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Kete Trust provides subsidised meal kits in kete (bags) to local families who may be temporarily struggling to provide sufficient, healthy food for their whanau due to circumstances out of their control, such as being impacted by the housing crisis in the region, or large, unexpected bills.
Te Hapara School teacher Hoana Brown and student Savannah Gemmell pack a kete with nutritious local produce and meat.  

The Sunrise Foundation gave Kete Trust a $5000 grant towards their operating costs so that they can continue to provide local families with a hand up in times of need. Each kete contains ingredients sourced locally for three meals with generous portions to feed a whanau of six. 

“We’re so grateful to Sunrise for supporting our kaupapa. It means we can provide kete for those in our community who need a bit of extra help, for whatever reason,” says Tui Keenan, Kete CEO and founder. 

Former Gisborne police officer and television personality Tui recognised the number of families in Tairāwhiti unable to feed their families nourishing meals and knew she could use her hunting skills to help. This eventually led to the establishment of Kete Trust. 

“When families can’t afford the fundamental basics, it’s hard for them to put decent sized, nutritious food on the table,” says Tui.  “That’s where we can help, by providing good, fresh food in meal kit form from our region at a subsidised price.”  

Currently offering their services to a limited number of families at Illminster, Waikiriri and Te Hapara Schools, Tui says they hope to expand in the future, first within the region and then further afield but will need more funding and support from local providers to achieve that. 

Kete Trust was awarded their grant through Sunrise on behalf of The Tindall Foundation (TTF). We are proud to be the local funding manager for TTF, trusted to award grants locally on their behalf. 
 

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