Below is a list of successful applicants to the Ethnic Communities Development Fund for January 2023.
It is also available in Adobe
For all enquiries please contact 0800 824 824 or by email community.matters@dia.govt.nz.
Organisation |
Decision |
Amount |
Project Name |
Location |
Al Murtaza Association (NZ) Incorporated |
Partially Fund |
$5,000.00 |
Community Kids Picnic and celebrate Eid Festival |
Auckland |
All My Friends Limited |
Fund |
$10,000.00 |
Niu Gold Mountain |
Auckland |
Asturlab Cultural Centre |
Partially Fund |
$10,000.00 |
Eid Al Fitr 2023 |
Canterbury |
Auckland Tamil Association |
Partially Fund |
$24,750.00 |
Regional Māori - Tamil Hui |
Auckland |
Bangladesh Association New Zealand Incorporated |
Partially Fund |
$5,000.00 |
International Mother Language Day Celebration |
Auckland |
Big Song N Dance Limited |
Fund |
$5,000.00 |
Auckland Latin Fiesta 2023 |
Auckland |
Big Song N Dance Limited |
Fund |
$5,000.00 |
Takapuna Beach Latin Fiesta 2023 |
Auckland |
Canterbury Tigray Incorporated |
Fund |
$4,800.00 |
Easter |
Canterbury |
Chinese Culture Association (NZ) Incorporated |
Partially Fund |
$3,000.00 |
2023 (Rabbit) Chinese Lunar New Year Gala in New Zealand Online |
Canterbury |
Christchurch Zhonghua Chinese Society (CZCS) |
Partially Fund |
$5,000.00 |
2022 Christchurch Martial-Arts Performance Show |
Canterbury |
Corinna School (Fundholder for Porirua East K?hui Ako - PEKA) |
Partially Fund |
$13,680.00 |
Porirua Kids Latin Orquesta |
Wellington |
Creative Capital Arts Trust |
Partially Fund |
$9,300.00 |
CubaDupa 2023 |
Wellington |
EmpowHER |
Fund |
$10,000.00 |
EmpowHER – unleash and evolve. |
Auckland |
Federation of New Zealand Netherlands Societies Incorporated |
Partially Fund |
$32,250.00 |
Dutch Week, to be celebrated at locations all over Aotearoa New Zealand from 27 April to 7 May 2023 |
Nationwide |
Filipino Dairy Workers in New Zealand Incorporated |
Partially Fund |
$10,000.00 |
United Nation - Sharing the culture and diversity for the knowledge of the future generation |
Ashburton |
Hamilton Kerala Samajam Incorporated |
Partially Fund |
$5,000.00 |
Masterchef of HKS |
Hamilton |
Howick Village Association |
Partially Fund |
$5,000.00 |
Howick Village Cultural Food Festival |
Auckland |
IndianNZ Association of Christchurch Inc. |
Partially Fund |
$8,500.00 |
Connecting Communities |
Canterbury |
Iranian Friendship Group East Auckland |
Fund |
$10,000.00 |
Community Connection and Wellbeing Initiative |
Auckland |
Leadership Lab |
Partially Fund |
$10,000.00 |
LinC Project |
Canterbury |
Libyan Society of New Zealand Incorporated |
Fund |
$14,830.00 |
The Three Big Festivals of 2023 |
Auckland |
Luo Community of Wellington |
Partially Fund |
$5,000.00 |
Luo Connect |
Wellington |
Makarim Society |
Partially Fund |
$4,050.00 |
Ramadan and Eid Celebrations 2023 |
Auckland |
Muthtamil Sangam Incorporated |
Partially Fund |
$20,000.00 |
MTS Tamil Ethnic Community Enhancement Program |
Auckland |
Nepalese Culture and Tourism Promotion Forum New Zealand Incorporated |
Fund |
$5,000.00 |
Everest Day (70th Anniversary) Cultural Night |
Nationwide |
New Plymouth Indian Community Incorporated |
Partially Fund |
$6,085.00 |
Indian Musical Harmony Night |
New Plymouth |
New Plymouth Telugu Association Incorporated |
Partially Fund |
$10,000.00 |
Community growth and development |
New Plymouth |
New Zealand Arab Association |
Partially Fund |
$15,500.00 |
Community cohesion, bonding, and wellbeing |
Palmerston North |
New Zealand Federation Of Multicultural Councils Incorporated |
Partially Fund |
$25,000.00 |
Engaging with the National Iwi Chairs Forum |
Nationwide |
New Zealand Healthy Lifestyle Society Incorporated |
Fund |
$10,020.00 |
Chinese Culture Festival |
Auckland |
NZ Middlemore Sangam Incorporated |
Partially Fund |
$5,000.00 |
Mantri Cultural Night |
Auckland |
Pakistan Association of Otago Incorporated |
Partially Fund |
$5,000.00 |
Eid Festival and Cultural Celebrations |
Dunedin |
Pamanlahi Cultural Group |
Partially Fund |
$5,237.00 |
Celebrating our Filipino heritage through the years - 10 years of cultural immersion |
Palmerston North |
Persia NZ |
Partially Fund |
$10,000.00 |
Personal Empowerment Educational Course |
Auckland |
Playfully |
Partially Fund |
$5,000.00 |
Traditional Games and Play Festival |
Auckland |
Qiao Yi Lion Dance Team Christchurch |
Fund |
$3,000.00 |
2023 Christchurch Year of the Rabbit Parade |
Canterbury |
Revo Tour Trust |
Partially Fund |
$10,000.00 |
International Students Events |
Auckland |
Sanatan Mahila Mandal Christchurch Incorporated |
Partially Fund |
$5,000.00 |
Christchurch Fiji Holi 2023 |
Canterbury |
Seed the Change | He K?kano H?pai |
Partially Fund |
$25,000.00 |
Mahia te Aroha, the Christchurch Invitation |
Canterbury |
Shama Ethnic Women's Trust |
Partially Fund |
$20,000.00 |
Supershero - Self-development programme |
Hamilton |
Simurgh Music School |
Partially Fund |
$14,170.00 |
Simurgh Music School |
Canterbury |
Sky Media Limited |
Partially Fund |
$8,000.00 |
GO! Youngster |
Auckland |
Southern Lakes Arts Festival Trust |
Partially Fund |
$5,000.00 |
Festival of Colour Free Community Day Ethnic Performances |
Central Otago |
Tauranga Filipino Society Incorporated |
Partially Fund |
$9,300.00 |
Mental Awareness Programme |
Tauranga |
Tauranga Regional Multicultural Council Incorporated |
Partially Fund |
$5,000.00 |
Indonesian Cultural and Culinary Festival |
Tauranga |
Te Tai O Poutini West Coast Multicultural Council Incorporated |
Partially Fund |
$8,750.00 |
2023 all inclusive events programme. |
Grey |
The Nepalese Society of Wellington Incorporated |
Partially Fund |
$13,972.00 |
Nepalese Community Wellbeing Project Wellington |
Wellington |
University of Canterbury African Society Incorporated |
Partially Fund |
$2,550.00 |
Cultural Dance Program |
Canterbury |
UP Foundation |
Partially Fund |
$9,600.00 |
Water confidence for women and children |
Wellington |
Waikato Refugee Forum Incorporated |
Partially Fund |
$11,400.00 |
Strengthening Refugee Voices Programme Waikato |
Waikato |
Waikato Somali Friendship Society Incorporated |
Partially Fund |
$15,000.00 |
Waikato Somalia Youth Mentoring and Resilience Project |
Hamilton |
Wellington Pride Festival Inc. |
Partially Fund |
$10,000.00 |
Wellington Pride Festival |
Wellington |
Wellington Punjabi Women Association |
Partially Fund |
$10,000.00 |
Wellington Grand Vaisakhi Mela 2023 |
Wellington |
Whangaparāoa Hub Community Trust |
Fund |
$2,000.00 |
Whangaparāoa Hub Multi Cultural Festival |
Auckland |
Whau ACE Adult and Community Education Centre |
Partially Fund |
$25,000.00 |
Connecting Older Women Program |
Auckland |
Total amount disbursed: $549,774.00