ChangeMakers 5-10-5-10 is a community development strategy for fostering more active citizenship and generosity in New Zealand.

It is a personal engagement process that helps individuals focus on how to create the change they want to see in the world.

It is also a new form of community group, where participants are encouraged to come together in home-based learning groups to practice inquiry and dialogue skills ... and to support one another in making a practical difference.

The Changemakers personal engagement strategy follows a "5-10-5-10" framework of active citizenship.

5 - spend 5% of your time on active citizenship tasks

10 - do ten actions in the next year on your personal passion in citizenship action

5 - spend 5% of your income directly supporting citizenship action that inspires you

10 - join with ten other people to create a learning community to support each other’s work for change

These personal commitments are encouraged and supported by "intentional learning friendships" (... an excuse to meet for lunch and talk about how your work for change is progressing, and what you are learning from your activities).

ChangeMakers home groups started meeting in 2006, and they are currently established in Taranaki, Auckland, Taupo and Wellington.

And ChangeMakers is also an "open source" initiative ... and it is connected to many other individuals and community organisations who are incorporating a "5-10-5-10 learning community" approach into their existing activities.

If you want to get in touch with local initiatives ...
contact us at andrew@changemakers.org.nz