Annual Report 2016/2017

ACTIVASIAN
The ActivAsian initiative has three key objectives:
- Improving sporting opportunities for Asian people, with a particular focus on school-aged
children
- Improving access to information about sport and recreational opportunities for the Asian
community
- Encouraging more Asian people to participate in sport.
The following four strategic pillars serve to provide guidance on how we will achieve the above
outcomes, and build a robust programme, supporting the development of sport, recreational and
physical activity in the Asian communities:
1. Relationship Building
2. Participation
3. Education and Resources
4. Capability Building
The ActivAsian Team has experienced significant growth in the past year which sees the project
now employing 2 full time and 2 part time staff, with one staff member working with both the
North Shore and West Auckland Chinese communities. This has allowed us to expand and
extend our reach into different Asian communities, as well as implementing innovative and
collaborative projects across Auckland.
ACTIVASIAN VOLUNTEER PROGRAMME
This initiative aims to encourage young people
from a culturally and linguistically diverse
background to participate in sport through
volunteering.
- A total of 180 members registered for the
programme this year
- Collectively our members have
volunteered at 27 sporting events in 2017
- Have-a-go activities were incorporated
into quarterly volunteer workshops this
year to introduce new sports to members
- 4 volunteer leaders have been appointed
this year representing different schools to
assist and lead the projects in their
schools
WALK WITH US
3 members of the ActivAsian team lead four
weekly walks around the North Shore to
promote regular physical activity, and introduce
new migrants to walks, reserves, parks,
landmarks and facilities in the community.
- This has grown from one walk a week to
four a week starting from different
locations and catering for varying ability
levels
- Massey University is a sponsor of the
advanced walking group every
Wednesday
- We have a database of over 250 people
who have participated in at least one
walk. Each walk sees an average of 25 to
30 participants
SPIKE SPIN SMASH (VOLLEYBALL. TABLE TENNIS,
BADMINTON)
This is a weekly drop-in social sport session
targeted at secondary school students and
young adults. This has grown from one venue to
two venues every Saturday, with a new sport
introduced this year ? Basketball (shoot).
These sessions are coordinated and delivered by
the North Shore Filipino Community, with 10
volunteers running these sessions each week.
On average 30 to 40 participants attend at each
venue weekly.
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