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Ethnic Voice New Zealand (Inc)

To provide, strengthen, expand, implement and promote...

Fosters collaborative relationships between Ethnic communities and government agencies through a collective voice, consultation, advocacy, advisory and monitoring to improve the physical and mental wellbeing of members of the Ethnic communities in New Zealand.

Our Core Values

Community focused

Innovative

Accountable

Supportive

Inclusive

Collaborative

Outcomes Oriented

Our Goals and Structure

Ethnic Voice New Zealand (EVNZ)

• Is a community organization established to provide a collective voice for the Ethnic communities.  This community engages all participants and has a consultation process.

• Has a vision to foster collaborative relationships between the Ethnic communities in New Zealand and the government agencies.

• Has been involved in a number of projects (e.g. hosting symposium on issues concerning Asian social and wellbeing, meetings with government officials regarding changes in immigration points system) with over the past five years playing a active role in promoting the community voice.

• Informs and involves the community through executive members' networks, annual general meetings, attending and hosting public forums, an email networks.

• Is a unique community organization because of the diversity, expertise and credibility of individual members of the executive team which includes health, social work, community, university academics and researchers with an interest in all aspect of physical and mental wellbeing issues (like employment, immigration and settlement, mental health) of members of the ethnic communities and there is no other group that performs this role.

• Is supportive of ethnic community initiatives and government's strategic themes and will be promoting:

   

  • Community Involvement: We seek to help reduce barriers to accessing services by ensuring a better informed community.

  • Wellness and Responsibility: A well informed ethnic community will promote wellness, develop responsibility for health and wellbeing maintenance and dysfunction prevention

  • Community Focus: Actively support the involvement of various relevant ethnic community groups and/or agencies in service planning and delivery.

  • Successful Integration: As members of ethnic communities become more empowered to take responsibility for their own health and wellbeing, burden on government welfare and health system is minimilised.

   

• Ethnic Voice New Zealand (EVNZ) is committed to working with ethnic communities and government agencies to achieve its mission.

Why is EVNZ important?

• EVNZ has a diverse range of members with knowledge of both social and health sectors and are willing to commit their skills and expertise to achieving the aims and objectives of the organization.

• EVNZ is interested in being involved in ALL community social and health issues.

• EVNZ has a firmly established network of community organizations and individuals with an interest in social and health issues.

• EVNZ acts as a vehicle for the community voice to be heard

• EVNZ is committed to fostering good communication between government agencies and the community - a two way process.

Over the past five years EVNZ has firmly established itself as a community driven organization with a broad interest in local social and health issues.  There is no other group that fulfils this role with the expertise EVNZ offers.

EVNZ has much to offer to government agencies and the ethnic communities it serves.

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