Education is the doorway to realising potential and economic empowerment.  It can break the cycle of poverty but it is not always an equal access pathway.   We often get feedback from our awardees that receiving one of The KEECT awards was the make or break decision for them to be able to attend university or continue with their studies.  It also affirms that they are deserving of success and someone believes in them and their abilities.  Many of our awardees are first in family to attend university, and the sense of accomplishment this brings extends through to their whānau and community.

Ways to support us:

The KEECT is a registered charity, so all contributions are tax-deductible.

• Sponsor an Award

Joining The KEECT as a Sponsor Partner is a unique opportunity to connect with a particular area of education that is significant or meaningful to you and your business.  You decide the criteria and what genre of education you want to support.  Your financial support can be the difference in someone’s grades as their financial stress is lessened; it can be the difference in someone’s self-esteem as they know you have chosen to believe in them and their future goals; it can be the difference between someone attending university or not at all.

There are many ways to fund and support an awardee from upfront funding to paying out over the course of their studies.  Your funding proposal could include the opportunity for an internship, or to include your business as a case study as part of their studies.  It could even include the opportunity of employment at the end.

• Leave a gift in your Will

An academic award is a unique and special way to honour the memory of a life well lived.  The Kate Edger Trust offers a platform to facilitate and administer a lasting legacy to support education in an area of education that is meaningful to yourself, or to honour a family member.  Thinking about it now gives us the chance to thank you and to create something together that acknowledges this special last act of kindness.

• Make a one-off donation to contribute to the Awards fund – see below

For a private and confidential conversation, please contact Nina Tomaszyk, General Manager of the Kate Edger Educational Charitable Trust.  nina.tomaszyk@kateedgertrust.org.nz or phone 021 376 411

Many thanks for supporting education!

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”
– Nelson Mandela