Impact Stories

Twin boys, Monty and Mack, arrived 13 weeks early via emergency caesarean section, then spent 120 days in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. It was a tumultuous time for parents Heather and Matt. Volunteers from our partner charity, Bellyful, were able to make things a little easier.

We launched in 2012 with 6 partner charities. 10 years later there are 16 charities on board (20 when we include alumni charities) and a collective of over 700 Kiwis have raised over $3.3 million by regularly giving 1% of their income. Those dollars have made a difference to thousands of lives and the environment across Aotearoa New Zealand.

The price of fruits and vegetables has gone up 15%. When budgets are tight, fresh foods are the most likely items to get left out of the grocery cart. Our partner charity, Fair Food, fills this gap for people in need.

Every single period is different for every single body. Every single body should be able to choose how they want to look after themselves when they have their period. We’re not at that place yet but our partner charity, The Period Place, is helping us get there!

Sue Haldane’s daughter, Lizzie, suffers from a rare genetic condition. Raising a child with a rare medical condition is tough because New Zealand's health system offers no pathways to support. Our partner charity, Rare Disorders NZ, empowered Sue to present a petition to the Minister of Health. It got results!

We don't want to sound like a broken record but... um... we just broke another record! Yep – 5 consecutive quarters with bigger and bigger amounts raised by the Collective for our partner charities.

Marama has been raising her granddaughter for 8 years. When her granddaughter needed a device for schooling, Marama went to WINZ, only to be told that she wasn’t eligible for any additional income support. That's when our partner charity, Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, got involved and turned things around.

Many people in Myanmar struggle to access credit from traditional banks. A lack of credit means a lack of opportunity for budding entrepreneurs who have a business idea that could lift their families and communities out of poverty. Our partner charity, ADC Microfinance, is changing that.

Young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds can sometimes find it difficult to fully express their thoughts and feelings in the language of their new home country. Mixit's VOICES programme is giving them creative ways to say what's on their mind.

Joe Ngametuangaro is a success story from the Future Leaders programme delivered by our partner charity, Inspiring Stories. One Percent Collective givers have played a part in Joe’s success.

After discovering that single-use coffee cups were a big problem on their local beach, students from Waiheke’s Te Huruhi School took action with help from Sustainable Coastlines' Litter Intelligence Education Programme.

COVID changed the food rescue game. It changed the amount of surplus good food and where it came from. It changed who needed that food and how it got to them. Now, Kaibosh’s growth spurt in Kāpiti-Horowhenua is rescuing and distributing more quality surplus food than ever before.