The Waitakere Ethnic Board, a registered incorporated
society was established on 20 September 2003 after calls
from ethnic groups in Waitakere to establish an ethnic
advisory body that could promote and represent the interests
of all ethnic communities within Waitakere City Council
boundaries.
The main aim of the WEB is to enable ethnic communities to
have a shared forum for articulating issues and influencing
local and central Government.
The Waitakere City Council established a partnership with
the ethnic communities of Waitakere, through the Waitakere
Ethnic Board, via a Community Partnership Agreement that was
signed on 17 December 2004.
The key objectives of this partnership are:
a commitment to working together to achieve social
cohesion and strong integrated communities in Waitakere City
the inclusion of ethnic perspectives in Council™s policy
development, service delivery and decision making
to achieve an appropriate level of representation of
ethnic communities and reflection of their interests in the
Long Term Council Community Plan (LTCCP)
to provide a forum for mutual learning about i) the
functions, roles, responsibilities and activities of local
and central government and ii) the issues, concerns, needs
and aspirations of the city™s ethnic communities
to develop and implement a shared work programme together
WEB™s goals
To provide a “voice” for ethnic communities
To identify the needs of the ethnic communities in
Waitakere
To enable diverse ethnic groups to share common interests
and ideas while maintaining their own identity
To ensure that ethnic communities meet their own needs by
capacity building through the WEB
Waitakere Ethnic Board Membership
The WEB has diverse membership spanning older and newer
settler communities in Waitakere. Full membership is open to
ethnic organisations whose members are residents of
Waitakere. Individuals who live in Waitakere City but are
not members of an ethnic organisation can become associate
members.
The current members of the Board™s Executive Committee are:
President
Ms A Pala
Vice President
Ms T Suin
Treasurer
Mr M Taimoori
Secretary
Mr A Habib
Public Relations
Mr V Lin
Social and Cultural Officer
Mrs JK Kim
Membership Officer
Mr B Shaikh
Community Liaison Officer
Mr S Kaushal
Sports Officer
Ms M Aliping
Executive Member
Ms S Sreedharan
Co-opted Member
Mr K Fariady
Co-opted Member
Mr H Anajembo
You can contact the Board through their website:
www.waitakereethnicboard.org.nz or by calling the President
on (09) 8184450 or 021 813 607
The latest WEB newsletter is also available on their
website.
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