Our Impact
AWDT’s range of fit-for-purpose programmes, events and support services have evolved and grown since 2010 to meet the needs of industry organisations and individual participants.
So far we have worked directly with more than 3,000 women in primary industries to build their skills and confidence. They are now making a big impact at all levels – in farming businesses, in boardrooms, in management and in communities.
As AWDT graduates understand their purpose and begin to fulfil their potential, they are taking on new challenges and increasing their contributions. This creates a ripple effect that is transforming, farming businesses, communities and the wider industry.
Read our impact stories
- Escalator Alumni
- Critical Farming Partners
- Wāhine Māia, Wāhine Whenua
- It's all about YOU
- Working with industry
Our 2018 annual report is hot off the press with highlights from a year that saw AWDT deliver more programmes to more people in more locations than ever before. Over the coming week we’ll share more details about these milestones and achievements. You can read a copy of the report here: buff.ly/2Ti4Ice. Special thanks to our strategic partners and sponsors for all your support during the year: AGMARDT, ANZ New Zealand , Beef + Lamb New Zealand, DairyNZ, FMG, Ravensdown, Red Meat NZ, CRS Software - Cash Manager, KPMG NZ Farming Business, Farmers Weekly NZ. #SupportedGrowth
Our annual meeting last night was a chance to celebrate the achievements of 2018 and to formally recognise AWDT Founder and Trustee Lindy Nelson, who moved out of her Executive Director role at the end of last year. AWDT, our programmes and the changes in the lives and communities of our almost 3000 graduates are all a result of Lindy’s vision of women fulfilling their potential as vital partners in a thriving primary sector. Following the many tributes, Lindy and husband David were presented with two totara trees: “Like you, these are the mighty giants of the forest.” – Fi Dalgety, AWDT Trustee. Thanks to our partners ANZ New Zealand, AGMARDT, Beef + Lamb New Zealand, DairyNZ, FMG, Ravensdown, Red Meat NZ, CRS Software - Cash Manager, Ministry for Primary Industries. #CreatingPositiveChange
Congratulations Lindy, what an amazing legacy xx
Congratulations Lindy! Has been an absolute privilege to be part of AWDT. Thank you so much for your contribution in all our lives. Nx
Lindy, you are an inspiration. Thank you for your contribution to our industry at large and especially in the appreciation of the role women can play in that. I’m sure you’re not done yet mind you!
Congratulations on a job extremely well done Lindy!! Congratulations to AWDT to accomplishments and vision!!
Congratulations Lindy Nelson. Was great to celebrate with you last night. Thank you again for taking action, lighting the candle and blazing the trail for us to courageously follow your lead. You have made such an incredible difference in the lives of so many women across New Zealand. X
Beautiful congratulations Lindy
Congratulations Lindy, what a difference you have made and will continue to make for rural women across NZ ❤️
Congratulations Lindy! Has been an absolute privilege to be part of AWDT. Thank you so much for your contribution in all our lives. Nx
Congratulations Lindy a wonderful achievement!
Congratulations and well done. X
Thank you Lindy Nelson for your vision, your determination and your perseverance. Our lives, our businesses, our sectors and NZ Inc are stronger, more resilient and poised for the future thanks to you. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts
Congratulations Lindy, What an amazing journey from the beginning of 2008. Really proud to be in your Kellogg cohort, an inspiring contribution.
What a night for #CriticalFarmingPartners! Congratulations to four of our graduates and their farming partners for their care and stewardship of the land at the Horizons Region Ballance Farm Environment Awards last night. Supreme Award winners Trudy & Simon Hales, and award winners Mike & #EscalatorAlumni Tracey Collis, Kylie & Ian Brown, and Philippa & Sam Trotter. #creatingpositivechange
Rachel Taulelei (Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Rarua, Ngāti Koata) is among the fantastic line up of speakers at this year’s Grow 2019 – the Boma NZ Agri Summit in Christchurch from 10-11 April. Rachel is the CE of Kono NZ, a Māori-owned top 100 New Zealand food and beverage company that exports to over 25 countries. A fierce advocate of our primary industry, Rachel has spent 20 years promoting Aotearoa as a world-class food producer. To hear Rachel and others speak about future trends and issues for our sector, register today at: www.grow.nz.boma.global #creatingpositivechange #BomaGrow2019
A reminder to register for the Beef + Lamb New Zealand Annual Meeting on Thursday March 21 in Timaru. The meeting is part of a full day of events to update farmers and others in the sector on key industry initiatives and current issues. Register today at: beeflambnz.com/events/blnz-annual-meetingDon't forget to register for the B+LNZ Annual Meeting on 21 March in Timaru. Hear about the roll out of Taste Pure Nature in California this month. Also hear from Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor MP and Todd Muller MP (National's Spokesperson for Climate Change) about some of the areas of major regulatory change facing our sector this year – climate, water, and biodiversity. Numbers are limited, so register now at: https://beeflambnz.com/events/blnz-annual-meeting
Hear from our graduates
Escalator
Understanding Your Farming Business
Wāhine Māia Wāhine Whenua
Protecting Your Team
