Below is a list of successful applicants to the Ethnic Communities Development Fund for March 2022.
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For all enquiries please contact 0800 824 824 or by email community.matters@dia.govt.nz.
| Organisation | Decision | Amount | Project name | Location |
| Action Aid Charitable Trust | Partially Fund | $20,000.00 | Information Technology (IT) classes for older people (aged 65+) from ethnic communities as an alternative means to stay socially connected. | Auckland |
| Aotearoa Tamil Incorporated | Partially Fund | $17,000.00 | Aotearoa Tamil | Christchurch |
| Ardour Charitable Trust | Partially Fund | $27,211.00 | Convergence Art Exhibition – Heritage is The New Modern | Christchurch |
| Buddha Light International Association (South Island) New Zealand | Fund | $2,000.00 | Buddha’s Birthday Celebration for World Peace | Christchurch |
| Canterbury Kia Ora Academy | Partially Fund | $29,467.00 | Jobi-Free self isolation assistance platform | Nationwide |
| Community Education Foundation Aotearoa New Zealand Trust | Fund | $14,500.00 | Asian Community Resilience and Reovery Project | Auckland |
| Embracing Diversity Incorporated | Fund | $4,323.00 | African Youth Well-being Workshops | Christchurch |
| Hillary - Tenzing Centre | Partially Fund | $10,000.00 | Promoting mental health and wellbeing while living with covid19 pandemics | Nationwide |
| HomeDish | Partially Fund | $18,000.00 | HomeDish - giving home cooks an opportunity to start their own business from within their own home | Auckland |
| Hope Worldwide-Pakistan | Partially Fund | $7,800.00 | COMMUNITY LEADS AWARENESS AND PROTECTION | Auckland and Hamilton |
| Human Care New Zealand | Partially Fund | $5,000.00 | South Auckland Eid Gala | Auckland |
| IndianNZ Association of Christchurch Inc. | Partially Fund | $5,000.00 | Christchurch Multicultural Festival - Celebration of Cultures | Christchurch |
| Iranian Women in NZ (IWIN) | Partially Fund | $15,000.00 | Women and Art Program | Auckland |
| Japanese Family Society of Queenstown | Fund | $13,300.00 | Supplementary Japanese School and Kids Club | Queenstown-Lakes District |
| Kerala Cultural Forum | Partially Fund | $12,750.00 | Celebrating the cultural events and language | Christchurch |
| Lady Khadija Charitable Trust | Fund | $7,743.00 | Colours of courage | Canterbury |
| LIBYAN SOCIETY IN NEW ZEALAND INCORPORATED | Fund | $4,350.00 | Ramadan Community Iftar | Auckland |
| MANA ANDHRA TELUGU ASSOCIATION | Fund | $15,000.00 | MATA ANNUAL EVENTS 2022 | Auckland |
| Manawaka Ao (group) | Fund | $10,000.00 | He Taonga - Gate of belonging | Auckland |
| New Zealand Chinese Association - Nelson Branch Incorporated | Fund | $10,900.00 | Positive Aging and Wellbeing of Senior members of the Chinese Community | Marlborough |
| NZ Ethnic Women Inc. | Partially Fund | $20,000.00 | Influence, Connect and Empower (ICE) | Auckland |
| Reach Out Counselling Charitable Trust | Partially Fund | $15,000.00 | Building resilience amongst Ethnic groups in NZ | Wellington and Palmerston North |
| Sabados Teatreros Charitable Trust | Partially Fund | $4,100.00 | SÁBADOS TEATREROS 2022 | Palmerston North |
| SHANDONG ECONOMIC AND TRADE ASSOCIATION OF NEW ZEALAND | Fund | $25,640.00 | New Zealand ‘’Golden Ribbon’’ Youth Music Festival | Christchurch |
| The CanInspire Charitable Trust | Fund | $4,500.00 | CanBead Workshops for Migrants & Refugees | Nationwide |
| The National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of New Zealand | Partially Fund | $5,000.00 | The Race Unity Speech Awards | Nationwide |
| Vic Without Barriers | Fund | $5,000.00 | Grand Iftar 2022 | Wellington |
| Viva la Vida Events Ltd | Fund | $7,410.00 | Celebrate Latin America | Christchurch |
| Water Safety New Zealand Incorporated | Fund | $19,150.00 | The Global Swim Project | Western Bay of Plenty |
| Zayed College | Fund | $6,547.00 | The Ethnic Students Initiative | Auckland |
Total funds disbursed: $361,691.00