Former coach of Afghanistan women’s national football team makes Newcastle home
For 29-year-old refugee and former assistant manager of an Afghan Premier League team, Khorsand Yousofzai, the tranquillity of his new home in Newcastle, NSW, is just what he needs after a tumultuous period.
SSI welcomes first new members since 2000
Leading community-based not-for-profit Settlement Services International (SSI) has boosted its membership with the addition of NSW-based Participate Australia and Victoria’s Eastern Community Legal Centre (ECLC).
From the CEO: Community response to Afghan arrivals exemplifies who we are in times of crisis
Over the last two months, people from all across SSI have been working hard in the background to advocate for and support the resettlement of Afghan people in Australia.
Overcoming stigma is key to overcoming gambling addiction
Settlement Services International (SSI) is calling on the community to assist in breaking down the stigma associated with gambling addiction, which causes many people to feel too embarrassed or ashamed to ask for help.
Newcastle gives warm welcome to Afghan arrivals
Settlement Services International (SSI) and Northern Settlement Services (NSS) thank the Newcastle community for the generous donations to Afghan arrivals in the region over the past fortnight.
Indigenous Business Month, Powering the Indigenous Economy
October is Indigenous Business Month. SSI acknowledges that empowering Indigenous business empowers Self-Determination.
Generous donor gives laptops to refugee families struggling with homeschooling
Many refugee families attempting to homeschool during lockdown are finding it particularly difficult without access to suitable technology.
From the CEO: The sharp edge of gender inequality and the need for specialised services
Gender-based violence, including domestic and family violence (DFV) is the sharp edge of widespread gender inequality in Australia — affecting all individuals identifying as women, regardless of their cultural background, economic situation, ability, and age.
How SSI helped Lin discover his passions after suddenly losing his vision
Shortly after migrating to Australia in 2015, Zhen Hua Lin suffered an allergic reaction to antibiotics that rendered him completely vision impaired.
SSI wins inaugural CAPS Child Protection Week Award
SSI has won the inaugural CAPS Child Protection Week Award for its COVID-19 and Me 2020 booklet developed by the SSI Multicultural Child and Family Program in collaboration with My Forever Family NSW and the Association of Children's Welfare Agencies (ACWA).
Refugee mother faced with unique challenges during lockdown
Single mother and refugee Yasameen Al-Natrawee fled Iraq seeking temporary refuge in Malaysia, where she lived while waiting for a humanitarian visa.
New research shines a spotlight on gender and refugees
The fate of refugee women and girls has been front of mind since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan last month.
From the CEO: No-one can be left behind: vaccination rates in refugee communities
After nine weeks of lockdown in the greater Sydney region, it has become increasingly apparent that mass vaccination, combined with ongoing restrictions, is the only way forward in containing the spread of the Delta variant.
Refugees especially vulnerable to mental health toll of COVID-19
A study has explored the mental health impact of COVID-19 on refugees and asylum seekers in Australia. COVID-19 stressors are negatively impacting resettled refugees’ mental health, a new study by UNSW Sydney psychologists in partnership with Australian Red Cross, Settlement Services International (SSI) and Phoenix Australia at the University of Melbourne has shown. COVID-related worries […]
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.
Army patrolling Western Sydney streets demoralising to multicultural communities
Measures in the last 24 hours deploying Australian Defence Force personnel to Greater Sydney to ensure residents are complying with COVID-19 orders is undermining the pressing need for collaborative action to solve the evolving crisis in NSW, according to community organisation and social business, Settlement Services International (SSI).
From the CEO: responding to the spread of the Delta variant
Over the last three weeks around 13 million Australians in four states and territories have been subject to COVID-19 lockdowns as the fast-moving Delta variant made its way into our communities.
On the road to success and independence
For the past six years, Adam Dib, a 28-year-old man living with cerebral palsy, has been determined to gain his driver’s licence.
COVID-19 is not a western Sydney problem
An emerging narrative typifying COVID-19 as a ‘western Sydney problem’ is undermining the pressing need for collaborative action to solve the evolving crisis in NSW, according to community organisation and social business, Settlement Services International.
SSI signs Climate and Environment Charter for Humanitarian Organizations
Settlement Services International (SSI) is among the first organisations in Australia to sign the Climate and Environment Charter for Humanitarian Organizations.