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“I know – that’s the system. The system is wrong”: Allyship and social justice in community interpreting from a service-user perspective

By: Agustina Marianacci
Published: 2024-12-30

Defined as the practice of gaining awareness and acting upon the oppression of marginalized groups, allyship can account for the power interpreters hold in systems of oppression and can contribute…continue reading

Advocacy Allyship Social justice
Advocacy

Child Cancer Foundation Social Impact Report 2024

By: Huber Social, Child Cancer Foundation
Published: 2024-05-01

The Child Cancer Foundation’s 2024 Social Impact Report, in partnership with Huber Social, highlights the significant impact of the Foundation on families navigating their child’s cancer journey. The Foundation offers…continue reading

Advocacy Children & Youth Health & Wellbeing Social Services
Law and Justice

Voices from the Margins: Aotearoa/New Zealand Young Carers Reflect on Their Experiences

By: Dr Lauren Donnan, Professor Janet Gaffney, Professor Toni Bruce
Published: 2023-08-01

Young carers are a largely invisible and unsupported population of Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) children and youth aged 25 years and under who physically, emotionally, socially, and/or spiritually support loved…continue reading

Advocacy Health & Wellbeing Whānau
Advocacy

Child Cancer Foundation 2022-23 Social Impact Report

By: Child Cancer Foundation, Huber Social
Published: 2023-05-01

The Child Cancer Foundation 2022-23 Social Impact Report highlights the Foundation’s ongoing efforts to support families of children diagnosed with cancer across New Zealand. The report outlines how the Foundation…continue reading

Advocacy Children & Youth Health & Wellbeing Social Services
Advocacy

Child Cancer Foundation Social Impact Report 2022

By: Child Cancer Foundation, Huber Social
Published: 2022-06-01

The Child Cancer Foundation Social Impact Report 2022 provides insights into the Foundation’s efforts to support families affected by childhood cancer. The report emphasizes the holistic approach taken by the…continue reading

Advocacy Children & Youth Health & Wellbeing Social Services
Law and Justice

Who Cares About Us? The Hidden Population of Current and Former Aotearoa/New Zealand Young Carers Reflect on Their Experiences

By: Dr Lauren Donnan
Published: 2020-12-01

New Zealand [NZ] young carers are an invisible and disadvantaged population of children, youth, and young adults aged 25 years and under providing significant, ongoing care for a family member…continue reading

Advocacy Health & Wellbeing Whānau
People and Society

Ngā Kōrero Hauora o Ngā Taiohi; A community-powered report on conversations with 1000 young people about wellbeing

By: Laura O'Connell Rapira
Published: 2018-08-28

In 2018, the government announced plans to develop a Child Wellbeing Strategy to make New Zealand the best place in the world to be a child. While this is an…continue reading

Advocacy Children & Youth Health & Wellbeing
Advocacy

What’s Broken is the We — some thoughts on creativity for the common good

By: vivian Hutchinson
Published: 2013-04-01

Based on his keynote speech given to the New Zealand Creativity Challenge held in New Plymouth 27-28 April 2013, this paper explores role of creativity, community and citizenship. The paper…continue reading

Advocacy Community Development Non-profit Sector
Advocacy

Moving beyond love and luck: building right relationships and respecting lived experience in New Zealand autism policy

By: Hilary Stace
Published: 2012-12-19

PhD thesis in Public Policy which looks at the policy problems arising from the rapidly increasing diagnoses of autism in recent decades. Considers history and construction of the concept of…continue reading

Advocacy Children & Youth Disability Families, Whānau and Parenting Health & Wellbeing Research & Evaluation Social Services
Health

Refugee Health Care: A Handbook for Health Professionals

By: Dr Annette Mortensen, Dr William Rainger, Sally Hughes
Published: 2012-06-01

In the 10 years since the publication of the first refugee health handbook there have been considerable steps taken toward improving long-term settlement outcomes for refugees settled in New Zealand.…continue reading

Advocacy Health & Wellbeing Migrants and Former Refugees
Advocacy

Let History be the Judge: or sex, drugs and jelly rolls.

By: Pat Hanley
Published: 2009-05-08

Paper presented to the Annual Conference of Diabetes NZ.Assesses the role of Civil society and organisations like Diabetes NZ as agents of social and moral change. Draws on 250 years…continue reading

Advocacy Health & Wellbeing
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