Migration is the movement of people from one geographic location to another. It can be either domestic or international. This study focuses on international migration. Individuals or groups who decide…continue reading
Ethnicity and Diversity
‘Yes, we can; but together’: social capital and refugee resettlement
By: S Elliott & I Yusuf
Published: 2014-09-23
Resettled refugees need a network of relationships to ensure they can live meaningful lives in New Zealand. These relationships are complex and exist between individuals and communities at local and…continue reading
Community Development Migrants and Former Refugees
Ethnicity and Diversity
Adult refugee learners with limited literacy: needs and effective responses
By: Dr John Benseman
Published: 2012-09-10
The purpose of this study was to document and analyse the learning needs and issues of adult refugees with low language and literacy skills by looking at how their prior…continue reading
Education & Training Migrants and Former Refugees
Non-profit Sector
Doing it for ourselves and our children: Refugee women on their own in New Zealand
By: Ruth De Souza and Jill Conway
Published: 2011-12-14
Little is known about the experiences of women who enter New Zealand through the Women at Risk category identified by UNHCR. The purpose of this project was to examine the…continue reading
Families, Whānau and Parenting Migrants and Former Refugees Women/Wāhine
Ethnicity and Diversity
An equitable education: Achieving equity status and measures to ensure equality for refugee-background tertiary students in Aotearoa New Zealand
By: ChangeMakers Refugee Forum; The New Zealand National Refugee Network; ESOL Assessment and Access Specialist Services; at Victoria University: Angela Joe, Sara Kindon & Postgraduate Students in Geography and Development Studies, Diana O'Rourke & The Empowering Study for Refugee-Background Students Research Team
Published: 2011-06-20
New Zealand is one of eleven countries that has been annually resettling refugees as part of the UNHCR refugee resettlement programme since the 1980s. Consequently, New Zealand’s refugee-background population continues…continue reading
Education & Training Migrants and Former Refugees
Health
Barriers to achieving good health outcomes in refugee-background communities
By: ChangeMakers Refugee Forum
Published: 2011-06-16
The aim of this report is to increase understanding of the health requirements of refugee-background communities. Like many communities whose members are predominantly from low socio-economic backgrounds, former refugees face…continue reading
Health & Wellbeing Migrants and Former Refugees
Ethnicity and Diversity
The Contribution of Non-Government Organisations to the Settlement of Refugees and Migrants in Aotearoa New Zealand Executive Summary
By: National Association of ESOL Home Tutors
Published: 2007-01-01
Considers the work of nine NGOs providing settlement support to refugees and migrants in Aotearoa New Zealand. It considers support of new comers at local level with access to information…continue reading