About Us
Mō Mātou
hear from us, not about us
The Aotearoa Resettled Community Coalition (ARCC) is a grassroots non-profit organisation that serves as the collective voice of ethnic migrant communities in New Zealand. We are a migrant-led organisation that works at the local, regional, and national levels to provide integrated settlement support services. We empower ethnic migrants to become fully settled in their local community, offering them opportunities to be affirmed in who they are and the places they come from and positively contribute to their new home, leading to better settlement and integration outcomes in New Zealand. ARCC promotes racial unity and encourages a peaceful settlement process for our migrant community in our new home.
Our current membership comprises twenty-six member organisations representing twenty different countries and ethnic backgrounds, including Afghanistan, Burundi, Cameroon, D.R Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Kurdistan, Myanmar, Palestine, Pakistan, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, and Uganda.
Our Mission
To empower forced migrants to become fully settled into their local community, offering them opportunities to be affirmed in who they are and the places they come from, and positively contribute to their new home for better settlement outcomes in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Our Vision
To be a trusted community advisor and a leading agency on the settlement and integration of forced migrants to communities, organisations, funders and policy makers throughout Aotearoa New Zealand.
Our Values
Justice
To promote fairness, guidance and empowerment to make meaningful contributions in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Emphathy
To provide meaningful assistance through active listening and understanding to navigate systems and overcome challenges.
Self-Determination
To support individual and community realisation of their own worth and the potential of their lived experiences.
Our Working Principles
Solution Finding:
Provision of innovative, holistic solutions that address the challenges encountered in the resettlement process, through the application of both lived experiences and critical participatory community research.
Commitment:
Walking alongside forced migrants through every stage of their settlement journey, providing support, knowledge, and access to resources to ensure their long-term integration.
Our Workstreams
Workstream 1 : Resettled Communities Wellbeing
The goal of this workstream is to provide resettled communities with services that are effective, timely, and culturally appropriate to improve their wellbeing.
Workstream 2: Advocacy for Change
The aim is to ensure that New Zealand's resettlement systems are well-coordinated, fair, and culturally sensitive. It also aims to foster compassion among the public for forced migrants and their role in welcoming new arrivals.
Workstream 3: Growth and Development
This workstream focuses on the growth and development of ARCC as an organization. The goal is to establish strong management and governance, diversify resources, and increase visibility to ensure sustainability and effectiveness.
