Aotearoa Refugee and Migrant Support Services (ARMSS), is a social enterprise, non-profit organization providing culturally appropriate support to Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities. ARMSS has Level 2 Accreditation from MSD and works with wide range of government and NGOs around New Zealand.
Our services include:
- Family Integration and Parenting Support
- Community Support and Advocacy
- Cultural Capacity Development Workshop
- Business Start-up Support
- Human Trafficking Prevention Training
- Newcomers Support
- Cultural Bridging
- EMBRACE
Geo is part of a refugee-led organization, who take pride in their diverse team of staff members, with nearly 90% of our staff is constituted of professional individuals with refugee and migrant backgrounds. They represent all refugee and immigrant communities rather than merely the communities they belong to.
This diversity stands as one of our core strengths by
- enabling us to communicate effectively with our clients in their native languages
- identify their concerns on timely manner
- respond to them in real time of needs.
The ethic of our services is not bound to a contract/task to be completed but rather to address the actual needs with patience and compassion – making sure, our clients feel important, listened to, and valued.