Yo yo Manda! :D

Age

23

About Me

After studying fashion design, being an elite athlete for 13 years traveling the world, and learning about the "glories" of having money working, I woke up one day ready to go on an adventure...
I booked myself a one way ticket to Australia (how adventurous!), and after some time I had started to discover who I was, what was important to me, and that my true interests were not what I thought they were. The dream of becoming a famous fashion designer dissolved, and the real adventure - that we call life - began...

It turns out that Sport and Fashion are not my thing, and that people and Mother Nature are. I completely emmersed myself in jobs, in people and friends, in projects, in envirnoments of all kinds that were my element. And the good old universe did it's thing... The people I needed showed up, the answers unfolded, and here I am today.

I started out putting two and two together, using my skills and applying them to my true interests to make change, and got involved in many projects including voluntarily running large charity fundraisers, the near start up of a certified Organic and Fairtrade made in New Zealand clothing business, being on the committee of, re-branding, and designing new uniforms for my sports club voluntarily, and now my work involves running a non profit organisation for Youth and the Youth Sector, and running a business in the areas of paper and stationery manufacturing and recycling.

If you asked me what do I want to achieve right now? It would be helping young people be empowered to do what their hearts say and make the change they want to see in the world. And how? By contributing to creating a supportive and positive environment (city/country/globe) where they feel empowered, where they can thrive, be supported, innovate, create, think big (massive!) and not be judged, and be the change they want to see in the world.

I love to travel, I love to eat and drink, I love doing the dishes, cleaning and cooking, baking, I love having long philosophical chats, and also enjoy small talk and a good laugh, I love reading, taking time out, escaping the city, and to simply be, and I really, really, really love the Ocean and meeting new people.

I pretty much just live to live and be surrounded by awesome people, so always feel free to say hello anytime :)...


Manda :)

Skills and experience

NPO Management / Operations
Small Business Management
Event + Project Management
Rhythmic Gymnastics Coaching, Judging, Choreography, Group Leadership
Clothing Production - Design, Technical Specifications, Pattern Making, Cutting, Construction, (and a little about) Distribution
Paper, Printing, Stationery Production / Manufacturing

What would you like to learn more about ?

How we can change cultures + embedded habits. Corporate Business Models - the good, the bad and the ugly

What type of volunteer work are you interested in

I'm open to new experiences so hit me with an idea and we'll see!...

Where can you volunteer (or where do you need volunteers)

internationally

What town or city can you volunteer in ( or where do you need volunteers)

Anywhere around the Globe.

Have you got your own transport?

Yes

What awards category would like to enter?

not a volunteer