A Kaupapa Built In Three Layers
1. In the Classroom, Before They Go
2. At Home, While They're Away
2. At Home, While They're Away
We run pre-departure education sessions in schools, working directly with rangatahi heading overseas on sports scholarships and contracts — the conversations nobody else is having with them before they board that plane.
2. At Home, While They're Away
2. At Home, While They're Away
2. At Home, While They're Away
Through Rising with Mana — Trina's Substack, and its companion guide, we write directly to māmā: a twelve-week toolkit for navigating the transition from the different side of the world, one anchor at a time.
3. M.F.I.T — Our Flagship Programme
2. At Home, While They're Away
3. M.F.I.T — Our Flagship Programme
The Mana Futures Institute of Transition is our intensive, tikanga-led pre-departure programme for our rangatahi who've signed with an Australian sports club. With the five-year vision of becoming a nationally recognised institute. This is the work everything else we do is building toward. Piloting in 2027.
Our Impact
Mana Futures builds on work already delivered by Paul and the Internal Strength team across sport, schools, and community — reaching rangatahi who are often under-served, under-estimated, or simply never taught the mental game that talent alone can't cover. This isn't about a good day or a good speech. It's rangatahi stepping onto planes with a plan instead of just hope, and parents who no longer have to figure out the hardest year of their child's life completely alone.