebrate the achievements of our talented scholars at our Annual Awards evening. The event welcomes a new cohort of outstanding Year 12...
by Tarin Persson | Mar 17, 2024 | Alumni
PUBLISHED MARCH 2024 Roseanne designs a vision for the future Roseanne grew up in South Auckland and went to school at St. Josephs Primary and McAuley High School in Otahuhu. She says her parents always prioritised education for their six children despite the debt...
by Tarin Persson | Mar 13, 2024 | Alumni, Case studies
PUBLISHED MARCH 2024 Tenacity to triumph: Lafoai Tims, Lawyer and Advocate Lafoai Tims is a force in the legal world, her dedication to justice fuelled by a life built on resilience. As a school student, Lafoai’s dream destination seemed impossibly distant. Yet...
by Tarin Persson | Nov 15, 2023 | Alumni, Article, Events, Scholarship partners
PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 2023 First Foundation: Charity of Choice RCSA chose First Foundation as a partner charity for its end-of-year events, and it has become a partnership well worth toasting! It’s not too late in the season to ensure your corporate generosity can...
by Tarin Persson | Sep 19, 2023 | Alumni, Article, Case studies
PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 2023 Magic from Mairehau Jesse Jeffries of Mairehau High School in Christchurch didn’t think he’d be a fit for university. However, a First Foundation scholarship helped him find his passion and excel. Freshly graduated with a...
by Tarin Persson | Aug 16, 2023 | Alumni, Article, Work Experience
PUBLISHED AUGUST 2023 Loshaunce helps create better futures Loshaunce Leaso is a Mike Ross 2021 Scholar who works hard each day for a better future. That means navigating some big transitions into unfamiliar territories. At the same time, he’s aware of how fast...
[…] more about their connection with First Foundation here. […]
[…] Intern, scholar Richard Tong said, “It definitely does provide that insight into how it is in the real world…
[…] on sustainability to their workplaces. Jessica Vandermeer, 2019 Spark New Zealand scholar and Loshaunce Leaso, 2021 Mike Ross scholar show…
[…] cycle of intergenerational poverty. Individual partners also further their impact. For example, the Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Foundation partners…
[…] between their communities, universities and other areas of society. The success of scholars like Mahdi, who supports his refugee…