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NFP launches community garden to help refugees grow own produce, encourage healing

Paulo Rizal June 24, 2021

Friends of Refugees, an independent not-for-profit organisation creating a positive future for people seeking asylum and refugees in Australia, has announced the launch of its community garden

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News, Social enterprise, Collaboration

IKEA Australia calls for businesses to step up support for refugees

Paulo Rizal June 15, 2021

IKEA Australia is sharing the life-changing stories from its Skills for Employment program to shine a light on the mutually enriching outcomes for refugees and

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Four social enterprises Westpac Foundation (2)

Grants, Social enterprise, Funding

Westpac Foundation invests $500,000 in four social enterprises creating employment opportunities in local communities

Pearl Dy October 1, 2020

Four social enterprises – Good Cycles, CareerSeekers, Dismantle and Hotel Housekeeping – have received $500,000 in combined funding from Westpac Foundation to help create employment

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Report, Policy

New research shows huge economic costs of excluding people from support during pandemic

Pearl Dy July 30, 2020

New research released indicates that excluding refugees and people seeking asylum from financial support could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars and exacerbate the nation’s health

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Latest Appointments

Peter Gould named UNHCR Ambassador for refugees

Pearl Dy July 30, 2020

Leading creative designer Peter Gould has been named Australia for UNHCR’s newest Ambassador to raise support for the UN Refugee Agency’s life-saving protection and emergency

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Charities, Humanitarian Crisis, Featured

Accepting more refugees good for Australian economy and society

Pearl Dy August 28, 2019

Lifting Australia’s humanitarian intake will increase the Australian economy by $37.7 billion in today’s dollars over the next 50 years, according to an Oxfam report

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