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The News and musings from the yards, barrel halls and tasting panels, and from on the road traveled between.
Adult refugee learners with limited literacy: needs and effective responses
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
Posted on 11 November 2020 |
African Youth Health and Well-Being: Participatory Action Research Project
This project aimed to strengthen the well-being of African Youth in Wellington by identifying issues they face, and developing strategies to address the issues. The project was implemented by Evolve,…continue reading
Posted on 11 November 2020 |
An equitable education: Achieving equity status and measures to ensure equality for refugee-background tertiary students in Aotearoa New Zealand
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
Posted on 11 November 2020 |
Barriers to achieving good health outcomes in refugee-background communities
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
Posted on 11 November 2020 |
‘People with refugee backgrounds can do the job.’ Refugee-background experiences of employment in Wellington.
Obtaining meaningful employment – adequately remunerated, fulfilling employment that is commensurate with a person’s skills and qualifications – is a high priority for people from refugee backgrounds, as it is…continue reading
Posted on 11 November 2020 |
HOMEWORK CLUB: Strengthening Refugee Youth Achievement
This report is the product of a group research project carried out in partnership with Victoria University students, secondary school refugee students and the facilitators of the Homework Club. Set…continue reading
Posted on 11 November 2020 |
‘Marking time’: Experiences of successful asylum seekers in Aotearoa New Zealand
This research explores the extent to which successful asylum seekers are able to participate in Aotearoa New Zealand life by documenting the experiences of 18 people who have been recognised…continue reading
Posted on 11 November 2020 |
Participatory Action Research (PAR) with Assyrian Youth
This report documents the experience of a group of researchers who started a Participatory Action Research (PAR) project with the Assyrian Youth community in Wellington. The objective of the project…continue reading
Posted on 11 November 2020 |
Wellington Refugee Youth Issues Summary: Backgrounder for Wellington people working with refugee-background youth
This backgrounder is a starting point. The Refugee Youth Action Group (Wellington) is made up of government and non-government agencies keen to see action on the issues so refugee-background youth…continue reading
Posted on 13 November 2020 |
RASNZ COVID-19 Response Study: Remote Psychosocial Service Provision to Former Refugee and Asylum Seeker Communities in Auckland During Lockdown
This study was commissioned to capture the experiences of Refugees as Survivors New Zealand (RASNZ) clinical and community services as they responded to COVID 19; and to understand the impact…continue reading
Posted on 13 November 2020 |
ComVoices 2020 State of the Sector Survey – Summary
While still fragile, the community and voluntary sector is generally more stable and viable than it was two years ago. The survey of 129 community and voluntary organisations shows that…continue reading
Posted on 24 November 2020 |
ComVoices 2020 State of the Sector Survey
This 2020 State of the Sector Survey is the fourth biennial snapshot of the community and voluntary sector undertaken by ComVoices. Its findings reinforce those of previous surveys and other…continue reading
Posted on 24 November 2020 |