Interactive Staff Tours Refugee Camp in my Neighbourhood Tuesday 9 August 2016

The Refugee Camp in my Neighbourhood is a simulated refugee camp situated in the grounds of the Auburn Centre for Community from 1 -12 August 2016. It aims to raise awareness about human rights and celebrate the contributions refugees make in our local community.

ORGANISE for your staff, colleagues or management representatives to take a tour of the Refugee Camp in my Neighbourhood, a simulated refugee camp in Auburn.

Through the tour you’ll experience the journey of a refugee and gain a better understanding of the challenges they face as they arrive in Australia.

Tours are delivered by guides from a range of refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds.

This interactive tour will help you:

• Develop your understanding of clients from refugee backgrounds and their skillsets.
• Improve your services to clients from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds.
• Hear from local refugee and asylum seeker community members as they share their stories of settlement in Australia.

Tours take 2 hours. Please arrive 15 minutes before start time.

For more information, please visit www.refugeeweekauburn.com.au or call 9735 1222 or email auburncouncil@auburn.nsw.gov.au.