COVID-19 information for ethnic communities

Community Access Radio is a vital tool for disseminating information across Aotearoa New Zealand, especially for the culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities. More so in the time of COVID-19 crisis.

Christchurch-based Plains FM, have been working with interpreters from Interpreting New Zealand, and have released this as .mp3 audio files http://plainsfm.org.nz/Prog/covid19information

These two wonderful organisations have complied the COVID-19 information about:

1) services

2) financial support

3) employment assistance

4) accommodation support

5) health care

6) mental well-being

And all the above is available in the following languages:

  • Amharic

  • Arabic

  • Bhutanese/Nepali

  • Burmese

  • Farsi

  • French

  • Indonesian

  • Khmer

  • Lao

  • Sinhala

  • Somali

  • Spanish

  • Thai

  • Tigrinya

  • Vietnamese

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There is a lot of information available about COVID-19 and what it means for you, your family and community. This page covers a range of topics that are relevant to ethnic communities and points you to further official information.

Topics

  • Education

  • Funding for programmes to support ethnic communities

  • Funerals

  • Getting an interpreter

  • Healthcare

  • Immigration and visas

  • Information for employees and employers

  • Information for the Muslim community

  • Information in languages other than English

  • Places of worship

  • Racial discrimination

  • Support for community groups providing essential services

  • Welfare and wellbeing support

Please visit https://covid19.govt.nz/communities/translations/ & www.ethniccommunities.govt.nz/covid-19/

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