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She said living through the Christchurch earthquakes of 2011 during her first week of university set her on a path where a “community-focused mindset . was a big priority” for her. After finishing studies and getting a job in law, which she said was enjoyable but not fulfilling her goal of a community connection, she travelled to Ghana and Laos while working for the international teacher training social enterprise, Limited Resource Teacher Training. “I was really fortunate to experience some pretty incredible communities.” But Covid put a stop to the travels, seeing her move to Nelson with her husband. Out of work and adjusting to a new place, Cross started up an online community, The Not-So-Redundant Club, for people going through the same disheartening experience of applying for jobs and constantly getting knocked back. It gained a following of around 200 people, she said, which saw her meet some “amazing people”.
Jessie Cross and her husband spent Valentine's Day celebrating the marriage of complete strangers, and now, they're raising money to buy the strangers an awesome gift.
Thursday, 11 February 2021, 12:51 pm
A new charitable trust designed to support young people
seeking to make a significant difference to our world has
been launched by Nelson-based leadership and development
coach Rebecca Mason.
The Kāmahi Trust aims to provide
monetary and mentoring support to individual recipients and
projects that have a notable and positive environmental or
social impact.
The Trust’s first recipient is Jessie
Cross. After finishing university in 2015, Jessie worked as
a lawyer and travelled the world with an international
education social enterprise. After she lost her job due to
COVID-19, Jessie built “The Not So Redundant Club” to