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Enhancing Food Security and Physical Activity for Māori, Pacific and Low-income PeoplesChapter 6: Culturally specific physicalactivity programmes6.1 Developing capacityRalph Maddison and Craig HetaSummaryDeveloping capacity to design, implement, and evaluate culturally-specific physicalactivity opportunities was highlighted as a key area of interest from the ENHANCEproject. We conducted a review of international literature and a scan of the New Zealand(NZ) literature, as well as key informant interviews to (1) identify and summarise the keycomponents of successful capacity building; and (2) to provide recommendations forfuture work.There is a wide breadth and depth of international literature on developing capacity. Anumber of theoretical approaches have been applied to better understand capacitybuilding. Moreover a number of conceptual models have been developed as a tool tohelp guide capacity development.In NZ, the NZ Health Workforce Framing Future Directions discussion documentprovides a summary of workforce issues for Māori and suggestions for building Māoriheath workforce capacity. The national scan of evidence highlighted a number ofexamples of capacity building from existing culturally-specific programmes.Considered in concert with the responses from the key informant interviews the followingkey factors were highlighted:1. A collaborative approach based on a community development model is required.This would need to take into consideration a Māori for Māori or Pacific for Pacificdelivery approach2. The presence of suitable expertise to facilitate mentoring strategies3. Education and training for those delivering the programme, which should beextended into the community4. Champion roles and leadership actions are required, with Māori and Pacificrepresentation on advisory boards, and governing bodies where research fundingpriorities are determined5. Increase or maintenance of resources to ensure basic infrastructure is available6. Sources of funding need to be available and accessible for Māori and Pacific toensure sustainability of any initiatives.To conclude, capacity development is important for the sustainability of current andfuture culturally-specific physical activity programmes. There are a number of physicalactivity or lifestyle initiatives currently in place in New Zealand, many of which haveincluded some element of capacity development.149
Enhancing Food Security and Physical Activity for Māori, Pacific and Low-income PeoplesIt is recommended that:• where strategic development of capacity building for culturally-specific physicalactivity programmes should be located within government is identified andadequately funded• funding for culturally-specific physical activity programmes explicitly includesstated capacity development elements, with subsequent evaluation• a proportion of funding of physical activity programmes delivered in communitysettings be ring-fenced for capacity building• existing culturally-specific physical activity programmes are evaluated forcapacity development• a community development model of capacity building is used that takes intoconsideration the Treaty principles and a by Māori for Māori or by Pacific forPacific delivery approach• suitable expertise to facilitate mentoring strategies is sourced and funded• education and training for those delivering programmes is undertaken, ideallylinked with qualifications and a career pathway, which is extended into thecommunity, particularly to the voluntary workforce• impact evaluation of capacity building programmes will need to be built in tofurther refine this work over time• champions and leadership actions continue to be developed with Māori andPacific representation on advisory boards and governing bodies where fundingpriorities are determined. This should include all areas where capacitydevelopment funding is available.Problem DefinitionPhysical activity has been shown to be associated with numerous physical and mentalhealth benefits, 1-3 including assisting with weight management and weight reduction. 4 5The importance of physical activity for Māori and Pacific was discussed at two huiconducted by the ENHANCE team. Māori and Pacific representatives were invited todiscuss the topic of ’provision of culturally-specific physical activity programmes’.Building capacity for Māori and Pacific was consistently highlighted in the hui as animportant step in the development of culturally-specific physical activity programmes.Given the broad scope of this topic, this chapter will define capacity building and provideexamples of capacity building from successful international and national initiatives. Todo this, we conducted a review of international literature pertaining to developingcapacity, an environmental scan of the New Zealand literature, and key informantinterviews to one, identify and summarise the key components of successful capacitybuilding; and two, to provide recommendations for future work.The first part of the chapter presents findings from the international literature related tobuilding capacity. In this section, we primarily focus on reviews and include capacitybuilding literature from different topic areas. The next section presents the findings fromthe environmental scan of New Zealand literature pertaining to programmes or initiativesthat have detailed components of capacity development. Each of these initiatives ispresented separately with an outline of the capacity development aspects provided. Nextwe summarise findings from key informant interviews. The overall findings aresummarised before key recommendations are provided.150
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