Ethnic Communities Innovation Fund Project

The Ethnic Communities Innovation Fund (ECIF) is a one-off, one-year project that went live in June 2024. The ECIF supports 25 providers nationwide to address FVSV prevention in ethnically diverse communities. The providers delivering initiatives through the ECIF cover a range of urban centres, regional and rural areas to reach different groups including youth, disabled and Rainbow communities, women, men, and older people.

The ECIF enables organisations supporting ethnically diverse communities to pilot tailored initiatives to address unique cultural and local needs. During the project, we will gather evidence, insights, and learnings to inform future FVSV work with ethnically diverse communities.

More information

The Ministry of Social Development’s (MSD) Ethnic Communities Violence Prevention (ECVP) work programme aims to address violence within ethnically diverse communities.

Please visit Ethnic Communities Violence Prevention for more information on the trials and other activities related to the programme.

Contact

For any questions on the ECIF, contact the MSD team at mgc@msd.govt.nz.