Shanti Niwas Charitable Trust
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About Shanti Niwas Charitable Trust
Shanti Niwas Charitable Trust Inc, a non-profit organisation, has a proud history of working with socially isolated senior citizens of Indian and South Asian origin living in the Auckland region.
Initially, the culturally appropriate services for older people of diverse cultural backgrounds were initiated by Mrs. Indu Bajaj Q.S.M and M.S.W, an experienced social worker, in January 1994 under the umbrella of Methodist Mission Northern. At the time she came in contact with several older migrants of Indian descent who seemed to be facing difficulties in adjusting into New Zealand society due to barriers such as:
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She felt there was a great need to establish services in order to provide guidance and assistance to older people so they could have a good quality of life. As we all know, added barriers of different languages and cultural backgrounds can create feelings of exclusion and isolation which in turn can lead to depression and mental health problems.
In November 1998, the trust was legally established under the name of Shanti Niwas Charitable Trust Incorporated and became financially independent in January 2003. The trust has been registered with the Charities Commission (CC26135) and for goods and services tax.
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