Humanitarian Settlement Program provide essential early support and information to refugees and humanitarian entrants

Refugee Support

Humanitarian Settlement Program provide essential early support and information to refugees and humanitarian entrants. Learn more:

IgniteAbility

IgniteAbility Small Business Start-ups is a pilot program established to facilitate business creation for people with disability. Learn More:

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Metropolis 2018

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SSI Employment

Employment is integral for newly arrived refugees, migrants, asylum seekers and for other vulnerable people in our community. Learn more:

Community Innovation Fund workers

Community Fund

The SSI Community Innovation Fund enriches community members, leaders & groups to build a stronger, more vibrant and resilient life together in south-west Sydney. Learn more:

SSI News Blog

Budding business owner talks about SSI Ignite: “Every time I have a meeting with Ignite it feels like home, it’s like everyone is striving for my success.”

Former-refugee and SSI Ignite entrepreneur Ghazal Ehsan arrived in Australia as a mere fourteen-year-old. Today she is deeply immersed in starting up her own cosmetic teeth whitening business in Sydney.

Ms Ehsan discovered the Ignite Small Business Start-ups program when volunteering for SSI and already considering starting up her own business.

The time is ripe to cast the spotlight on diverse female artists at the inaugural Australian Women in Music Awards

Armenian-Lebanese jazz composer and artist Zela Margossian.

The Australian Women in Music Awards is drawing attention to the accomplishments of our female musicians, who have traditionally been under-represented in parts of the music industry. While gender equality, if not yet achieved, is a front-line issue, cultural diversity is not receiving comparable attention. A unique partnership is taking on both fronts simultaneously.

Welcome2Sydney helps newcomers interact with multicultural city

Newcomers to Sydney are introduced to The Rocks.

Since arriving in Australia three months ago, a Syrian family now living in Blacktown has been exploring the City of Sydney with Welcome2Sydney ambassadors, helping them become more familiar with the city and more confident about visiting locations independently.

Welcome2Sydney sparks cross-cultural conversations in beautiful city

Two newcomers from Syria with Welcome2Sydney ambassador, Amanda

Language is considered one of the main challenges newcomers face when they settle in a new country.

SSI celebrates JobActive’s five-star achievement

SSI Chair Elisabeth Shaw and Director of Employment & Enterprise Services Terry Wilson presents the JobActive team with a commemorative plaque.

The JobActive team at Settlement Services International (SSI) was recognised on August 23 for maintaining a five-star rating for two consecutive years.

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Success stories

Adi Tefera: Ethiopian refugee recognised for strong entrepreneurial spirit in Sydney inner-west café

Adi Tefera photographed by William Robinson in Summer Hill Ethiopian refugee and 33-year old single mother Adi Tefera arrived in Australia as a young child. Today she keeps herself busy in Sydney with her young son Yonathon along with her passion for food and a rapidly expanding pipeline of new business projects.