How we work

 
 

We work to improve inclusion, belonging and well-being for refugee-background and migrant communities by disrupting and challenging the systems that make it hard to settle in Aotearoa.

 

We do this by:

  • Understanding the key issues for migrants and refugee background communities.

  • Empowering communities to become their own advocates.

  • Influencing attitudes and advocating for improvements to policies and practices that affect newcomer communities.

  • Collaborating and partnering with like-minded organisations to ensure the voices of our communities can be heard.

Our strategic priorities are:

  • Lifting household income – working with families, communities, employers, and government to raise household income for refugee-background and migrant families.

  • Inclusion, social connection, and wellbeing for women – supporting refugee-background and migrant women to access opportunities for connection and communities of support.

  • Changing attitudes towards migrant and former-refugee communities through positive narratives and storytelling.