Get Involved
Help us build work that matters
New Haven Aotearoa welcomes communities, volunteers and organisations who can help us develop careful, useful and community-led work.
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Help Shape Our Work
Former refugee, asylum seeker and migrant communities should influence NHA’s priorities, activities and measures of success.
We are developing safe ways for community members, disabled people and family caregivers to contribute through co-design, research, consultation and review. Opportunities will be shared once the purpose, privacy safeguards and support are ready.
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Volunteer Your Skills
We welcome expressions of interest from people with relevant skills in public health, research, disability inclusion, health promotion, community engagement, translation, communications, policy, funding and organisational development.
We will begin with a conversation about your skills, availability and interests. If there is a suitable role, we will agree the scope, reporting line, boundaries, confidentiality requirements and induction before work begins.
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Contribute Research or Technical Expertise
Researchers, evaluators, public health practitioners, accessibility specialists and communications professionals can help strengthen our service development.
Collaboration may support research design, ethics and privacy, data analysis, accessible reporting, evaluation, service mapping or community communications.
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Build A Partnership
We would like to connect with groups led by former refugees, people seeking asylum or migrants, as well as health and disability providers, local services, funders, researchers and community organisations.
Partnerships may contribute community relationships, specialist knowledge, referrals, venues, in-kind support or funding for service development and future pilots.
Current Development Work
Research is One Way to Help Shape Our First Services
As part of developing its four areas of work, NHA is planning Auckland-based research with former refugees and people seeking asylum. Community participation, research expertise, service partnerships, practical support and funding can all contribute to this phase.
A Considered Approach
Clear Roles, Safe Practice
Community, volunteer and partnership work begins only after the purpose, boundaries, approvals, support and responsibilities are agreed