MPI’s Rural Community Hubs Programme focuses on the wellness of new moms

January 31, 2021 12:28 AM AEDT | By Kunal Sawhney

MPI’s Rural Community Hubs Programme focuses on the wellness of new moms

Initiatives for healthcare and wellbeing

The MPI’s Rural Community Hubs programme has set a sum of $20,000 for the development of this fund, in order to conduct more research and investigation to develop more and more opportunities that could be of help for the community.

Nick Story, the Director for MPI’s Rural Communities and Farming Support Department, is of the view that the main aim of the programme is to ensure that the isolated communities receive the empowerment that they deserve.

He revealed how life could be difficult for new mothers in rural areas. With their partners toiling at farms the entire day and/or working for extended hours, women may feel isolated. It is essential that the rural people are well taken care of to ensure that employers can find and keep their staff eventually.

Mother’s Group for community care

Phoebe Quinlivan from the Tapawera Community Trust is of the view that a lot of women have benefitted immensely from the mother’s group. Before the group was established, new moms had to drive 45 minutes away to Nelson to find a care.

Besides, it being situated in the hub of their community, this has also connected these women like never before. This is nothing but an additional security line for these women as they can rely on each other for help in times of need.

Ms Quinlivan further said that they had sent out 600 surveys to engage local people with their initiatives, to find out how they think, and how they can be included in various wellness initiatives for the community in the future.

Various community workshops are planned in weeks to come to promote brainstorming of ideas and finding out the best possible solutions for common problems that people face in their day-to-day lives.

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