Yalcin Solak, Executive Director at PIF Over the weekend, Pearl of the Islands Foundation (PIF) had the privilege of being guests at a Marae (traditional meeting house) near Lake Taupo in the town of Turangi, located on the North Island...
Pearl of the Islands Foundation (PIF) recently held its 14th Annual Friendship and Dialogue Iftar Dinner, a remarkable success. This event brought together a diverse range of guests, including ministers, MPs, human rights commissioners, consuls, community leaders, members of...
After the recent massive flooding that affected our community last week, It is sad to hear a series of devastating earthquakes struck southeast Turkey (Turkiye) in the early morning hours of Feb. 6, 2023. These quakes have caused the...
A Welcome Mat has been put out for a group of Turkish Refugee families who visited Motueka for four days. They arrived on Thursday 19th January and left 23rd of January. Pearl of Islands Foundation (PIF) and St Andrews...
As PIF we were lucky enough to co-host the 4th Annual “children of Abraham” panel discussion on Monday 7th November at the Holy Trinity Cathedral. We thank our 2022 Panellists: – Jules Gaddie, Jewish Mentor – Dr Salih Yucel,...
Pearl of the Islands Foundation (PIF) warmly invites you to the 4th Annual Panel Discussion organised by “Children of Abraham” on Monday 7 November 2022. Children of Abraham, set up in 2019, is the initiative of the Pearl of...
You are invited to the next 5-session workshop – Financial Wellbeing & Confidence Building programme, a part of Women in Leadership Training series run by Pearl of the Islands Foundation. Join this series of 5 workshops to help you...
We did have our next Graduation Ceremony for our Women in Leadership Training (WILT) group on 18th of July. It was an amazing experience that was filled with feelings of joy and nerviousness for graduates. It was an opportunuty...
Eid Celebration at Parliament. Monday, 25th of July, a great Eid Celebration was organised by the Ministry of Ethnic Communities at the Parliament. As the community member and as the attendees of the celebration, we appreciate very much this...
Pearl of the Islands Foundation (PIF) and Te Ohu Whakawhanaunga organised the conference “Uniting Our Communities” on Thursday, 21 July to establish a community alliance for Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. Te Ohu Whakawhanaunga is an emerging community alliance of community...