Below is a list of successful applicants for the beginning of March 2021 Ethnic Communities Development Fund.

It is available in Adobe.

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

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