Multicultural Youth Association of Canterbury

We are a support group based in Canterbury region ( Christchurch), are offering our wider network of help for all migrant groups, ethnicity, races and nationalities. About:
We are a community group based in Christchurch (Canterbury region), are offering our wider network of help for all youth migrants from different ethnicities, races and nationalities. We are working with migrants in order to pro

vide ranges of opportunities for the betterment of being inclusive and integrated in New Zealand life. Multicultural Youth Association is Incorporated as ‘Charitable Trust’, Under the Charitable Trust Act 1957 on 8 June 2020, NZBN: 9429048324465 and registered with ‘Charities Services’ , Charity Registration No: CC57763. Details:
Multicultural Youth Association of Canterbury
8 Bryden Place, Halswell| Christchurch-8025, New Zealand
Registered Charity No: CC57763
NZBN: 9429048324465
Mob: +64221019118
E: [email protected]
Page: https://www.facebook.com/pg/MYACNZ/

2. Vision:
To become the most reliable organisation in Canterbury where the youth from ranges of cultures and ethnicities believe to raise their voices with.
3. Mission:
To provide the consistent support and strong connection to ensure the issues and concerns are reached out to the communities.
4. Objectives:
- To gather different ethnic groups in Canterbury.
- To strengthen youth migrants’ voices through different real-life stories.
- To improve quality of health and well-being for youth migrants living in New Zealand.
5. Trustee Profile:


Mahfuzur Rahman (President): Mahfuzur Rahman has been working as a ‘Business Lecturer’ in different Private Training Institutes for last five and a half years. He came to New Zealand as an international student in 2012 and after graduating, he devoted himself in teaching profession and served wider community of international students and migrants from his professional arenas and also from personal level. Mahfuz is also engaged with his own Live Stream programme from MYAC page ‘Hard Talk’ which is broadcasted twice a week having different guest speakers including: Parliamentarians, Local Policy Makers, Media Journalists and Community Leaders and different ‘Ethnic Minority Migrant Leaders’



Ilia Reztsov (Logistics President): Ilia Reztsov was an international student from Russia studying Diploma in Business and Management and graduated in 2020. He is using the wide range experiences in transportation and forwarding, exploiting the knowledge in analysing and optimising the information flows both in organising and computer systems. Dakshina Gamage (Treasurer): Dakshina Gamage is an accounting professional. Dakshina was working as a ‘Professional Accountant’ for several multinational organisations in the ‘Middle-East’. He came to New Zealand in 2016 as an international student, after graduated he is continuing his career in the fields of accountancy and finance for last three years in New Zealand. He is one of the ‘Voluntary Community Patrol’ for CPNZ, operating in Christchurch, New Zealand. Akshay Kumar (Communication President): Akshay Kumar came in Auckland from India as an international student studying Digital Marketing back in 2018, and then he moved to Christchurch in 2019 for further study in Diploma in Business Management and Entrepreneurship. He is actively volunteering in Plains FM as a broadcaster for STeudaemonia (a radio show for international students), and some other events with the radio station occasionally.