Shama, Ethnic Women's Trust — Education Charity in Hamilton
Shama, Ethnic Women's Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Hamilton, Hamilton. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $2.0M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: Shama is a vibrant social service agency providing support, advocacy and programme in order to empower women, their children and their families. The purpose is to empower and educate ethnic women so they can integrate into NZ and raise safe and successful families & communities and where they are able to exercise their rights and responsibilities, live a life of dignity free from the fear of violence and be recognized as valuable members of the community. Shama provides a friendly & safe environment where ethnic women can meet and bring their children. We provide social work support, lifeskill classes, resources, advocacy, home visits and legal advice. Our long term goal is to continue to provide culturally appropriate support and services to ethnic women, children and their families to enable them to reach their goals and aspirations and so to be able to contribute back to the community.
- Registration Number
- CC37381
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2009-02-02
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Hamilton, Hamilton
- info@shama.org.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (trust)
- Data as at
- June 2025
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $2.0M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.9M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.8M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.5M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 16
- Volunteers
- 1
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.0M | $1.9M | $0.5M |
| 2024 | $2.1M | $1.9M | $0.4M |
| 2023 | $1.7M | $1.6M | $0.3M |
| 2022 | $1.4M | $1.3M | $0.2M |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $0.1M |
| 2020 | $0.9M | $0.9M | $0.1M |
| 2019 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.1M |
| 2018 | $0.4M | $0.3M | $0.0M |
| 2017 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.0M |
| 2016 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.0M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (7)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Nora Milena Arango Bedoya | Trustee | 2026-03-21 |
| Manuela Soldenhoff | Trustee | 2024-04-20 |
| Sripriya Somasekhar | Trustee | 2022-12-10 |
| Rachel Simon-kumar | Trustee | 2019-08-09 |
| Sarkaw Mohammad Randhawa | Trustee | 2019-08-09 |
| Priya Kurian | Trustee | 2006-11-20 |
| Gladys Stephens | Trustee | 2005-11-18 |
Former Officers (8)
- Anthea Fester — Trustee (departed 2023-11-24)
- Maria Crasta — Advisory Board (departed 2024-08-11)
- Vanessa McLean — Trustee (departed 2019-08-09)
- Arezou Zalipour — Trustee (departed 2023-11-24)
- Anjum Rahman — Trustee (departed 2020-06-05)
- Janet Franks — Trustee (departed 2019-04-01)
- Reynu Anand — Trustee (departed 2010-04-01)
- Nirmala Narasimhan — Trustee (departed 2016-09-30)
Funding Sources
- The Lion Foundation — $30,000
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Shama, Ethnic Women's Trust
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Funder Profile
GrantmakerThis organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
About
Shama is a vibrant social service agency providing support, advocacy and programme in order to empower women, their children and their families. The purpose is to empower and educate ethnic women so they can integrate into NZ and raise safe and successful families & communities and where they are able to exercise their rights and responsibilities, live a life of dignity free from the fear of violence and be recognized as valuable members of the community. Shama provides a friendly & safe environment where ethnic women can meet and bring their children. We provide social work support, lifeskill classes, resources, advocacy, home visits and legal advice. Our long term goal is to continue to provide culturally appropriate support and services to ethnic women, children and their families to enable them to reach their goals and aspirations and so to be able to contribute back to the community.
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Ranked against 34 peers · Education · $1M – $10M
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