Know your Rights - Volunteer Rights & Responsibilities Workshop

Name: Know your Rights - Volunteer Rights & Responsibilities Workshop
Start: 2026-03-26T02:30:00-0400
End: 2026-03-26T03:30:00-0400

Thu, 26 Mar, 2:30am - 3:30am EDT

Online Event

HOST International Aotearoa New Zealand

353 followers · Contact host

Description

Free Online Community Workshop: Know Your Rights Series - Volunteer Rights & Responsibilities in New Zealand
In collaboration with Volunteering New Zealand

Join us to for a FREE community workshop to learn about:

The difference between volunteers and employees, focusing on unique expectations and commitments.
Understanding your rights as a volunteer to maximise your experience.
Exploring responsibilities and commitments in volunteering roles.
Discovering strategies for finding volunteering opportunities that match your interests.
Learning about various types of volunteer roles available.
Gaining insights into the skills you can acquire through volunteering.
Leveraging volunteer experience for personal and professional growth.
Participate in engaging sessions with opportunities for discussion and questions.

Free for any refugee and migrant background individuals and communities.

Tickets for good, not greed Humanitix dedicates 100% of profits from booking fees to charity

Hostinformation

HOST International Aotearoa New Zealand

353 followers

Contact host

View profile

Overview

HOST International Aotearoa New Zealand (HOST NZ) is a New Zealand-registered charity, founded in 2018, that supports effective integration of former refugees, migrants, and displaced people, promoting manaakitanga (care & hospitality) toward newcomers.

Vision & Mission

HOST’s vision is for an Aotearoa New Zealand where newcomers thrive in local communities.

Our mission is to partner with communities and newcomers to build connection, belonging, and kotahitanga (unity).

Key Services & Programmes

HOST operates across four principal service areas:

Community Capacity Building – Developing leadership and voice for ethnic communities (currently under development).
Digital Inclusion – Co-designing digital literacy initiatives to bridge the digital divide for former refugee and migrant communities.
Community Refugee Sponsorship (CORS) – Serving as umbrella organisation for the extended pilot (2021–2026). HOST guides community groups in sponsoring refugees and supports settlement for two years
Employment & Career Support – Offering strengths-based, trauma-informed coaching, mentoring, and employer outreach to support meaningful employment for former refugees and migrants.