What a day. Our very first Telethon on World Refugee Day raised a whopping $283,775 over 13.5 hours from 2,210 wonderful donors! This is testament to the number of people who believe that there is a better way to treat people seeking asylum. This huge wouldn’t have been possible without the support of over 90 volunteers who staffed the
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Hannah was a high profile sportsperson who fled her home country to seek protection in Australia. Persecuted by her government due to her religion and political views, she was also a victim of domestic violence. Victimised and oppressed by her own country, she couldn’t even access police protection because of being a woman. Hannah told
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Fifteen years ago, the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) started as a 20 square metre shop front with a humble idea; that for people seeking asylum wouldn’t go hungry. Since then we have helped over 13,000 refugees and people seeking asylum. Our CEO, Kon shares a personal message with you today. But our birthday is bittersweet.
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For Shaibu the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) was the place to find his community. Forced to leave Ghana after a violent attack based on his political views, he arrived in Australia in 2007. Living out of a car, Shaibu faced every day feeling unsafe. It took him over three years to discover the ASRC
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Fourteen years after leaving his home country of Congo, Freddie is still rebuilding his life. In Congo, Freddie was a well-regarded, high-profile journalist, an occupation that saw him come under scrutiny from the government and forced him to leave his country. He reflects: “In Congo, journalists are quite free, but it’s very risky. You write
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