The Waikato Inter-faith Council (WIFCO) received a 2012 New Zealand Diversity Award for their outstanding contribution to promoting interfaith relations and religious diversity in New Zealand last month.
Presented to WIFCO by the Race Relations Commissioner, Joris de Bres, of the Human Rights Commission, the annual awards commend 12 organisations that have contributed to strengthening race relations in Aotearoa New Zealand.
The Waikato Inter-faith Council was acknowledged for its proactive work bringing together individuals and groups representing the various faith and belief communities both in the greater Waikato region and nationally.
The award specifically represents WIFCO’s work this past year in organising a wide variety of activities, including organising and hosting the 2012 National Interfaith Forum in February, a multifaith service, an interfaith film festival, a bus tour to a wide variety of Hamilton’s diverse houses of worship, an interfaith art project
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