Community development and leadership skills

"Community development and leadership skills"

Migrant Education Centre is an offshoot of umbrella organisation Shakti
Migrant Services Trust.

Mission:

To provide Quality Education, Training and Employment services to maximize
social, economic and cultural growth.

Vision:

짠 To be the best service provider for all the Migrants in Education and
Training sectors
짠 To provide culturally appropriate environment for all migrants
짠 To work as a team for social change
짠 To promote cross-cultural understanding between migrants and the host
community

Values:

We exist to serve the Ethnic communities. We value the Talent,
Resourcefulness and Dedication of our colleagues. We work and share our
knowledge, skills and experience to build shared success

Identification of the need for the project/ Rationale behind the project:

The influx of migrant communities into New Zealand in recent years has
invariably added to the richness of the diversity of the multicultural
society of New Zealand. Resettlement into the cultural fabric of New Zealand
undoubtedly brings people of similar language, cultural needs and background
together rather than geographical factors. What this leads to is the
inception of community groups. In the process of group formation, a
prominent person stands out in the group, who is able to get
Him-self elected or nominated as the leader of the group. Such leaders grace
themselves on occasions and have a tendency to act as gatekeepers for their
concerned communities.
A significant feature of such leaders is carrying out the leadership at
grassroots level. They need to know the pulse of the community in order to
bring about changes for the welfare of their community. They need to be able
to lobby for their community and its needs. Thus this calls for the need of
training these leaders who play such an important part for their respective
communities. In order to proceed towards gaining and developing and
sustaining the culture of the community and mingling with others alike at
the same time, the appointed person needs training. Thus this identifies the
need for training such leaders.


Project Name: Community development and Leadership Programme

Duration: The leadership programme is a three months course. Classes would
be held twice a week and repeated three times in a year.


Aim of the project:

To build the capacity within migrant and refugee community to be responsible
and develop their communities

Objectives:

쨌 Deliver the training in a culturally sensitive and appropriate manner,
keeping the diversity of the community in mind.
쨌 Priority: Build the leadership within the community, who are
underdeveloped, under resourced and the small groups.
쨌 To gather different writing together, attend the training and establish
the network.
쨌 For community leaders, to understand the New Zealand way of life and
develop their community.

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INVITATION

Hello friends,

We would like to know your feedback about this project. Do you think it will
be helpful for the development of your community. Please come and join our
consultation meeting at 5A Jordan Ave, Onehunga on 3rd of April, 2003 at
10am. Please confirm us by 27th March,2003 either through e-mail or contact
any one in Migrant Education Centre on (09) 6345427.
Thanks,
Ghazala
e-mail address: gailt_nz@hotmail.com






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