In response to the crisis in Afghanistan, New Zealand welcomed more than 1,700 Afghan nationals on critical purpose visas in 2021. NFACT provided a two-year community-led, wrap-around resettlement programme, offering various support services related to health and mental health, education, language, capacity building, and social and cultural connections.

NFACT commissioned Dr Nadia A. Charania, Dr Irene Zeng, Priyanka Kumar, Claudia Gaylor, and Professor Eleanor Holroyd from Auckland University of Technology’s Migrant and Refugee Health Research Centre to evaluate NFACT's resettlement programme using a cross-sectional survey, interviews, and focus groups with Afghan evacuees and NFACT staff.

The research found a vast majority of respondents (93%) were either very satisfied or satisfied with the resettlement support they received from NFACT and nearly all (97%) would recommend NFACT's programme to support newcomers.