Community-led development is about local people in the community, hapū or iwi taking the lead, rather than others from outside. We all lead at different times. This could be at work, in our families, playing sport, in the marae or church kitchen, or at play centre. Building local leadership involves all of your community, hapū or iwi supporting people to develop their strengths and work together.
The community in Mt Roskill has people from over 50 different cultures making it one of the most ethnically diverse suburbs in Auckland. There are people from Pacific, Indian, East and South Asian backgrounds and the leadership for this community needed to recognise this, so that everyone could feel included.
The Mt Roskill community-led development initiative started a programme called 'Roskill Champions' to recognise and provide support for anyone from the neighbourhoods in the suburb to take the lead on something they felt passionate about.
Watch the video about their first project that brought a community hall back to life, and learn how the community has become self-sufficient.
With community-led development, we work within five guiding principles developed by Inspiring Communities: