Graeme Dingle Foundation

The Graeme Dingle Foundation is a child youth charity named in recognition of Kiwi adventurer Sir Graeme Dingle who founded the not-for-profit organisation with his partner Jo-anne Wilkinson in 1995. A 2013 report found that investing $1 in the Foundation returns an average of $7.15 to NZ*. Over twenty years ago, Graeme Dingle and Jo-anne Wilkinson had a vision to improve New Zealand's negative youth statistics. The charity has helped over 200,000** young Kiwis be more confident, find purpose and direction, and achieve success. The Graeme Dingle Foundation continues to run school-based programmes for 27,000 Kiwis aged between 5 and 18 - Kiwi Can, Stars, Career Navigator and Project K, along with MYND (an Auckland based programme for youth offenders). These initiatives aim to broaden horizons, offer opportunities and give young people the chance to become the next generation of successful parents, leaders and business people.