I arrived in Australia in July 2018 with my family on a refugee humanitarian visa. Prior to that, I lived in Turkey for four years following the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011. I was born in Northern Syria...
17 June 2022
Author - Afiqah Rozali
Abang Anade Othow
I am a survivor of life. My long journey began at the age of five years old in the war-torn country of Sudan. My father was a university professor where he entered politics to extend support and advocacy to the people...
31 May 2022
2021 NSW Humanitarian Awards to celebrate “UNITY” during Refugee Week
The NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS) presented the 13th NSW Humanitarian Awards on Monday 21 June, in partnership with the Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA)...
22 June 2021
Our collaboration with SBS Food’s The Cook Up with Adam Liaw
Refugee Noor Azizah and our staff member Rnita Dacho will join The Cook Up host Adam Liaw in the kitchen tonight to create some of their family favourite dishes from their homelands in celebration of #RefugeeWeek. The...
21 June 2021
Talented refugee artist awarded with University of Sydney scholarship
Visual artist and Iraqi refugee Raneen Shamon arrived in Australia in 2017 from Jordan, where she had lived with her parents and younger brother for three years, waiting for their humanitarian visas to be approved...
6 June 2021
Multi-talented Syrian entrepreneur expands business into homemade organic products
Refugee and entrepreneur Ashod Paloulian is a man of many talents. He trained to become a professional tennis player in his hometown of Aleppo, Syria, before relocating to Sydney to begin a new life. When he first...
6 June 2021
Official Week of Events
We have collaborated with our partners to bring a variety of events in celebration of Refugee Week. You can also attend or register events run by other organisations and our community members. Friday June...
3 June 2021
Young refugee mother finds education and employment in new home
Single mother and refugee Janet Ferdosian made the courageous decision to flee Iran in 2014 and seek temporary refuge in Turkey, where she lived for three years while waiting for a humanitarian visa. Ms Ferdosian was...
28 May 2021
