Below is a list of successful applicants to the Ethnic Communities Development Fund for January 2022.

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For all enquiries please contact 0800 824 824 or by email community.matters@dia.govt.nz.

Organisation Decision Amount granted Project name Location
Aotearoa Resettled Community Coalition Incorporated Partial Fund $30,000.00 Strengthening Resettled Communities Nationwide
Aoteroa New Zealand Federation of Tamil Sangam Inc (ANTS) Partial Fund $37,100.00 ANTS Cultural, Community Wellbeing, Physical and Tamil Awareness Project Nationwide
Asian Legal Network Partial Fund $4,485.00 Asian Legal Network Hui Wellington City
Auckland United Oromo Community Incorporated Partial Fund $5,000.00 Oromo Irreecha Junior Sport Event Auckland
Basava Samiti of Asia Pacific (New Zealand Chapter) Incorporated Partial Fund $20,000.00 Resilient & capable community Auckland
Bhutanese Society of Nelson New Zealand Incorporated Fund  $6,000.00 Short Film Project - The Knock Nelson City
Chinese Culture Association (NZ) Incorporated Partial Fund $5,000.00 The 2022 (Tiger) Chinese Lunar New Year Gala in New Zealand (Online) Christchurch City
Delta Community Support Trust Fund  $17,650.00 Social English Language Classes and International Playgroup Christchurch City
Deutsch in Christchurch Partial Fund $2,688.00 Project Language and Culture Christchurch City
Diversity Counselling New Zealand Partial Fund $36,140.00 Cultural responsive free counselling for ethnic communities - Nationwide Nationwide
Hawkes Bay Indian Cultural Centre (Hawkesbayicc) Partial Fund $5,000.00 Takshaka- King Of The Snakes Hastings District
Khadija Leadership Network Trust Partial Fund $15,000.00 New Zealand Muslim Awards (NZMA) 2021 Nationwide
Libyan Society in New Zealand Incorporated Fund  $8,775.00 Adult and youth wellbeing camp Auckland
New Zealand Nepal Society Incorporated Partial Fund $15,000.00 Chhahari- We stay together (An Intergenerational Group of Nepali Community in Auckland) Auckland
NZ Nepal Chamber of Commerce Inc. (NZNCC) Partial Fund $5,000.00 DAMI Festival Auckland
Oak Development Trust Fund  $21,842.00 Empowering migrant women through sewing, cooking, crafts and gardening. Christchurch City
Savita Mindfulness Group Fund  $4,000.00 Wellbeing in New Plymouth New Plymouth District
Southland Migrant Walking Together Organisation and Multilingual and Activity Centre Charitable Trust Partial Fund $4,000.00 Lohri/ Onam Festival 2022 Southland
Southland Migrant Walking Together Organisation and Multilingual and Activity Centre Charitable Trust Partial Fund $3,750.00 Holi Festival 2022 Southland
Southland Multicultural Trust Fund  $28,900.00 Employment Workshops Southland
Sri Lankan Community of Whanganui Fund  $6,000.00 Sri Lankan Independence and Sri Lankan New Year celebrations Whanganui
SRI LANKAN DANCE ACADEMY INCORPORATED Fund  $3,500.00 Rhythms of Sri Lanka Wellington
The Women's Helping Hand Trust NZ Fund  $8,000.00 Ethnic Women's Development Programme Christchurch City
Uniting Canterbury Women Fund  $9,900.00 Uniting Canterbury Women Newsletter Canterbury
Wellington Tamil Society Fund  $1,724.00 Tamil School Wellington


Total funds disbursed: $304,454.00

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