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Multi-talented Sinhala and Tamil Interpreter and translator | Ruzaika Arshad

Ruzaika Arshad, originally from Sri Lanka, migrated to New Zealand in 2003 with her husband and two children. She is a certified Sinhala and Tamil interpreter and translator, a Cross-Cultural Facilitator (CCF), and the Positive Parenting Programme Coordinator with Refugees as Survivors New Zealand (RASNZ). She is also an active member of Auckland’s Sri Lankan Muslim community.

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Something to Learn | Ramadan: A Comprehensive Guide

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar and is considered one of the holiest months in Islam.

New Pathways for Former Refugees

How² remake your home in a country that you are unfamiliar with?

Something Meaningful | Empowering the Burmese Rohingya Community

Have you met any Burmese Rohingya?

Ethiopian Genna

Ethiopia is a very ancient country with a Christian heritage of more than two thousand years.

The Year of Snake

You may have heard about how the Chinese love animals that they are happy to be born under some animal zodiac signs.

Something Interesting | Facts about New Year

If you are wondering where ‘January’ came from, Janus is the Roman god of beginnings, time, transitions, and passages and is depicted with two faces looking in opposite directions.

Two-Factor Authentication for Enhanced Account Security has arrived

To help keep your account secure, we're excited to introduce two-factor authentication (2FA) for logging in soon.

News from the Ground | Wellbeing Charitable Trust

Wellbeing Charitable Trust works predominantly with the Mandarin speaking community in Auckland. The Trust is part of the Mt Roskill Collective and works in collaboration with many other ethnic and community sector organisations to build a better future. 

Something Useful | Culturally Respectful Guidelines for Working with Ethnic Communities

Most practitioners share the view that providing culturally safe and appropriate services is paramount to their practices. However, we often struggle with knowing what is entailed in such practices.

Something Interesting | Ganesh Chaturthi

Ganesha is one of the most revered personalities in Hinduism.

News from the Ground |  "Refugee Health Project"

eCALD Services contracted Mr. Del Salmanzadeh to engage with the refugee health sector in order to ascertain the needs for cross-cultural training and to disseminate information about the eCALD program to the less-reached health workforce across the motu.

World Refugee Day

While we stepped into the winter season, 20th June 2024 was a day to honour our fellow residents from refugee backgrounds on this land.