2021/2022 Annual Report shows year of impact
The Hillary Institute and Edmund Hillary Fellowship (EHF) have published their joint Annual Report for 2021/22 which details 12 months of significant impact that has been created by Hillary Laureates and EHF Fellows.
Reflecting on the achievements of the Laureate and Fellow communities, Board Chair Anna Kominik says:
“From pursuing climate solutions and justice to delivering economic impact for the innovation system in Aotearoa, these two groups of outstanding individuals - Laureates and Fellows - have been working for a better world during a particularly challenging time. It has been inspiring to see Laureates and Fellows embodying the values of Sir Edmund Hillary, through their sheer perseverance and acts of service.”
Anna notes that the Annual Report comes at a time of closer alignment between the Hillary Institute and EHF.
“Bringing the two organisations closer together is about realising a significant opportunity for collective impact on a global scale. For the coming year, the Board will continue to put in place the structures and resources to enable a shoulder-to-shoulder approach which connects our Hillary Laureates and EHF Fellows in new and exciting ways. This report is a celebration of what has been achieved, but also a milestone in our journey towards a more aligned march towards finding extraordinary solutions to extraordinary challenges.”
CEO Rosalie Nelson adds:
“It is remarkable to see the impact that Laureates and Fellows achieved last year in the face of uncertainty and constraint. More than half of the EHF Fellows were outside of Aotearoa during Covid. Yet there was still a tremendous contribution to New Zealand, ranging from the creation of 127 new ventures, to the direct investment of more than $21 million into Kiwi businesses, through to gifting of more than $8.7 million of money and goods to communities and groups in Aotearoa. This impact, based on just a 12 month period, is a window into the true value that will be created when we have a fully integrated and activated community of 500+ innovators committed to Aotearoa as a basecamp for impact, which is the focus for this year and 2023.”
Expanding on the potential of the two groups, Rosalie says:
“This report shows the commonalities between Laureates and Fellows as being impact-aligned and mission-driven. Climate change poses such an existential threat, that whether you’re working in education, or systems redesign, all roads will lead back to the health of our planet as integral to humanity’s survival. You will see in the report the ways that Laureates and Fellows are striving to bring about change for the betterment of the world and Aotearoa. For our next chapter, we will be looking at how we weave together these communities of remarkable individuals, to unlock the potential for global impact, at scale.”
Rosalie concludes:
“The Hillary Institute and EHF are immensely grateful to Laureates and Fellows for their ongoing commitment and generosity of time and knowledge, and to our partners for their support and belief in our kaupapa.”
To read the Annual Report, you can download here.
