Afghan Australian Initiative Inc. in Dandenong, Victoria | Non-profit organisation

Afghan Australian Initiative Inc.

Locality: Dandenong, Victoria

Address: Cheltenham Road 3175 Dandenong, VIC, Australia

Website: https://afghanaustralianinitiative.weebly.com

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23.01.2022 AAI has proudly moblised a large group of Afghan Australians in Southeast in particular at Dandenong to take part at Anzac Day Ceremony on 25th April 2017. AAI leadership and a group of Afghan businessmen and community members along other Aussies laid their wreaths in remembrance of all the Australians who had served and died from WWI to the contemporary wars against terrorism. This is the second year, AAI in partnership with Afghan businesses and community elders promote attendance to Australian national ceremonies i.e. Anzac and Australia day.

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21.01.2022 We are glad to announce that we held our #Almost Impossible Thought Forum on Tuesday 23 June 2020 from 7-9pm via Zoom. The forum was facilitated by Margaret Hepworth, Margaret is an author and international peace educator. She is the founder of The Gandhi Experiment, which is an educational venture teaching global citizenship and non-violence as a conscious choice. 28 people attended the Forum and among other important topics, education for parents mentioned and support for y...oung people who may leave school due to financial hardship to continue their studies. While the Forum focused on Afghani community, we fortunately had participants from non-Afghan community who contributed well in the discussion. Thank you all in particular our guest speaker #Bassir Qadiri, Chairman of Bakhtar Cultural Association and 2020 City of Casey Citizen of the Year, and our facilitator #Margaret Hepworth, Founder of The Gandhi Experiment. See more

21.01.2022 An excellent opportunity for teenage change makers. - .

21.01.2022 On Thursday 13 Oct, AAI co-founder and member, Nazer Nazir was awarded the " Victorian Multicultural Honor Roll" at the Victorian governor house.

21.01.2022 Global Participation it starts with us! A unique one-day student conference "Motivational and Inspiring"

20.01.2022 Afghan Australian Initiative leadership attended the #Anzac-Day to pay its respect to the Australians who fought and lost their lives in the last 103 years to bring #freedom and #peace around the world. Only in Afghanistan war against Taliban/ISIS, Australia lost over 40 troops and we never forget these sacrifies. The number of Afghan Australians attended this year #Anzac-Day was remarkable. There was an #Afghan #flag beside the Australian flag and few others raised too.

18.01.2022 Join our storytelling session on Sunday 21 May 2017, 1pm in Dandenong Library.

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15.01.2022 Today AAI and The Gandhi Experiment held our third School Conference Global Participation - at St Francis Xavier College - Beaconsfield Campus teaching the teenagers the non-violence as a choice. The Co-facilitator and Secretary of AAI, Nazer, stated that he found the students very engaged, active and responsible. I really like to see our younger generation having the passion to work for a better world. Added Nazer. Thanks to the management of the school who provided the chance for AAI and The Gandhi Experiment to work with these students. Our fourth conference is planned for June 2017.

15.01.2022 The Afghan Australian Initiative (AAI) would like to congratulate Margaret Hepworth, head of The Gandhi Experiment, who won the 2016 Sir John Monash Award for Inspirational Womens Leadership. Since July 2015, AAI and The Gandhi Experiment have been working together through facilitating workshops and conferences to promote understanding, mutual respect and social cohesion among the many communities in Victoria. The AAI team is proud that we have Margaret on our side. Margaret is an experienced teacher, an author of two books and a passionate change-maker. We together also teach teenagers how to become global citizens. https://midnightconsulting.wordpress.com//client-wins-sir/

15.01.2022 The AAI leadership team had the pleasure of meeting the Federal Senator Janet Rice. We briefed the Senator about the objectives, activities and the achievements of AAI in the last year. Janet appreciated the AAIs achievements and announced her availability to support AAI in its work for a better community. She termed AAIs contribution to the community development vital for a more cohesive and strong society.

15.01.2022 We are indeed honoured to celebrate Refugee Week with a special production of Colourful World by Taher Khavari . We give thanks for his support to SMRC. Watch the video HERE: https://youtu.be/Qxqz7kvLr4M #refugeeweek #yearofwelcome #smrc

14.01.2022 Please register your interest by emailing [email protected] and copying to [email protected] by Sunday June 21.

14.01.2022 The best people have the hardest job on their shoulder to prove they are best, this is a sentence said during our one-day School Conference by Barack, a 14-year-old student. More than 70 students and teachers from around Melbourne attended the conference held on 9th March 2016 at SMRC Dandenong and we are proud to announce that many like Barack were inspired or inspired others to bring positive changes in the world. If you are interested but missed this conference, we will be having soon our next conference in the City of Casey, inbox us your EoIs.

13.01.2022 Greater Brisbane hotspot Victoria has closed its border to anyone who has been in Greater Brisbane on or after Saturday 2 January. Anyone who has already arriv...ed in Victoria and visited Great Brisbane on or since Saturday 2 January must get tested for COVID-19 as soon as possible, even if they have no symptoms, and quarantine at home or in their accommodation until 6pm on Monday 11 January. The Queensland Government has ordered a three-day lockdown of the area. All Victorians in these areas are advised to follow the guidance of the Queensland Government and any Victorian with plans to travel to these areas should cancel them. National Cabinet has declared Greater Brisbane a national hotspot after the discovery of a UK variant of COVID-19 in a cleaner at a Brisbane quarantine hotel. Those who have arrived in Victoria from these areas since 2 January should get tested, remain at home or place of accommodation until Monday, when a further assessment will be made. New Victoria cases - MCG and Chadstone shopping centre The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) and stores in the Chadstone shopping centre have been listed as potential acquisition sites for the mystery case identified on Tuesday 5 January. Anyone who attended the MCG on Sunday 27 December and was seated in The Great Southern Stand, Zone 5, between 12.30pm - 3.30pm, must get tested and self-quarantine until you receive a negative result. Additionally anyone who visited Chadstone Shopping Centre on Saturday 26 December between 6:00am-2:00pm and shopped at one of the follow stores are must get tested and self-quarantine until you receive a negative result; Culture Kings, Huffer, JD Sports, Jay Jays, H&M, Uniqlo, Myer, Superdry, Footlocker, Dumplings Plus and Zara Men. The Zara clothing store at Chadstone has been added to this list of possible acquisition sites. Other people who were at Chadstone or the MCG should get tested if they have any symptoms, however mild. Details for the Chadstone store acquisition sites are still being investigated and this information will be updated on the website. Black Rock Restaurant Outbreak Positive cases have been linked to Smile Buffalo Thai restaurant in Black Rock on Monday 21 December 2020 Extensive contact tracing is underway and as a result there are close contacts being supported to isolate immediately. Anyone who went to Smile Buffalo Thai restaurant on Monday 21 December 2020 should get tested and quarantine immediately. DHHS will continue to update exposure sites on the list of Case locations and outbreaks. Additional testing sites are being set up in the affected areas. Find testing site details and opening hours. Source: DHHS, Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - Update - 9 January 2021

12.01.2022 . . . . Toda...y we had our third and last workshop of A Positive Response to Negativity with the presence of Melbournian Afghan community leaders and elders. We had a great discussion and the speakers especially Dandenong Mayor Cr Heang Tak talked about the social challenges including negativity and how the negativity lead to radicalisation. The participants presented the way forward with identifying the roles of families, community and the government in this regard. AAI would like to thank the participants and the donor of our program. See more

12.01.2022 We successfully held our 2nd workshop today Saturday 19 March 2016. The participants discussed how the negative thoughts and behaviours can be challenged and what are the responsibilities of families, community members and the government in this regard. We believe every participant actively took part in discussion and made it an inspiring day for all of us. AAI thanks all the participants, especially those who travelled long way to Dandenong.

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08.01.2022 President of AAI presenting the narrative report of Positive Response to Negativity project to the Mayor of the City of Greater Dandenong, Cr Heang Tak. AAI ran this project during the period of Feb to April 2016 with funding from the Dandenong Council.

07.01.2022 Ms Gabrielle Williams MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Carers and Volunteers, during her talks with the participants of workshop of a positive response to negativity. This was one of the 3 workshops held today 27 Feb 2016 at Art Gallery in Dandenong, Victoria. The two other workshops will be in March and April 2016.

07.01.2022 Following on from the community information session in Dandenong in April, here is a response from the Department of Home Affairs to the questions raised by some participants about Afghans living in India and Iran. Australias Humanitarian Program is designed primarily to assist people who have left their home country because of persecution or severe human rights abuses, and who have no options for return or for resettlement in another country. o Places may also ...be available for people subject to persecution who have remained in their home country. o Anyone who believes he or she meets the requirements for a humanitarian visa and wishes to seek Australias assistance can make an application. o Each application is considered on its individual merit using current and comprehensive information on circumstances in the relevant country. Every year, many more people apply to be resettled than Australia can accept. Indeed, there are more than 48,000 offshore applications on-hand currently. The Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs decides each year the composition for the Offshore Humanitarian Program, this includes what are the priority regions and nationality groups for resettlement. Under the Special Humanitarian Program there is substantial demand for the limited number of places and therefore it is often those with a compelling applicants proposed by a close family member (such as parents, partners, children and siblings) are the only ones likely to be granted a visa. We also talked about how to apply. According to our website, applicants can apply via the internet, by email or by posting a paper application in the mail: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au//global-special-humanitari You can post or courier your completed paper application and supporting documents to us. Postal address: Special Humanitarian Processing Centre Department of Home Affairs GPO Box 9984 SYDNEY NSW 2001 Courier deliveries Special Humanitarian Processing Centre Department of Home Affairs Level 3, 26 Lee Street SYDNEY NSW 2001 We do not accept hand-delivered applications.

06.01.2022 AAIs Secretary Ali Yaghobi in discussion with Victoria Minister for Multicultural Affairs Honourable Robin Scott.

05.01.2022 The second one-day student conference brought together another group of students from schools in Casey & Dandenong and RMIT University was held on 25th July at SMRC Dandenong. The students were challenged with provocations and critical questions ranging from global issues to the complexity of 'change begins with me.' The adults were inspired by the insightful thinking of the teenage students. Mayor of the City of greater Dandenong, Cr Heang Tak and Ms Nina Springle, Member o...f the Legislative Council in the Victoria Parliament, shared their personal journeys and thoughts about a more harmonious community with the young participants. Margaret Hepworth of The Gandhi Experiment, the Conference Co-facilitator said she was immensely proud to be working alongside the AAI at our Dandenong student Conference Global Participation - it starts with us!.

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03.01.2022 . . ... . . . . . . . - . . A great turn out Tuesday night to our immigration Q & A session. We would like to thank Regional Director for Victoria from Department of Home Affairs, for their participation to the session, listening to the communitys concerns and responding to the audience questions. We would also like to thank Dr Ali Reza Younespour, lecturer at the University of Melbourne and Sadia Ali, President of Cultural United Support Inc for their speeches on behalf of the community. The Regional Director assured us that they will follow up with and respond to those community members who submitted them their questions in writing.

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01.01.2022 The result of Australia@2015 survey announced The Australia@2015 survey was an online survey conducted by Monash University between September 2015 and February 2016. The survey was completed by more than 10,000 respondents. The Afghan Australian Initiative based in Dandenong, Victoria, assisted the Monash University in promoting this survey among the Afghan communities. Professor Andrew Marcus of the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation at Monash University coordinated t...his research. For more, read Andrews article on page 42 on = Afghan settlers in Australia: Experiences, satisfaction and belonging https://publications.iom.int//migration_policy_practice_jo