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    Monthly Archives: August 2019

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    Institutions advocate for change to build capacity for refugees

    23rd August 2019CandleLighters, South East Asia

    Monash University in Kuala Lumpur hosted a public forum in honour of World Humanitarian Day on 19th August, titled “Capacity Building for Refugees: The Way Forward”. Hosting a forum on the topic of refugees sends an important message from the university to the community. Malaysia is not a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention, which…

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    Mobile eye clinics visit refugee communities across Jakarta

    12th August 2019Little Things Grants, South East Asia, Success Stories

    In Jakarta, refugees without legal status who suffer from eyesight problems are unable to access local healthcare services. Since Indonesia is not a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention, they do not have an obligation to abide by it. Refugees and Asylum Seekers Information Centre (RAIC) is an organisation founded and led by refugees in…

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    It's National Volunteer Week in Australia, and to It's National Volunteer Week in Australia, and to celebrate, we sat down with one of our volunteer professional mentors, Jordan.In our latest story, hear about what it's like to be a mentor to Afghan job seekers and her top tips for job seekers.Visit our blog via our website to read the full story: https://www.hostint.org/post/meet-our-mentor-jordan#Volunteers #Volunteering #Employment #Mentors #Support
    Be a part of our bold and compassionate team aimin Be a part of our bold and compassionate team aiming to make life better for people on the move and building inclusive communities!A number of roles have just opened up in our growing Malaysian
team, and across Australia and New Zealand.Visit our website to learn more about these opportunities and to apply today: https://www.hostint.org/join-the-team#HOSTInternational #Malaysia #NewZealand #Australia #Team #Recuritment #Jobs
    Yesterday, we welcomed the Hon. Mark Coure, MP and Yesterday, we welcomed the Hon. Mark Coure, MP and Hon. Dr Geoff Lee, MP to our office in Parramatta, NSW.
It was a great opportunity to discuss the innovative approaches that HOST is applying in NSW to support social and economic inclusion of migrants and refugees, some of which is supported financially by the NSW government.
In particular, we were pleased to highlight our innovative work linking migrants to regional work opportunities in NSW via @ROA, which has primarily been supported to date by private donors.
    While 72% of Australians from non-Cultural and Lin While 72% of Australians from non-Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds find work within 6 months, 75% of CALD applicants expect the wait to be around 3 years.Visit the link in our bio to read the latest Ready To Work report, created in partnership with @maxsolutionsau  via our website.#skills #skilledmigrants #employment #australia #research
    Last Thursday, we had the pleasure of hosting Ifta Last Thursday, we had the pleasure of hosting Iftar for around 100 newcomers at the Afghan Community Hall in Blacktown, Western Sydney. For many in attendance this was their first Iftar in Australia where the experience of Ramadan has been very different.Though the event was a celebration, it was bittersweet for many with friends and family still in Afghanistan.Read the full story on @sbsau here:https://www.sbs.com.au/language/english/afghan-evacuees-mark-first-ramadan-in-australia-with-an-eye-on-those-suffering-at-home
    At a time when Australia is faced with a critical At a time when Australia is faced with a critical skills shortage, vital, well-established skills are going to waste.In this survey conducted jointly by @maxsolutionsau and HOST, 45% of the culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) workers surveyed indicated that despite having between 5 to 20 years’ experience in their professions in their countries of origin, they had so far not been able to utilise that knowledge and know-how in Australia.Visit the link in our bio to read the full story on @sbs_australia.📸@sbs_australia

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