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REFUGEE BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Our impact

120+
Refugee, asylum-seeker and migrant run businesses added to our directory
$74000+
Generated for our nine refugee and asylum seeker business partners through refugee dining events and Gift Hampers
$7911
Donated to to various charities through fundraising

* As of 2 December 2022

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What our customers
are saying

I loved my Goody Box so much, wine included for me. Highly recommend for a feel-good gift that will last for awhile. Warning, the cookies will not last as they are too delicious.

AC, Spoil Me Good Box buyer

My husband and I loved your food yesterday. Do you take catering orders?

BR, June 2022 (message sent to our Malaysian chef, Sangee’s Kitchen)

Loved the event on Saturday, the food was amazing and will definitely bring friends to the next one.

KF, June 2022

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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The International Day of Persons with Disabilities has been observed since 1992. Our hope is that all barriers will be removed, but we still have a long way to go.⁠ #ChristmasSeason is officially here! We've made it easier for you by putting together this #refugeepowered gift guide. Our first one gives you excellent gift options to buy for the beloved child/ren in your lives.⁠ Today is the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. The date of 29 November was chosen because of its meaning and significance to the Palestinian people. On that day in 1947, the General Assembly adopted resolution 181 (II), which came to be known as the Partition Resolution. That resolution provided for the establishment in Palestine of a “Jewish State” and an “Arab State”, with Jerusalem as a corpus separatum under a special international regime. Of the two States to be created under this resolution, only one, Israel, has so far come into being. How lovely is our customised gift hamper for Somerville! We sent off 41 of these last week to Somerville's valued clients in NSW and QLD.