Knowledge Centre : Organisations : Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) : Pacific : Aotearoa New Zealand NGOs : Page 4
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- United Nations Association of New Zealand
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UNANZ works to educate New Zealanders about the activities of the United Nations and its agencies, New Zealand's involvement, and how to get involved. They are committed to the ideals embodied in the UN Charter and the crucial role of the UN at the centre of multilateral cooperation to promote world peace and justice, and to eradicate poverty and hunger. They recognise that the UN has far to go to achieve its objectives, and arecomitted to its improvement. They are involved in a number of activities including forums, speech awards for school students and Model United Nations events. A current focus is working together with others to raise the importance of finding ways to achieve the Millennium Development Goals , Global Security and UN Renewal . UNANZ is a non-government organisation and an approved charity made up of volunteers.
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- Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA)
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VSA recruits skilled New Zealanders to work overseas. VSA is an international development agency, founded in 1962, based in Wellington, New Zealand. VSA is a not-for-profit, non-government, non-religious organisation.
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- Wellington Refugees as Survivors (RAS)
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The centre provides community-based screening, assessment, treatment/therapy, and onward referral, and also medical reviews by a consultant psychiatrist. Care management includes co-ordination of services from other agencies. Liaison/consultation takes place with general practitioners, mental health workers, and support workers (including ethnic community workers) to support community management of clients and the supervision of other staff. The treatment methods used are eclectic and include CBT, Gestalt, narrative, problem solving, and other client-centred approaches appropriate to client needs and informed by cultural differences. In the year ending 30 June 2000, a total of 90 new clients had been seen, predominantly adults (age range 18-60 years)), comprising of 24% Iraqis, 11% Somalians, 20% Ethiopians, 35% Cambodians and 10% of other nationalities.
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- World Vision New Zealand
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(Added: Wed May 26 1999 Modified: Fri Jul 04 2003 Hits: 418)
