Designing a bright future for himself
17 February 2025
Meet Awatea Poutai, Awatea Poutai, a Dreamer who has been with the I Have a Dream programme for 6 years, and this year is serving as the Head Boy of Tikipunga High School alongside fellow Dreamer Sosefina Tiamaa as Head Girl.
Now in Year 13, Awatea has been enrolled in I Have a Dream since Year 6, attending hundreds of after school programmes and receiving support and encouragement from Navigators both in and out of the classroom, helping him to build his confidence and set his sights on a career path that inspires and excites him.
He has also just been awarded a First Foundation Scholarship and has plans to study at Otago Polytechnic to fulfill his dream of becoming a Product Designer.
Awatea said “I Have a Dream has given me many opportunities by taking me out on trips and making many connections for me so that I have more branches, more opportunities to go off.”
Read Awatea's story at: https://ihaveadream.org.nz/designing-a-bright-future-for-himself/