Help us Carry our Children

When refugee families come into NZ, their children are often young. These kids have had very little formal education in the camps in the holding countries. Their parents are extremely thankful for the free education offered here in NZ. But if you look at it from the child’s point of view, it’s a pretty tough road they’re on. Most of the other children in their class have no idea about what they’ve been through. The classrooms are full and the teachers do the best they can, but it’s hard enough getting through the curriculum. There is no English spoken at home, and the parents are struggling to understand the ways things are done in NZ. This is where ROC comes in.

We are an accredited support service for refugee children. We give them extra tuition in maths and English, and also teach them social skills, often working one to one. However our biggest challenge is getting these kids from their school to our programme, and home again afterwards. We need a van, instead of relying on volunteers and their vehicles. And this is where you can make a big difference. The kids love the programmes (we run two), we get huge support from volunteers and contributing schools, but lack of transport means that a lot miss out.

Can you help us?