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03How we work

Community andtechnology, together.

Our name comes from the inati — the Tokelauan system for sharing a catch, so that every household receives its portion. The same principle runs through all four stages, whether the programme is a single school workshop or a multi-year partnership. Partners and funders see the plan, the measures and the reporting from the first meeting.

    01

    Listen

    We start with the community, not the technology. Before anything is designed we sit with the people a programme is meant to serve, understand what they already have, and agree in writing what success will look like to them.

    Weeks 1–2
    • Community and partner hui
    • Needs and readiness assessment
    • Agreed success measures
    02

    Co-design

    Programmes are shaped with community leaders, educators and partners at the table — not reviewed by them at the end. Cultural guidance, data consent and language decisions are settled here, before delivery begins.

    Weeks 2–4
    • Co-designed programme plan
    • Cultural and ethics review
    • Data consent agreements
    03

    Deliver

    Training, prototypes and tools are delivered in cohorts, with local facilitators trained alongside them. Every cohort is evaluated as it runs, so the next one is better rather than merely repeated.

    Weeks 4–12
    • Cohort delivery
    • Local facilitators trained
    • Evaluation at every cohort
    04

    Sustain

    Capability that leaves when we leave is not capability. Materials, tools and governance are handed to the community that will keep running them, and we report publicly on what the programme achieved.

    Ongoing
    • Handover of materials and tools
    • Alumni and mentor network
    • Published impact reporting
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