Get Support
Going through a hard time, or someone in your family has died? Talk to us in confidence. Family and friends can reach out on your behalf.
Get SupportThere is a place for you here.
Whether you need support, want to meet other community members, have time to volunteer, or would like to collaborate with KENEWA, we welcome your interest.
Ways to get involved
Become a Member
Free community membership keeps you connected. Welfare membership adds welfare fund cover for you and your registered family.
Become a MemberVolunteer
Help with events, welfare visits, students and youth, sport, culture or communications. An hour a year or a whole project, it all helps.
Volunteer With UsPartner With Us
Councils, services, businesses and community organisations: work with KENEWA to reach and support Kenyan families in the region.
Partner With UsBecome a member
Two ways to belong. Both start with a free account in the members area, where you register your family and pay.
Community membership
Free
For Kenyans, their families and friends of our community who want to stay connected.
- News, notices and the members' WhatsApp group
- An invitation to every KENEWA event
- Ask the committee for support and advice
- Access to the members area
Welfare membership
$200 to join, then $170 a year
Financial membership with welfare fund cover for you and your registered family.
- Welfare fund support in bereavement, illness and hardship
- A vote at general meetings and online, and a say in the welfare fund
- Everything community members get
Fees
| Registration fee | $30 |
| Welfare fund contribution | $170 |
| Total to join as a welfare member | $200 |
| Annual renewal (each year after that) | $170 |
| Community membership | Free |
Welfare membership lasts 12 months from the day the Treasurer confirms your payment, and the whole renewal goes into the welfare fund. Welfare support starts once your membership has been current for 3 months, except for a bereavement or life-threatening emergency. If money is tight, talk to the committee: they can make exceptions in cases of hardship. KENEWA isn't registered for GST.
Who can join
Membership is open to Kenyans living in or connected with the New England region who support the association's objectives. Anyone aged 18 or over can apply for welfare membership; people under 18 can apply with a parent or guardian's written consent. Life and honorary members are recognised for outstanding service. Full rules are in our constitution (PDF).
How to join
Create your account
Sign up in the members area with your name, email, mobile and a password, then confirm your email address and choose welfare or community membership.
Complete your registration
Fill in your details and next of kin.
Register your family
Welfare members add up to 1 spouse, 7 dependants and 7 siblings, plus their parents (or a guardian who raised them), then confirm the list.
Pay your fees
Welfare members pay $200 by PayID, bank transfer, or card, Apple Pay or Google Pay, using the reference shown in the members area.
Committee approval
The committee approves your membership and gives you a member number, shown on your digital membership card.
New to the members area? Follow the step-by-step guide and try the practice account first.
Volunteer with KENEWA
Every part of our work welcomes volunteers, whether you can give an hour a year or lead a project. Tell us what you'd like to help with.
- Welcoming newcomers and visiting families in hard times
- Cooking, setting up and running our celebrations and family days
- Mentoring students and young people, or coaching sport
- Photography, social media, the newsletter and this website
- Grant writing, finance and committee work
Volunteering with children? You'll need a NSW Working With Children Check, which we verify before you start. Read our child safety commitment.
Tell us how you'd like to help
Partner with us
We work with councils, settlement and community services, education providers and businesses that share our values.
Partnering with KENEWA helps your organisation reach and support Kenyan families across the New England region, with people who know the community well.
Start a conversationOr email info@kenewa.org.
Referral partnerships
With settlement services, councils, UNE and TAFE, so people find the right help sooner.
Community grants
Working with partners across New England on grant applications to grow our programs.
Event sponsorship
Supporting celebrations such as Jamhuri Day that bring families and the wider community together.
Shared programs
Wellbeing, youth, women's and newcomer programs delivered together with local organisations.
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