Farwell to the Ake Ake Centre and hello new graduates!!

This graduation was a special one as these 9 people and their whanau are the final graduates from the Ake Ake Centre in Castlecliff.  The Ake Ake Centre was established in July 2012 and since then 45 graduates for Computers in Homes have been trained over the last 2 years.

The graduates acknowledge the sad loss to their community of the Ake Ake Centre.  They also spoke of how through the Computers in Homes training at the Centre they have met their neighbours and new friends in the Community.  They hoped a new solution could be found so that this whakawhanaungatanga (this bringing together of people in relationships) would continue in our community.

Hon Chester Borrows (MP for Whanganui) , Hamish McDouall (Deputy Mayor Wanganui District Council) and Labour Party candidate) and Sharon Duff (PHO, New Chair of Wanganui Computers in Homes Steering Group and candidate for Council) were our special guests.

Two of our graduates were unable to attend due to illness but we wish them well.  This is Esta Kiriona with Chester Borrows (MP) and Petera Hudson (Trainer).  She bought them to their knees, literally, for this photo :).  Esta is a grandparent who did Computers in Homes so her moko can do their homework when they visit her each week.

Here are our whanau.

Ake Ake Centre Graduation May 2014 on PhotoPeach