Bench Marking the Resettlement Process of New Zealand and Australia

Newcomer communities under humanitarian programmes (Quota refugee) face a number of new challenges in their resettlement process in New Zealand. Lack of local experience, networks and qualifications make the resettlement process hardest on newcomer communities. Although some may arrive with high qualifications these are not recognised, and even upgrading their qualification turns out to be not enough. Those who educate themselves here still face some challenges finding a job. This book sought to help answer the following questions: - What roles do organisations (e.g. government agencies, non-governmental organisations, and community organisations) play in dealing with employment and housing issues in refugee resettlement? - What are important factors in achieving better resettlement outcomes in employment and housing? This report centres on employment and housing issues, using the Australian experience to consider different ways of improving New Zealand's resettlement outcomes for individual communities and their families.

Autorentext
Yor, Abann Kamyay Ajak
Abann Yor is a professional community developer, a visionary leader with clear objectives and well developed strategic thinking. He has strong advocacy, leadership, and management capabilities and takes a human rights approach. He has established a large networking in the resettlement sector includes government agencies and NGOs in New Zealand.