The Theory of Change
The HEART Movement Theory of Change is a framework which sets out our intent and activity, including how we track value, effectiveness, and impact. It is built around the key phases of personal and community change towards healthy relationships, that we support individuals and families to move through.
As we have worked on healthy relationships in Tāmaki, there have been changes made to the way we are working and what is needed at the time. There have been three iterations of the Theory of Change, which have been documented as follows.
Our Theory of Change was created in 2012. This phase took place under the leadership of Cristy Trewartha, see below or click through to see this.
Our Theory of Change was used to evolve the strategic plan in 2018. This phase took place under the leadership of Nandita Mathur, see below or click through to see this.
The HEART Movement team grew and four key Change Agents began leading actions within the phases of the Theory of Change in 2021. This phase took place under the leadership of Ren Joe, see below or click through to see this. Ren has also recorded a short video telling the story of a fictional character, Pania who walks through the phases of Theory of Change, see below or click through to see this.
The Examples of The Process in Action show how HEART activities can be categorised by the phases of change.
A Theory of Change iteration by Ren Joe (2021)
The HEART Movement team grew and four key Change Agents began leading actions within the phases of the Theory of Change in 2021. This phase took place under the leadership of Ren Joe, see this below.
Ren also recorded a short video telling the story of a fictional character, Pania who walks through the phases of Theory of Change, this illustrates how the four phases might work… It’s about six minutes long, watch this below.
A Theory of Change Iteration - Nandita Mathur (2018)
Our Theory of Change was used to evolve the strategic plan in 2018. This phase took place under the leadership of Nandita Mathur, see this below.
Our Theory of Change - by Cristy Trewartha (2012)
Our Theory of Change was created in 2012. This phase took place under the leadership of Cristy Trewartha, see this below.
“There are some narratives out there that emphasise there is something about this community that needs fixing, HEART is an alternative to that narrative.”