Our Journey
Let’s harness the potential of all rangatahi (young people), ngā rangatira mō āpōpō – the leaders for tomorrow.
We dream of an Aotearoa where every young person can take part in leadership opportunities that increase their agency and visibility, build their confidence, and foster a sense of belonging.
To make this a reality, all rangatahi must have equal access to information on what leadership opportunities are out there and how to apply. That’s why we’ve developed Aotearoa New Zealand’s first free, one-stop, open-access database highlighting all youth leadership opportunities available to young people under 35.
Are you aware of any upcoming opportunities for young people in Aotearoa? Join us in building this resource together as we strive to break down the information barrier!
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Our Founding Story
Community Kōrero: Celebrating Youth Leadership 2024
Aotearoa New Zealand’s Rangatahi Leadership Opportunities Database (RLOD), launched during Youth Week 2022, seeks to break down the information barrier that many young people face in accessing information about what opportunities are out there and how to apply.
Celebrating Youth Leadership and Two Years of the RLOD
On May 10th, we celebrated the second anniversary of the launch of the Rangatahi Leadership Opportunities Database (RLOD) – two years dedicated to making information on youth leadership more transparent, fair, and accessible for all rangatahi in Aotearoa New Zealand.
OPINION: Bridging the Opportunity Divide
Last Wednesday, we celebrated one year since the launch of our effort to address the opportunity divide in Aotearoa New Zealand—the Rangatahi Leadership Opportunities Database (RLOD).
Rangatahi Leadership Opportunities Database Teachers’ Lunch
On the 12th of August, Multiethnic Young Leaders hosted the Rangatahi Leadership Opportunities Database (RLOD) Teachers’ Lunch event at the University of Auckland Te Tai Tonga (South Auckland) Campus.
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(RLOD), the country’s first free, single-source, open-access database that provides crowdsourced information on all youth leadership opportunities available to young people under 35 in Aotearoa New Zealand during Youth Week 2022.
At Multiethnic Young Leaders, we often talk about “building Aotearoa New Zealand’s pipeline of diverse future leaders.” Despite our status as a small island nation of just 5 million people, we are one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world, home to over 200 different ethnicities.
Multiethnic Young Leaders recently hosted two soft launches, one in Auckland and the other in Wellington, for the Rangatahi Leadership Opportunities Database (RLOD).