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Interim Operations Manager for ChangeMakers Refugee Forum
Interim Operations Manager for ChangeMakers Refugee Forum
Mozhdeh Wafa,
current Chair of the board for ChangeMakers Refugee Forum
will step down from her position as Chair following the news
of Tayyaba Khan leaving the organisation on 7th February
2017 to join the Office of Ethnic Communities (OEC), in the
Department of Internal Affairs. Tayyaba will join OEC as the
Manager for Community Engagement.
“ChangeMakers is an
organisation embedded in the communities it serves, and we
are very proud of the work we do to contribute towards the
longer term resettlement needs for former refugees”, said
Mozhdeh. “We are looking forward to continuing and adding
strength to the direction Tayyaba has taken us
towards”.
Maureen Zaya, Deputy Chair will assume the role of Chair while the organisation moves to appoint the ideal candidate. “We aim to continue to provide strong leadership and carry on the excellent work Tayyaba and her team have been able to achieve for the organisation”, said Maureen.
About ChangeMakers Refugee
Forum
ChangeMakers Refugee
Forum is a rights-based, non-government
organisation (NGO) representing refugee-background
communities in Wellington, New Zealand. The organisation’s
vision is to assist New Zealanders from refugee backgrounds
to participate fully in New Zealand life through community
development, research and
advocacy.
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