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NEW ZEALAND RESETTLEMENT MODEL - Communities Perspective -. ADAM AWAD NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL REFUGEE NETWORK. Overview. CURRENT MODEL CONCERNS AND LIMITATIONS REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT STRATEGY –NEW! CONCERNS AND LIMITATIONS CONCLUSIONS. CURRENT NEW ZEALAND RESETTLEMENT MODEL.
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NEW ZEALAND RESETTLEMENTMODEL- Communities Perspective - ADAM AWAD NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL REFUGEE NETWORK
Overview • CURRENT MODEL • CONCERNS AND LIMITATIONS • REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT STRATEGY –NEW! • CONCERNS AND LIMITATIONS • CONCLUSIONS
CURRENT NEW ZEALAND RESETTLEMENT MODEL • 750 QOUTA REFUGEE CASES EVERY YEAR • MANGERE RECEPTION CENTRE -28 DAYS ORENTATION . • 5 AGENCIES ON SITE • 6 MONTHS TO A YEAR -SOCIAL WORK AND VOLUNTEER SUPPORT/CASE MANAGEMENT.
CONCERNS AND LIMITATIONS IN THE RECEPTION CENTRE – 28 DAYS! • TOO MUCH INFORMATION • LACK OF CHANGE /CORRECT BASIC INFORMATION. • LACK OF PROPER ASSESSMENTS - TRASFERRABLE AND EMPLOYBILITY SKILLS AND KNOWLEGE • LACK OF COMMUNITIES/CLEINT INPUT
BEYOND THE RECEPTION CENTRE LACK OF COORDINATI ON LIMITED CHOICES – FINAL DESTINATIONS NO CLEAR OUTCOMES FOR RESETTLEMENT HARD TO MINITOR AND EVALUATE GOVERNMENT AND NGO PROCESSES
NEW MODEL- REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT STRATEGY - LACK OF CHANGE /CORRECT THE BASIC INFORMATION. TOO EARLY TO ASSESS ORENTATION AND TIME IN MANGERE RECEPTION CENTRE STILL SAME
CONCLUSIONS • Nothing about us without us! • What works is a community-driven model • Clear outcomes that can be measure • Active listening