Hello Café supports young girls to open their minds, create opportunities, and gain confidence to help those around them.
According to Statistics New Zealand, there are over 80,000 more girls in New Zealand than boys, yet girls are outnumbered in every innovative, problem-solving industry - this is a worldwide issue, and there’s no good reason for it. We want to change this.
We work on girl power. Hello Café is a place where we encourage girls to think about issues that really affect the daily lives of people around the world. Creative freedom is encouraged, the smallest idea can sometimes make the biggest difference.
Money should never limit the ability to think and learn – Hello Café workshops are 100% free. No catch, just great ideas. Our aim is to help and support young girls who wouldn’t usually get the chance to take part in programmes like this.
The space where you work affects your mood. We understand this. Every girl should feel comfortable to join the conversation in a relaxed and fun environment.
Our workshops are run by fully qualified female engineers, who’ll make sure every young girl gets the most out of their experience. Openness, approachability, and friendliness are traits you will find in each of our ambassadors.
We’re all about interaction and giving things a shot. We don’t want you feeling left out, so none of our workshops will have more than 15 girls – you’ll be part of a close group of girls where you can make new friends.
Each of our workshops has been carefully crafted by important people around the world. We are proud to have worked with industry leaders and organisations like Engineers Without Borders NZ to develop Hello Café.
We’ve searched the length of the country to find inspiring female role models that want to share their awesome experiences.
Each workshop is led by ambassadors who will make sure that every girl gets the most out of her time at Hello Café.
Join in the conversation at our Hello Café workshops.
Each workshop focuses on an issue from around the world that needs an innovative and simple solution. We will cover things that affect local and global communities, from recycling plastics and building relief shelters through to clean water access and designing a loo.
We'll be launching the workshops across NZ in 2017. Check out our Facebook page @hellocafenz for future Hello Cafes!
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