Nearly 200 women from diverse backgrounds took the opportunity of SSI’s International Women’s Day (IWD) event, Empowering Women through Employment, to discuss the strengths of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) women in the workplace.
The 2020 International Women’s Day theme is Each for Equal. An equal world is one where we’re all responsible for our thoughts and actions. Every day, we have the power to take small steps towards gender equity.
When Yasser Ibrahim arrived in Australia in 2017, he knew little about the country that would become his new home.
Read more: Refugee eager to make a contribution finds dream job at Fairfield High School
Armidale local and freelance photographer Simon Scott partnered with Settlement Services International (SSI) to use his skills to foster the talent of aspiring photographer and Ezidi refugee Salwan Qasm Muhi.
Read more: Armidale local shares skills with refugee and aspiring photographer
Eighty-two signatories have endorsed an open pledge to support an affordable, inclusive community refugee sponsorship program in Australia, launched by SSI and 65 other community groups prior to the first-ever Global Refugee Forum (GRF), hosted by UNHCR in Geneva in December 2019.
Read more: SSI shares evidence-based, best global practice at Global Refugee Forum
Touching down at Sydney airport Syrian singer and oud player George Karam looked at his wife, Hana, and their daughter, Atra, and said: “Finally we reached Australia, a place where we will be treated with dignity and respect.”
Read more: Renowned Syrian singer and refugee finds path to integration in music
Sitting in the kitchen with my mum a few weeks ago, I had the immense privilege of telling her that on January 26 I would be appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to the community, particularly in the area of refugee support.
Read more: From the CEO: What we can achieve when all voices and aspirations are nourished
When Settlement Services International Gender Advocate & Policy Influencer Najeeba Wazefadost received floods of phone calls from Hazara community members and local businesses expressing their desire to fundraise for bushfire relief, she was left incredulous.
Read more: Hazara communities across Australia raise over $100,000 for bushfire relief
Ania Kebabjian fled Syria via Lebanon and arrived to Australia in 2016 as a refugee. She admits that starting up a new life and settling in takes time - but 2017 was different, Ania explains to Marie Claire magazine, as she finally feels at home.
