Like many individuals working in the creative sector, Damon, a talented photographer and artist has been greatly impacted by COVID-19 restrictions.
Read more: COVID-19 causes talented asylum-seeking artist to lose work, but not hope
Culturally diverse individuals who identify as LGBTIQA+ are often less visible, which can leave them adrift without support and perpetuate a cycle of isolation. SSI is working hand-in-hand with the community to address this gap.
Read more: Improving visibility of LGBTIQA+ refugees and newcomers
You know you’re in a toxic relationship when there is a negative change in the way you see yourself and your relationship with the world. For me, the signs have been clear for years: our country is stuck in a toxic relationship with itself, and we urgently need to come to terms with who we really are.
Read more: From the CEO: Our country is stuck in a toxic relationship
As a single woman, you may think that she does not fit the mold of your typical foster carer. But when Victoria talks about the children she supports through the SSI Multicultural Foster Care program, one thing is abundantly clear—she is a born carer.
With the emergence of COVID-19, it would be easy to forget that more than 70 million people globally are still living displaced from their homes. Although we have adjusted the way we work, SSI’s reception team has continued to support newly arrived refugees in their settlement journey through this hard time.
Six months ago, we could not have predicted the immense impact the COVID-19 pandemic would have on our lives, businesses and economy.
Read more: Why we need value-driven leadership during crisis
Four participants in an SSI refugee employment program have joined a workforce constructing Australia’s first purpose-built coronavirus testing centre for use by governments here and around the world.
Read more: Refugees help build testing centres as part of COVID-19 response
Some refugee families attempting to home-school during the COVID-19 lockdown are finding it particularly difficult without access to suitable technology.
Read more: Newcomer family faced with special challenges during COVID-19 lockdown
This Australia Day Behrooz Gouniai and his family will be at the beach, like millions of others, celebrating what being Aussie means to them. Behrooz, 64, came to Australia as a refugee more than 30 years ago after being pushed out of Iran first, and then India.
