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Communications agencies play a huge part in deciding the stories we see in Australian media. In this report, Dr Marianne D. Sison investigates who’s making these decisions, and the cultural make-up of this influential industry. Partnering with communications agency Think HQ, the Scanlon Foundation Research Institute commissioned the Framework for Agency Inclusion and Representation report. […]
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The Cultural Advantage programs works with organisations over a 1-year period to conduct a comprehensive audit that addresses issues of inclusion in the workplace and identifies key areas for development. The goal is to promote existing diversity within the current staff while also developing recruitment and policies that enhance social cohesion and reflect the diversity […]
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The Social Outfit’s Retail Training Program addresses the multiple, complex barriers to employment faced by young women from refugee backgrounds. The young women are engaged in a 6-months of training and employment in our live retail environment. Designed to support social cohesion, the women develop new networks and build confidence through interacting with broader Sydney […]
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The Australian Refugee Volunteers (ARV) run 11 program days each year, with an adventurous activity such as horse-riding, canoeing or a high ropes course, supplemented by team building activities and discussions. Their ‘Teens’ are buddied one on one with a volunteer, offering opportunities for mentorship and cross-cultural conversations as many volunteers are migrants themselves. It’s […]
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Cook and Chat enables individuals to enter a safe space to learn and interact with others. Within this space, we seek to build confidence through learning together in a judgement free environment. The participants of the group have shown a steady growth in cohesion through the willingness of participants to mentor one another when working […]
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CareerSeekers provides support to both refugees and asylum seekers, who are either currently studying at university, or looking to restart their professional career in Australia.
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The Mentor Program aims to support and empower professional, work-ready migrants and refugees to reach their employment goals.
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