Disability Employment Services (DES)
Supports people living with disability, injury or health conditions to participate more fully in the workforce.
Ambitious engineer pursues Australian career despite local experience roadblock
Since arriving in Australia in 2023, Syrian refugee and Automation Engineer, Alaa Daher has done all the right things to find employment in his field. He developed his English language skills, gained his driver’s license, had his Bachelor’s degree recognised, and completed work-readiness workshops. Yet the ambitious 37-year-old has received the same response to the […]
Community attitudes to refugee settlement in Armidale
Insights on the concerns & hopes of different segments in Armidale.
Ignite client and fashion designer employs women in Afghanistan to bring her designs to life
Ignite client Lida Mangal created her business, Ghan Fashion, to employ women in Afghanistan to create her unique designs and help lift them from poverty.
Support from SSI’s DES program marks turning point for participant
Jana worked at SSI and ended up being a client!
Digital inclusion and family separation remain problems for refugees despite resilience during pandemic
Newly arrived refugees in Australia have been resilient in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research launched this week by Settlement Services International and Western Sydney University.
Afghan women and girls at risk desperately need Australia’s protection
Settlement Services International (SSI) has joined humanitarian organisations, human rights groups and Afghan communities in Australia in urging the federal government to consider a special intake of Afghan refugees fleeing violence from the Taliban.
Budget support for frontline domestic violence services welcome, but specialist CALD service desperately needed
The NSW Government’s $148.6 million boost to frontline domestic violence services and eight new magistrates in the 2021-22 NSW Budget is a welcome development, according to Settlement Services International (SSI).
Business program provides human connection and localised support for Sydney city community
It started with the notion that a thriving, resilient and diverse community is the indicator of a successful neighbourhood. So, add a newly regenerated urban area with a place-based business mentorship program, and see the community flourish.
SSI congratulates new Chair of SBS, George Savvides
Settlement Services International congratulates George Savvides AM on his appointment as the Chair of the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) and looks forward to working with him for the next five years, as the media organisation continues to give a voice to all Australians, regardless of gender, geography, age, cultural background or language.
Despite physical distancing, social connection must remain strong
SSI statement on response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) COVID-19 is now affecting many thousands of people around the world and causing uncertainty over what the coming weeks will bring in Australia.
Community attitudes to refugee settlement
Research in community attitudes to refugees arriving in Armidale.
SSI and AWMA ongoing partnership provides opportunity for diverse female artists and musicians
The spotlight was turned on Australia’s culturally diverse female artists and music practitioners earlier this month at the Australian Women in Music Awards (AWMA).
House to Home program provides reclaimed household goods to new arrivals
Settlement Services International (SSI) partner The Bower, has provided more than 200 families of refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds with free up-cycled household goods through their House to Home program.