Auburn Diversity Services Inc. (ADSi)

Auburn Diversity Services Inc. (ADSi) is a community based, non-profit organisation established to promote the principles of multiculturalism, access, equity and social justice.

The organisation is responsible for developing strategies which address the needs of local migrants and focuses on recent arrivals, emerging communities and special needs groups including humanitarian entrants, refugees, women, youth, children, aged and the unemployed – all of CALD backgrounds. ADSi designs and delivers services that aim to build capacity and improve outcomes for disadvantaged people and families. A focus of service delivery has been on providing high quality case management and community development for migrants, humanitarian entrants and refugees who have settled in Auburn and the Central West Sydney to build self reliance and resource individuals / groups to become valued and active community members.

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ADSi Annual Report 2010-2011

2010/2011 has brought about many interesting and exciting changes to ADSi and it is with great pleasure that I provide a brief snapshot into this financial year period. I joined ADSi in April 2010, and it continues to be a journey full of rewarding and often challenging experiences.

I am privileged to work with a dynamic team and with people who are immensely dedicated to the work that they do. As is common throughout this sector- are the extra contributions and self-sacrifice that people make without much reward and the calibre of people that exist within the team, is a true testament of their passion when it comes to servicing the needs of clients.

ADSi is continually affected by the dynamic political and social environments that surround our work context. Adjusting ourselves as an organisation is a constant demand to ensure better outcomes for our clients. Migration populations continue to experience growth in the Central Western Sydney areas and as a team we endeavour appropriately responsive as we can, given the complexities and experiences that our clients present to us.

In the period 2010/2011, the Organisational Review (2009) has allowed us to strengthen our internal processes and for me as the Acting Executive Officer, this continues to be a priority since my commencement in April 2010.

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Tia re-elected as Vice Chair of Settlement Services International

Tia Roko, ADSi's Executive Officer, has been re-elected as Vice Chair of Settlement Services International (SSI).

Settlement Services International (SSI) is a state-wide and independent not-for-profit organisation committed to ensuring that refugees, humanitarian entrants and other migrants in NSW are supported and resourced to fulfill their potential as members of the Australian community.

Tia and ADSi will continue to work closely with SSI, other Migrant Resource Centres and all relevant stakeholders in the future.

You may visit SSI website here at: http://www.ssi.org.au/

The mini-UN that is there to lend a hand - Sydney Morning Herald

IN MACQUARIE ROAD, Auburn, it is not uncommon to see a line of several hundred people snaking up the road, waiting to get into the offices of Auburn Diversity Services to attend lectures, lunches, language classes, homework sessions and public meetings.

''When I first came here,'' says Tia Radrekusa, the acting executive officer, ''I was told that if we put on something they would come in the hundreds, and it's been true."

Read Full Article on Sydney Morning Herald Website / Author: Andrew West

Michael McGill from Liberia, Najeeba Wazefadost from Afghanistan and Ali Reza Yunespour from Afghanistan having a coffee in a Lebanese Cafe in Auburn. / Photo: Nick Moir