“This is what being good kaitiaki is about.”
As the new year shifts gears from Aotearoa summer holiday mode, we are thrilled to announce that our very own, Hiria Te Paki, has been busy achieving her SROI Level 2 qualification. Significantly, she is one of just three people in NZ to achieve this status, the first of Māori descent, and one of a handful of indigenous people worldwide to hold this qualification.
The Level 2 Accredited Practitioner status is an internationally recognized qualification that demonstrates practical application of Social Value and impact management. Through this qualification Te Paki has demonstrated excellence in applied social and environmental impact analysis, managing non-financial impacts, and social impact reporting.
She was able to put her theoretical knowledge into practice writing SROI and Social Impact reports which demonstrated a comprehensive understanding of how the Principles of Social Value are implemented. For Te Paki, this undertaking has been a natural progression. Being raised with a Māori worldview, these are considerations and values she brings to her work everyday.
“My journey throughout the professional pathway recognizes instantly that te ao Māori have been practicing Social Value for generations – that is what being good kaitiaki is about. Social Value International has simply given global language and tools as a starting point to express and measure value. Mihi nui ki ō tātou tūpuna.”
Te Paki also acknowledges Simon Faivel, of Social Ventures Australia, for his support, advice and mentoring. As well as Ngāti Hine Hapū o Taranaki ki te Tonga Charitable Trust.
“For allowing me to produce a Social Value analysis and report on their kaupapa. The analysis honours the relational work that underpins our collective journey toward oranga. It demonstrates how kaupapa Māori approaches and social value methodologies can be braided to tell a fuller story of impact.”
Having this level of knowledge and expertise in Aotearoa, helps us to build a stronger and more aligned context for Social Value in our communities. It helps us to make more meaningful decisions about resource distribution and to design and deliver better outcomes for whānau. Our small but mighty team has been recognized as innovators internationally, especially when it comes to our unique indigenous-led blueprint.
Producing Aotearoa specific SROI reports and impact analysis allows us to communicate impact in ways that matter to whānau, funders and partners. Tools such as stakeholder mapping, outcome harvesting, and valuation techniques enable organisations in our communities to articulate impact in ways that resonate with external partners, funders, and policy audiences, without compromising cultural authenticity.
Te Paki will soon undertake the assurer Level 3 qualification through Social Value International, with CEO, Ben Carpenter, inviting her to be part of an SVI assurer group particularly to provide the indigenous lens as the movement continues to grow and expand into mainstream consciousness.
Te Paki is now our key consultant to undertake SROI reports for clients, as well as mentoring those wanting to complete their SROI L2 qualification.
