Our Target
Our Mission
To offer support, advocacy, and education in a culturally informed and safe environment.
Our Vision
To assist Middle Eastern and other Ethnic Minority families towards well-being, resilience and positive contribution to NZ society.
Our Value
Manaakitanga – Respect and Hospitality – Arohanui – Compassion Rangapu – Partnership
Our Board
Anmar Taufeek
BE (Civil), PMI – PMP
Experienced corporate Health, Safety & Quality Manager, with several other governance roles in charitable trusts
Board Responsibility: Health & Safety, Quality
Risk & Compliance
Mehdi Shahbazpour
BE (Hons), PhD
Leadership experience across multiple sectors, including academia, industry and community.
Board Responsibility: Chair Person, Strategy and Policies
Kauthar Sabri
BA Social
Work Experienced social worker, with specialties in youth and adult mental health.
Board Responsibility: Compliance & Advocacy
Bruce Keeley
BSc, Dip Tchg, LTh, Mphil
Anglican Church parish ministry and chaplaincy, as well as leadership in interfaith dialogue.
Board Responsibility: Secretary, Communication & Advocacy
Abbas Koleini
BCom, MCom (Finance), CPP
Experienced corporate finance and pricing professional
Board Responsibility: Treasurer,
Risk & Compliance
Our Staff
Adam Brown
Manager
Ph.D. in Comparative Study of Religions and Philosophy, Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling, Diploma of Management and Leadership, Level3 Certificate in Child Protection, Fluent in Persian and English
Azita Kusari
Social Worker
Master of Social Work, Bachelor of Counselling, Certificate in Social Science, Fluent in Persian, English, Turkish, Kurdish
Ali Bayati
Communication & Advocacy Lead
Bachelor of Business Information Technology, Experienced in Program Management, event management, Learning and development and Relationship Management.
Amna Al Shawaf
Integrated Operations Coordinator
Experienced in administration, event management, community outreach and supporting a range of ethnic communities. Fluent in English and Arabic
Sorraya Raja
Family Supporter
Advanced Diploma of Community Sector Management. Experienced bilingual tutor with the Ministry of Education, experienced administrative assistant. Fluent in Farsi, Urdu, English and Punjabi
Marwa Alsakini
Family Supporter
Bachelor of Information Technology, experienced administrative assistant and management, fluent in Arabic
Marzieh Etemadi
Community Navigator
Supporting Persian communities and focusing on aiding senior ethnic members of communities to settle in NZ. Fluent in Persian and English.
Our Supporters
