However, sharing them with people without those practical abilities can be life-changing for both.
Last week, Central Otago Reap (Rural Education Activities Programme) held a morning tea to welcome volunteers to SuperSkills, formerly known as SuperGrans.
Central Otago SuperSkills co-ordinator Ann Conder said the group would complement existing agencies and the work being done by Reap.
Those in need of help would be matched with a volunteer who would share their knowledge, one-to-one, in the learner’s home, she said.
Someone who had been to Reap’s budget cooking classes or a budget course with another agency might need help planning grocery lists or working out what they needed to buy to set up a functional kitchen.
Volunteers would not offer childcare but would help with most things, including op-shopping, repurposing or altering items, maintaining their home — inside and out — or planting a garden.
They were keen to help young and migrant families who were often away from their extended family and their help, she said.
National director of SuperGrans Wendy Becker said the name SuperGrans was not serving the organisation as it was keen to attract men and young people as volunteers, too.
The super skills were those some people learnt from their parents — but with changes in society and busy lives, many young and migrant people missed out on that knowledge.
"SuperSkills has the luxury of moving at the pace of the learner and stay involved as long as the person needs them."
Anyone interested in helped or being helped by SuperSkills can contact the group at Community House, in Alexandra.
