IGCC was founded in response to a convergence of pressures threatening Indigenous food cultures worldwide. Your support goes directly toward reversing them.
Funders & partners
Support our work
Indigenous food knowledge is disappearing faster than it's being passed on. Your support helps IGCC keep it alive — in kitchens, in classrooms, and at the global table.
Why it matters
The problem we're solving
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The declining presence of Indigenous foods in homes, restaurants, schools, and community spaces
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The loss of traditional food knowledge across generations
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Limited access to ancestral crops and Indigenous seed systems
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The underrepresentation of Indigenous chefs in the professional culinary industry
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A lack of structured pathways for Indigenous youth to enter food, agriculture, and cultural leadership
Where your support goes
Four ways we put it to work
IGCC delivers programmes across four core areas. Every contribution — cash, in-kind, or partnership — goes toward one or more of these.
Education & youth
Scholarships & mentorship
Funding culinary training, mentor matching, and exchange programmes for Indigenous youth entering food and hospitality.
Cultural events
Showcases & dinners
Farm-to-table dinners, cooking demonstrations, and pop-up experiences that put Indigenous food in front of new audiences.
Community & schools
Workshops & outreach
Education on Indigenous food systems, traditional nutrition, and canoe crops — delivered directly into communities and schools.
Network & media
Telling the story
Digital storytelling, partnerships with Indigenous producers, and the relationships that grow the collective worldwide.
Get involved
Ways to give
Support doesn't have to mean writing a cheque. Here are the ways people and organisations back IGCC's work.
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Make a donation
One-off or ongoing gifts go straight toward scholarships, events, and community programmes. Get in touch and we'll arrange the details with you directly.
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Corporate partnership
For businesses wanting a deeper relationship — event sponsorship, named scholarships, or an ongoing partnership aligned with your own values.
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In-kind support
Ingredients, venue space, equipment, or professional expertise — practical support that goes just as far as cash.
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Sponsor a programme
Fund something specific — a youth scholarship, a community workshop, or a cultural showcase — and see exactly where your support lands.
Our commitment to you
Where your support lands
IGCC is a charitable trust administered from Aotearoa New Zealand, governed by a networked model where no single nation holds dominance. We commit to annual impact reporting on the collective's activities and outcomes — so funders and partners can see exactly what their support has achieved.
A note on charitable status. IGCC's charitable registration is currently in progress. We'll update this page with tax-deductibility information as soon as that's confirmed.
Ready to support IGCC?
Whatever form your support takes, it starts with a conversation. Get in touch and we'll work out what fits best.