Members of AMPARO Advocacy share their stories
The inaugural president of AMPARO Advocacy, Don Dias-Jayasinha, presents this short video to help connect people to the stories and vision AMPARO Advocacy has to ...
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Sahal’s Story
My name is Sahal. I am twenty -years-old. My family is originally from Somalia but due to the war my parents lived in a refugee ...
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Don’s Story
Don’s involvement with AMPARO Advocacy goes back to the very beginning when in April 2002, he attended the first meeting of a Steering Committee tasked ...
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NDIS – Community Radio Interviews
Community radio programs about the NDIS in Spanish, Arabic and Mandarin These programs were aired on 4EB Brisbane between December 2017 and April 2018. They ...
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Building the leadership, knowledge and skills of people from CALD backgrounds with disability
Building the leadership, knowledge and skills of people from CALD backgrounds with disability so that they can be included and actively participate and contribute to ...
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Esperance’s Story
Esperance leads a full and active life in Brisbane with her family and is involved in many community activities. She discusses her life growing up ...
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Shahram’s Story
Shahram is from Iran and has a vision impairment, he discusses how he has overcome obstacles and barriers to successfully study and work in Brisbane, ...
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The wider impact of mental illness
AMPARO Advocacy has been assisting Andrea, a woman who came to Australia under the Humanitarian Program, and who is a sole parent with 2 young ...
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At risk of being excluded from the educational system
AMPARO Advocacy has advocated on behalf of a young boy called Raja from a Liberian background who was at serious risk of being excluded from ...
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At risk of homelessness
Habib and his wife and children are Australian citizens, but were originally refugees from Afghanistan who entered the country around 8 years ago. Habib experiences ...
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