The intersection between ancient cultures was at the heart of a trailblazing paper by two SSI staff members at one of Australia’s leading multicultural conferences last week.
When Kaddie Conteh first started with SSI’s newest social enterprises, The Experience Centre (‘TEC’), she lacked the confidence to speak up in a professional environment.
Read more: Innovative social enterprise helps newly-arrived jobseekers realise professional dreams
More than 20 hardworking individuals seeking asylum in Australia have found employment after a mattress recycling social enterprise partnered with SSI to replace their machines with manpower.
Four years ago this month, our government made the historic decision to add an additional 12,000 places to Australia’s refugee intake for refugees affected by the war in Syria and Iraq.
Read more: From the Executive General manager: Employment support in settlement and beyond
An Ignite® entrepreneur who attended TEDxSydney as part of SSI’s community partnership has returned again this year — but this time as a speaker, sharing his incredible story with more than 5,000 people.
Read more: Former refugee and Ignite® entrepreneur empowers audiences at TEDxSydney
Self-starter and culinary enthusiast Sophie Bejek recently joined some of the country’s most prestigious chefs at a Cook for Syria dinner to help raise vital funds for the UNICEF Syria Crisis Appeal.
Read more: Resilient refugees raise funds for UNICEF Syria Crisis Appeal
At SSI, we talk a lot about providing support. But what does it actually mean to support someone? Sometimes it means offering assistance. Sometimes it just means being there to listen. Sometimes it means acknowledging someone’s challenges and showing that you accept them for who they are.
Read more: From the CEO: Listen, accept, acknowledge, support
An olive tree has been planted to mark the transition of the Friendship Garden at the Auburn Centre of Community, from being an initiative owned and run by SSI, to a community run project.
Read more: SSI hands Friendship Garden to the community who built it
One of the best ways to excel at your job is to start from the bottom and work your way up. Chris Blackwell, Team Assistant with SSI Employment Services, knows this well.
