Bangladesh New Zealand Friendship Society Inc (BNZFS) is a non-profit charitable organization and accept membership by an application
ONLY.
Eligible applicants are:
- Bangladeshi citizen(s) and living in New Zealand
- Spouse or partner of Bangladeshi citizen(s)
- Second or successive generations of Bangladeshis people and
- People without any criminal records
However, the Executive Committee (EC) of BNZFS will make the final decision regarding the acceptance of an applicant. Please find the membership application form in
here.
BNZFS has number of programs and activities to uplift the image of Bangladeshi and Bengali speaking communities in New Zealand and help them to settle in this diverse community. This is done through representing BNZFS across various local, regional, national, Govt. and NGOs (Non-Government Organizations) platforms. It also connects Bangladesh and international forums where the BNZFS services deem to be necessary. Since its inception, BNZFS has been trying its best to serve the community by catering to the needs of individuals and groups for the betterment of the community at large. BNZFS also help to nurture the cultural diversity by promoting the unique culture of Bangladesh to various stakeholder groups. BNZFS has been running several programs and activities including, but not limited to
Advocacy, Mentoring and Networking services,
BNZFS Volunteers, publication like
Deshi Whisper (a monthly bilingual newsletter) and a yearly magazine
Ayojon,
Radio Ektara,
Bangla Library, Bengali Language School
Dipshikha,
Camps, Sports and Fitness programs,
Women’s development programs and so on.
Centre of Migrant Research and Development (CMRD), a key platform of the BNZFS, is involved in different surveys, cross-sectional studies, research, seminars, workshops, training and many other academic activities to understand the need of any services, identify the problems within the community and outside and to find the probable solutions and interventions to rectify them. Members and volunteers are mainly devoted to run these programs. BNZFS actively encourage people to participate in its programs. Please find the BNZFS’s programs and activities in
here.
