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Refugee youth holiday programmes in various venuesSoccer coaching and games at Waitemata Football Club is held in the school holidays

Auckland Drowning Prevention runs these sessions with Umma Trust to teach swimming. Ladies only refugee background with interpreters in mother-tongue

ADHB runs workshops for small groups of pregnant mothers to prepare for births in Auckland hospitals. They are run as requested by young mothers.

Zumba ladies only sessions are held during winter months at YMCA Mt Albert at times advertised.

FREE Every Thursday at Senior Citizens Hall 3B Wairere Avenue Mt Albert (behind Rocket Park) 10:30 to 2:00pm The group is a great place for a delicious lunch and to meet and establish new friendships whilst learning about different cultures and traditions. Guest speakers each week on healthy living, parenting, education, employment, cultures, training, safety

Weekly deliveries of food are received from Kiwiharvest and NZ Food Network. Volunteers and community leaders assist with the distribution.

Waka Kotahi and VTNZ ser up mobile Learner Licence Mother-tongue Tests at Umma TrustWith huge demand for refugee mother-tongue learner licence tests mobile test site set up at Umma Trust – 100 learners scheduled to pass this year. Graduation 2023 for Restricted, Full and Conversion Licence passersIn partnership with Puketepapa Community Driving School, lessons are

Young people are supported to engage in education, training or work and supported with CVs, references, support at interviews.

Families work from their own cultural and spiritual perspective to plan weekly, monthly and annual budgeting  and are connected to on line banking / Real Me / WINZ etc to enable control over family income and expenditure and longer term financial planning.Workshops are offered at times advertised in mother-tongue languages on specific days for those