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Welcome Merchant acknowledges the traditional owners of country throughout
Australia, and their continuing connection to land, sea and community.

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I love Welcome Merchant – in a time when trying to do the right thing seems overwhelming and full of Catch-22’s, it’s great to have a guide.

NM
Customer of Akira Grateful

Refugee and Migrant women like us can feel very proud about creative ways we support our communities. Thank you for the energy and resources you give us.

Akos Creative
Melbourne

Thanks for your kind support!

Ramssin Furniture
Sydney

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To our new followers, did you know that we have a website with an online directory? Since we started on March 2020, we've featured over 60 refugee powered businesses & social enterprises in Australia.

As we're halfway through #RefugeeWeek, we want to remind everyone that as our international borders remain closed, many #refugees who have been granted protection visas remain stuck overseas, in areas that are high-risk. ⁠

Due to the instability brought about by COVID, #refugees and people seeking asylum are in need of our support now more than ever. According to an article published by SBS News, refugee resettlements were at a two-decade low in 2020. While big steps need to be taken at a Government level, each and every one of us can take concrete steps to bring more light to refugee issues and actively support them. ⁠

The theme for this year's Refugee Week is Unity. We asked some of our #WelcomeMerchants what unity means to them. Here are some of their answers:⁠

World Refugee Day (20th June) marked the beginning of Refugee Week in Australia, and runs through 20-26th June. The aim of @refugeeweek is to create a better understanding of different communities and enable safe integration of refugees. In conjunction with this, we will be recommending actions that will help you take concrete steps towards better understanding and helping refugees and asylum seekers in Australia.⁠ Stay tuned for more!⁠

Today is #WorldRefugeeDay and this year's theme is Unity, the Way Forward. According to the @refugees website, there are 82.4 million people around the world that have been forced to flee their homes. Among them are nearly 26.4 million #refugees and half of this number are under 18 years of age.

JUST LOOK AT THESE SCRUMPTIOUS SYRIAN DISHES! If you're in Sydney, you're in luck.

#RefugeeWeek begins tomorrow so now's really the time to support refugee-powered businesses! We're grateful to @divyavnkt at @TimeOutSydney for featuring Welcome Merchant Entrepreneurs in this great list! Buy jewellery from @mazaj.com.au and @billiano_designs, or book an art class or buy a piece from @ati.art.school or book your catering with our chefs

#SupporterSaturday! Thank you to Chris (with his cute nephew Harold) for rocking our #WelcomeMerchant shirt (old design) 👚 . Swipe for our new shirt design! Funds from our t-shirts & tote bags funds our next skill-building workshops for emerging refugee and asylum seeker entrepreneurs. Head to welcomemerchant.com to buy, t-shirts are pre-order only. Free shipping for Inner West Sydney locals.⁠