Nelson Refugee

This was our last Nelson Refugee CIH graduation with Mark Brown at the helm as Principal of Victory School. However, our wonderful team on the ground of Dianne Goodwin, Tim Jackson and Tania O’Meagher remain to take families though family liaison, training and tech support. Victory celebrations always involve huge cultural contribution from the Burmese, Chin Bhutanese and Nepali communities by way of music, song and dance. The children are amazing and put a smile on everyone’s faces.

Hamilton Multicultural Cultural Service Trust Refugee

The Waikato Migrant Centre have been long term hosts of the Refugee CIH programme in Hamilton. Here HMST (Hamilton Multi Cultural Services Trust) staff give the thumbs up to the new training pod recently installed for CIH, ESOL and other training, including 10 computers, data projector and sound system. The Hamilton team comprises HMST management Ellie & Tania; Family Liaison Merzia& tutor John; Hamilton MoE Migrant Coordinator Afat and CIH’s Di Daniels. We graduated 17 families over 2013-14 including families of the Afghani interpreters. Hamilton MP’s Tim Macindoe and David Bennett are great supporters of CIH graduations. Mr Bennett realised her had said goodnight instead of Good Morning in Spanish, much to the amusement of the Colombian family graduates.

Race Relations Day 2014

20 March was Race Relations Day and Human Rights Commission release of the NZ Race Relations Report, marked by a celebration at Auckland Regional Migrant Services, Three Kings, Auckland.

The report is available online at www.hrc.co.nz/rrreport

 

 

Ryan Centre 2013

19 families graduated Computers in Homes at the RYAN centre in November and December 2013. We have installed a training suite with 10 computers and a data projector, so we look forward to more successful intakes at RYAN soon. Well done to all the families and thanks to the whole team at Ministry of Education and RYAN for making this happen.

1st 2013-2014 Freyberg High School Refugee Intake

20 families graduated from Freyberg High School Refugee CIH as the first intake for Ministry of Education’s allocation for the 2013-14 year. Others are training at Victory School in Nelson, and a graduation is imminent in Hamilton. Congratulations and good health to all!

Auckland Refugee CIH graduation

13 newly-arrived families from refugee backgrounds celebrated their graduation at the Wesley Community Centre on Sunday 19 May. Sharing their stories and their delightful children is always such a privilege for us and we are humbled by their determination to succeed and their dedication to a bright future in Aotearoa New Zealand. Tutor Angie Gibbons does such a great job, assisted by tech Grant Mcgregor and assistant Diana. We were joined by Ministry of Education Migrant Coordinator Parvathi Raghunathan to complete the graduation ceremony. Well done everyone!

Porirua Burmese Refugee Graduation 2013

21 Burmese families graduated in Porirua on 20 April after 30 hours of digital literacy lessons with tutor Peter Lynch. Graduation certificates were handed out by Ministry of Education’s Abdi Bihi and e-Learning Porirua Chair Graham Kelly. Other guests included Porirua trustee Wendy Betteridge and 2020 Communications Trustees Kim Humpherson and Michael Howden. Special thanks to Porirua Manager Tim Davies-Colley and assistant tutors Michael and Ibrahim and interpreters Titus and Renee.

But the stars of the show are the parents and children as they embrace the new experience of Digital Inclusion in their new lives in Aotearoa NZ. We wish them all the very best.