Below is a list of successful applicants to the Ethnic Communities Development Fund for February 2024.
It is also available in Adobe.
For all enquiries please contact our Community Funding Advisors at ecdf@ethniccommunities.govt.nz.
Priority 1. Take action to promote the value of diversity and improvement inclusion of ethnic communities.
| Organisation | Decision | Amount | Project Name | Location |
| Bihar Jharkhand Sabha of Australia and New Zealand | Fund | $3,500.00 | Holi 2024 | Auckland |
| Chinese Senior Citizens Health Exercise Group Inc | Fund | $18,000.00 | Taichi, QiGong & Other Health Exercises | Auckland |
| CREATIVE CAPITAL ARTS TRUST | Fund | $21,750.00 | CubaDupa 2024 | Wellington |
| Dunedin Sri Lankan Society Incorporated | Fund | $5,350.00 | Sri Lankan New Year Celebrations 2023 | Otago |
| Empower Communities Charitable Trust | Fund | $4,400.00 | Summer Art Workshop for Refugee Children | Canterbury |
| Iranian Friendship Group East Auckland | Fund | $10,000.00 | Community Connection and Wellbeing Initiative | Auckland |
| JUBARAKI | Fund | $10,000.00 | Korean elderly community group weekly meeting support | Auckland |
| Kiwi Malayali Club Auckland INC | Partially Fund | $10,000.00 | Australia-New Zealand KMCA Volleyball Tournament 2024 | Auckland |
| New Zealand Asian Barbarians | Partially Fund | $6,000.00 | Global Youth Sevens 2023 | Auckland |
| New Zealand Chinese Association Auckland Incorporated | Partially Fund | $9,000.00 | Pāruru cultural journey | Northland |
| New Zealand Chinese Youth Trust | Fund | $8,800.00 | Empowering Chinese Youths through Guzheng Music Education | Auckland |
| Our Stories Project Trust | Partially Fund | $11,175.00 | Te Korero Tākaro / Stories of Games | Canterbury |
| PERSIA NZ | Partially Fund | $9,500.00 | Nowruz - Persian New Year Event | Auckland |
| SISTER CITIES NEW ZEALAND INCORPORATED | Fund | $10,000.00 | Sister Cities New Zealand Inc. operating Global Cities New Zealand (GCNZ) Annual Conference 2024 - Underwritten by Marlborough District Council | Marlborough |
| Southern Gurkhas Football Club Incorporated | Fund | $10,308.00 | ETHNIC FOOTBALL SOUTHLAND | Southland |
| Southern Lakes Arts Festival Trust | Fund | $4,600.00 | 'Dirty Passports' - BIPOC storytelling and Spoken Word artists as part of Aspiring Conversations - Festival of Ideas and Kōrero | Otago |
| Southland Migrant Walking Together Organisation and Multilingual and Activity Centre Charitable Trust | Fund | $12,000.00 | Cultural Workshop | Southland |
| Tauranga Pakistan Association | Fund | $5,340.00 | Learn to swim project for ethnic minority women and children | Bay of Plenty |
| Türkiye and New Zealand Cultural Society | Fund | $4,656.00 | Turkish Play Group | Auckland |
| White Cloud Choir of Auckland Inc | Fund | $5,000.00 | World Choir Game 2024 | Auckland |
| Zarathustrian Association of New Zealand | Fund | $19,900.00 | Multi-Cultural Nowruz Event | Auckland |
| Zealandia Academy of Indian Arts Trust | Fund | $10,825.00 | Kalarapananam 2024 - Celebration of Indian Culture | Canterbury |
Priority 3. Develop and support initiatives to improve economic outcomes, including addressing barriers to employment
| Organisation | Decision | Amount | Project Name | Location |
| Islamic Womens Council Of New Zealand Incorporated | Partially Fund | $280,000.00 | ELEVATE PROJECT YEARS 2 & 3 | Auckland |
Priority 4. Work to connect and empower ethnic community groups
| Organisation | Decision | Amount | Project Name | Location |
| Clutha Filipino Society Inc. | Partially Fund | $7,850.00 | 1. Filipino Christmas Celebration 2 CFSI Basketball 3Philippine Independence Day Celebration 4. Araw Ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) / CFSI Anniversary Celebration | Otago |
| DEMENTIA AUCKLAND CHARITABLE TRUST | Fund | $15,320.00 | Dementia Auckland Chinese Dementia Project - Cognitive Stimulation Therapy Programme | Auckland |
| Komunitas Indonesia Dunedin | Partially Fund | $5,650.00 | Showcasing Indonesian cultures performance and organisation's celebrations Independence Day | Otago |
| UP Foundation | Partially Fund | $12,240.00 | Water confidence for tamariki | Wellington |
| WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST | Partially Fund | $9,073.00 | Capability building and Digitalization for Ethnic small business Communities (Digital Empowerment for Ethnic small Enterprises) | Auckland |
| Zambians in Aotearoa Association Incorporated | Partially Fund | $5,000.00 | Zambian Cultural and Independence Celebration 2023 | Canterbury |
Total funds disbursed: $545,237.00