Below is a list of successful applicants for the beginning of March 2021 Ethnic Communities Development Fund.
For all enquiries please contact 0800 824 824 or by email community.matters@dia.govt.nz.
Organisation |
Decision |
Amount Granted |
Project name |
Location |
|
Ardour Charitable Trust |
Fund |
$9,300 |
support migrant small business owners plan - workshops |
Christchurch |
|
Buddha Light International Association (South Island) New Zealand |
Fund |
$5,000 |
Buddha’s Day Multicultural Festival for World Peace |
Christchurch |
|
Citizens Advice Bureau Napier |
Fund |
$1,679 |
Migrant Women's Wellness group |
Hawke’s Bay |
|
Earth Action Trust |
Partially Fund |
$30,000 |
Migrant Speak - Pandemic Therapy |
Auckland |
|
Federation of New Zealand Netherlands Societies Incorporated |
Fund |
$1,960 |
Dutch Week: National Dutch Speech Competition and World War II Exhibition |
Nationwide |
|
Gateway Community Trust |
Partially Fund |
$15,000 |
Papakura Food Hub |
Auckland |
|
Hawke's Bay Baitul Mokarram Masjid and Islamic Centre Trust |
Fund |
$7,235 |
March 15th Memorial |
Hawke’s Bay |
|
Hindu Council of Hawkes Bay Incorporated |
Fund |
$3,520 |
Holi 2021 - Festival of Colour |
Hastings |
|
Libyan Society in New Zealand Incorporated |
Fund |
$2,850 |
Ramadan Community Diner |
Auckland |
|
Nepalese Cultural Centre, New Zealand Incorporated |
Partially Fund |
$15,000 |
6th Multi-Ethnic Dance Festival 2021 |
Auckland |
|
New Plymouth Indian Community Incorporated |
Fund |
$6,000 |
Diwali - The festival of Lights |
New Plymouth |
|
New Zealand Chinese Association Incorporated |
Fund |
$42,296 |
NZCA Ventnor Memorial dedication ceremony |
Nationwide |
|
New Zealand Federation of Multicultural Councils Incorporated |
Partially Fund |
$71,000 |
Operational costs, Strategic Planning, Becoming Tangata Tiriti, Integrated digital community hub, Metropolitan Multicultural strategy development |
Nationwide |
|
New Zealand Islamic Cultural Trust |
Partially Fund |
$10,400 |
Islamic Children and Youth Development Programme |
Auckland |
|
New Zealand Jewish Council Incorporated |
Partially Fund |
$15,000 |
A comprehensive survey of the level and incidence of antisemitism in New Zealand |
Bay of Plenty |
|
New Zealand Zo Community Inc |
Partially Fund |
$5,000 |
Zo Cultural Show |
Auckland |
|
Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNANZ) Incorporated |
Partially Fund |
$7,000 |
Community Wellbeing Project for Women, Child and youth |
Nationwide |
|
NZ Ethnic Social Services Trust |
Partially Fund |
$15,000 |
Professional Counselling in Persian, Farsi Language |
Auckland |
|
Office of External Affairs |
Fund |
$10,000 |
Race Unity Speech Awards and Hui |
Nationwide |
|
Pakistan Association of New Zealand (PANZ) |
Fund |
$4,500 |
15 March Memorial |
Auckland |
|
Pakistan Association of New Zealand (PANZ) |
Fund |
$5,000 |
Pakistan National Day Celebrations |
Nationwide |
|
Pinoy CARES Canterbury |
Fund |
$6,000 |
Youth Development Programs for Filipino students organisations in Christchurch |
Canterbury |
|
Pinoy CARES Canterbury |
Partially Fund |
$28,895 |
Empowering Communities Through Sports, Culture and Arts |
Canterbury |
|
Royal New Zealand Plunket Trust |
Fund |
$20,000 |
Southern Plunket Ethnic Family Support Groups |
Otago / Canterbury |
|
Safina Trust Board |
Partially Fund |
$15,000 |
Post Covid-19 Empowerment Projects |
Auckland |
|
Sister Cities New Zealand Incorporated |
Fund |
$10,000 |
Sister Cities New Zealand (SCNZ) Annual Conference 2021 |
Nationwide |
|
Smart Start Business |
Partially Fund |
$37,900 |
CALD Community Business Start-up Support Workshops |
Wellington |
|
Southland Regional Development Agency |
Fund |
$3,478 |
Communication and Employment Training for Ethnic Communities |
Invercargill |
|
Sri Lankan Society of New Zealand Incorporated |
Fund |
$9,500 |
Community Development in Cultural & Sports Activities |
Nationwide |
|
Supergrans Charitable Trust |
Partially Fund |
$17,000 |
Whanau Resilience |
Wellington |
|
The Thai Society of Canterbury Inc. |
Partially Fund |
$2,690 |
Magic of Thailand 2021 |
Canterbury |
|
Timaru Filipino Society Incorporated |
Fund |
$2,640 |
IELTS Review for members of Timaru Filipino Society |
Timaru |
|
Timaru Filipino Society Incorporated |
Fund |
$6,173 |
TFS Marching Band |
Timaru |
|
Timaru Filipino Society Incorporated |
Fund |
$6,680 |
TFS 2021 Multicultural Sports Activities |
Timaru |
|
University of Canterbury Muslim Students Association |
Partially Fund |
$10,000 |
Ramadan Student Wellbeing 2021 |
Canterbury |
|
Wellington Senior Citizens Health and Happiness Association Incorporated |
Partially Fund |
$9,620 |
Improving Senior Citizens' Digital Accessibility |
Wellington |
|
WIA Hindi Language and Cultural School |
Partially Fund |
$5,000 |
Project Community Well-Being- Harmonium Class-Adults and Young Children |
Auckland |
|
Young Workers Resource Centre Incorporated |
Fund |
$2,730 |
Empowering Ethnic Communities in Employment |
Waikato |
|
Zimbabweans In Canterbury Incorporated |
Partially Fund |
$7,000 |
Zimbabwe Independence Celebrations |
Canterbury |
Total funds disbursed for March 2021: $483,046