Below is a list of successful applicants to the Ethnic Communities Development Fund for October 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 |
| Aotearoa Tamil Incorporated | Partially Fund | $7,600.00 | Tamil Language Festival 2025 - open to Tamil enthusiasts, and anyone interested in learning about the Tamil language and culture | Canterbury |
| Christchurch Kerala Association | Partially Fund | $8,500.00 | Christchurch Kerala Recreational and Physical wellbeing Project | Canterbury |
| Diversity Network | Partially Fund | $10,000.00 | Diversity Festival 2024 | Wellington |
| Dunedin Tai Chi Club | Partially Fund | $400.00 | Ethnic Santa Parade Dunedin 2024 | Otago |
| Ethnic Arts and Trade Foundation NZ | Partially Fund | $5,965.00 | Launch of Ethnic Arts and Trade Foundation NZ | Wellington |
| Filipino Dairy Workers in New Zealand Incorporated | Partially Fund | $5,000.00 | FDWNZ Season 2 Family Fun Day 2024 | Canterbury |
| Hamilton Bengali Association Incorporated | Partially Fund | $10,000.00 | Bengalis of Hamilton - various Multicultural Events - FY25 | Waikato |
| Kalaabam@Plains FM 96.9 | Partially Fund | $10,000.00 | Kalaabam Tamil Radio Show | Canterbury |
| Latin Community Tauranga | Fund | $8,760.00 | Latin-American & Spain Film Festival in Tauranga | Bay of Plenty |
| Multicultural Nelson Tasman Incorporated | Fund | $14,605.00 | Multicultural Festivals and Community Education Workshops | Tasman-Nelson |
| Ndi-gbo Association New Zealand Incorporated | Partially Fund | $9,100.00 | Igbo Community Cultural Festival | Auckland - Tāmaki Makaurau |
| NEW PLYMOUTH INDIAN COMMUNITY INCORPORATED | Fund | $10,000.00 | Diwali - The Festival of Lights | Taranaki |
| New Zealand Nepal Society Incorporated | Partially Fund | $15,000.00 | Celebrate Nepali Festivals: Dashain and TEEJ | Auckland - Tāmaki Makaurau |
| NewZealand Sri lanka Performing Arts Circle | Fund | $7,550.00 | Helabas Udanaya 2024 , (Literature and Arts Day) - developing performing arts skills for children in the Sri Lankan community | Auckland - Tāmaki Makaurau |
| Northshore Community events ltd | Partially Fund | $5,000.00 | Northshore Diwali Festival | Auckland - Tāmaki Makaurau |
| One Love charity | Fund | $1,800.00 | Nrityananda dance - a classical Indian dance school | Bay of Plenty |
| Philippines Culture and Migrant Services | Fund | $5,000.00 | Handbook Reflection on Settlement and Integration Programme 2014-2020 | Canterbury |
| TAIRAWHITI MULTICULTURAL COUNCIL INCORPORATED | Partially Fund | $10,000.00 | Diwali - Festival of Lights | Gisborne - Tairāwhiti |
| Tauranga Probasi Cultural Heritage | Fund | $5,000.00 | Tauranga Durgotsav and Bengali Cultural Festival 2024 | Bay of Plenty |
| The Aoraki Multicultural Council Incorporated | Partially Fund | $5,000.00 | Diwali Festival 2024 | Canterbury |
| The Latin Collective | Fund | $10,000.00 | ‘Sowing and sewing Latin Americans’ place and Te Tiriti futures in Aotearoa together’: Exploring Latin American communities’ engagement with Te Tiriti o Waitangi. | Wellington |
| Therapyin Charitable Trust | Partially Fund | $15,000.00 | Ubuntu Wellness: Open Dialogues on Mental Healthns for Ethnic Clients; a developing culturally sensitive educational material, workshops, and community outreach programmes around mental health targeted specificially for Ethnic Communities. | Wellington |
| Wellington Museums Trust Incorporated | Fund | $7,150.00 | Bev Moon’s “Fortune” Exhibition and Public Programming at Wellington Museum - celebrating the artist's Kiwi-Chinese heritage | Wellington |
Priority 2. Ensure equitable provision of, and access to, Government services for ethnic communities
| Organisation | Decision | Amount | Project Name | Location |
| Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust | Fund | $25,000.00 | Settling in to social housing programme | Canterbury |
Priority 3. Develop and support initiatives to improve economic outcomes, including addressing barriers to employment
| Organisation | Decision | Amount | Project Name | Location |
| MENS SHED WAIMEA INCORPORATED | Fund | $20,000.00 | Trades - Language and Skills Enhancement Program for Refugees/Migrants | Tasman-Nelson |
| New Zealand Tamil Society Incorporated | Partially Fund | $5,000.00 | Women Empowerment Project - delivering various programmes and classes aimed at Tamil refugee women to support self-employment | Auckland - Tāmaki Makaurau |
Priority 4. Work to connect and empower ethnic community groups
| Organisation | Decision | Amount | Project Name | Location |
| Aotearoa Resettled Community Coalition Incorporated | Partially Fund | $5,000.00 | Waitangi Treaty Grounds Professional Development | Northland - Taitokerau |
| Ashburton Safer Community Council Charitable Trust Board | Fund | $3,860.00 | Afghan Community Cultural and Social Functions | Canterbury |
| Ashburton Warriors Club | Partially Fund | $10,000.00 | Youth Sports Programmes | Canterbury |
| Auckland Tamil Association | Partially Fund | $8,000.00 | Badminton Sports and Recreation Community Engagement Initiative | Auckland - Tāmaki Makaurau |
| CANTA LANKANS ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED | Partially Fund | $5,000.00 | Talent Show 2024 | Canterbury |
| Canterbury Kia Ora Academy | Partially Fund | $10,000.00 | Ethnic Wellbeing Projects | Canterbury |
| DOINA-COMMUNITY OF ROMANIAN AUCKLANDERS INCORPORATED | Fund | $9,980.00 | To support a broad range of activities to help engagement and celebration of the Romanian community in Auckland | Auckland - Tāmaki Makaurau |
| Dunedin Sri Lankan Society Incorporated | Partially Fund | $12,000.00 | Dunedin Sri Lankan Society - Annual Events | Otago |
| Halal Kiwi | Fund | $6,000.00 | Halal kiwi - a project to help identify halal and non-halal products easily. | Auckland - Tāmaki Makaurau |
| Howick Village Association | Partially Fund | $5,000.00 | Howick Village Cultural Food Festival 2025 | Auckland - Tāmaki Makaurau |
| IESL NZ Chapter | Fund | $5,000.00 | IESL NZ Chapter Engineer’s Night 2024 - a celebration of the achievements of its current ethnic engineers and the contributions of its ethnic senior members. | Auckland - Tāmaki Makaurau |
| Makarim Society | Fund | $3,950.00 | Maori Cultural & Geothermal Learning Project | Auckland - Tāmaki Makaurau |
| Malayali Club Southland Incorporated | Partially Fund | $5,000.00 | Onam Celebration | Southland |
| Manawatu Afghan Society Incorporated | Partially Fund | $15,000.00 | Manawatu Afghan Society Incorporated Community Programme 2024 - a series of initiatives including wellbeing programmes, water safety training, language preservation classes, family support, and cultural events. | Manawatu-Whanganui |
| New Zealand Chinese Association Auckland Incorporated | Partially Fund | $4,000.00 | New Zealand Chinese Association (NZCA) Leadership and Development Conference (LDC) 2025 | Auckland - Tāmaki Makaurau |
| New Zealand Federation Of Multicultural Councils Incorporated | Partially Fund | $12,800.00 | Measles Vaccination Campaign in Greater Wellington and neighboring regions, for the hard-to-reach and vulnerable ethnic communities | Wellington |
| NZ Zimbabwe Women's Social Club | Fund | $9,800.00 | Zimbabwe Women in New Zealand (Get Together) Social Events | Auckland - Tāmaki Makaurau |
| Punjabi Heritage Dance Academy | Partially Fund | $10,000.00 | 2nd Punjabi Heritage Folk Festival - a cultural celebration open to the whole community showcasing a diverse array of folk dancing. | Auckland - Tāmaki Makaurau |
| Revive Afghanistan NZ | Partially Fund | $20,378.00 | A year-long Unity Through Volleyball Programme for young Afghanis | Auckland - Tāmaki Makaurau |
| SUDANESE SOCIETY IN NEW ZEALAND INCORPORATED | Partially Fund | $10,000.00 | Sudanese Society 2024-25 Strategy | Auckland - Tāmaki Makaurau |
| Tauranga Filipino Society Incorporated | Fund | $3,065.00 | Building Emotional Resilience through Wellness Interaction Seminar | Bay of Plenty |
| Tauranga Regional Multicultural Council Incorporated | Fund | $8,000.00 | Annual Migrant Powhiri | Bay of Plenty |
| The Kiwi Kit Community Trust | Partially Fund | $14,590.00 | Queenstown Inclusion Project - Cultural Orientation, Celebrations and Competency Programs for businesses | Otago |
| Wellington Chin Community Trust | Fund | $5,000.00 | Wellington Chin Community (WCC) Sport days and seminar on integrating into NZ society | Wellington |
| Wellington Punjabi Women Association | Partially Fund | $5,600.00 | Punjabi Language 5th Week 2024 | Wellington |
Total funds disbursed: $443,453.00