Catalyst Report and Shout Out launch

On Monday 22nd August, young people, key stakeholders and politicians gathered at City Farm to celebrate the achievements of young people and launch the Shout Out initiative and the Catalyst Youth Summit report.

It was a fantastic night and we would like to thank both the young people and our supporters of both programs, YACWA, the Office of Multicultural Interests (OMI), Lotterywest, DLGC, Edith Cowan University and MYAN Australia.

The Catalyst Summit Report shares the major findings from the summit. It also paints a story of what many young participants have been doing since the event, and demonstrates the importance and benefits of such initiatives. Most importantly, on page 37 - there is a call to action. We encourage you to read this document carefully to honour the information these young people shared.

NYSF training - don't miss out!

In just over two weeks, the National Youth Settlement Framework (NYSF) training is coming to Perth.

This training is the first of its kind in Australia and is an exciting opportunity to learn more about how you can apply it in your organisation or role.

This training will be the only reduced cost training we will be running. As of next year, this training will be offered at the full fee.

WHAT IS THE NYSF?

The NYSF is Australia’s first evidence-based framework supporting good practice in youth settlement. A conceptual and practical resource, the NYSF is designed to enable services to respond more effectively to the needs of young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds and support their active participation in Australian society.

WHAT IS THE NYSF TRAINING?

1.5 days of interactive professional development, exploring:

• How practitioners and policy-makers can incorporate the NYSF into their work, including using the NYSF Assessment Tools
• Factors contributing to good settlement outcomes for young people
• Good practice in facilitating active citizenship

All participants will receive copies of the NYSF, including additional resources and tools. This training is linked to a range of competencies in the VET sector Training Packages for Community Services and Health.

More information can be found here.

WHEN IS IT?

The National Youth Settlement Framework training will be held over two days:

13th September 2016 - 9:00am to 4:30pm

14th September 2016 - 9:00am to 1:00pm

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Staff and volunteers from government and non-government organisations who:

• Are working in direct service delivery or policy and programming roles
• Seek to strengthen their knowledge and practice supporting young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds in the settlement context
• Want to understand more about the NYSF and how to apply it in practice.

This is low cost training subsidised by the Australia Department of Social Services

Click here to book your place today.

Two weeks left to apply for FUSE

FUSE is a three day National summit focused on building the leadership, advocacy and community organising skills of young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds. FUSE 2016 builds on the success of the first FUSE, held in Sydney in October 2014. 

FUSE is targeted to young people who have some previous experience in leadership, advocacy and related activities, or who are looking for an opportunity to build these skills.

Young people can apply to become a FUSE delegate for their state or territory. A panel of MYAN representatives will select up to 40 delegates from across Australia based on the selection criteria. 
 
Applications are now open and will close on 9 September 2016.

National Youth Summit 2016 

In July 2016, 100 young advocates from across Australia gathered in Melbourne to explore key issues and demands of young people for our new Federal parliament. MYAN WA nominated Daniel Matabishi to attend, and with the kind sponsorship of the Fogarty Foundation (through The Smith Family), City of Stirling and Janine Freeman, MLA he was able to attend and represent WA young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds.

"The National Youth Summit was fantastic! Being around 100 passionate, politically engaged social justice advocates from all over Australia was an experience like no other. It was an honour to be able to work collaboratively and have the opportunity to influence social and political change about issues that affect us all." - Apajok Bair, MYAN NSW representative. You can read Apajok's full report here.

For more information, and to follow some of the exciting outcomes of this event, visit Youth Summit 2016.

Improving settlement outcomes for refugees 

Australia’s settlement services are being redesigned to ensure better language and employment results for humanitarian entrants.

The Department of Social Services (DSS) is seeking expressions of interest to co-design the new Humanitarian Settlement Program model.

Stage one of the process is a request for expressions of interest and is open to all interested parties.

Successful applicants will be invited to participate in a co-design workshop to help shape the new Humanitarian Settlement Program model.

Stage two will invite organisations shortlisted in stage one to tender for the delivery of the new Humanitarian Settlement Program.

Applications close 2.00pm (ACT Local Time) on Tuesday 13 September 2016.

More information on these expressions of interest is available from the AusTender website.

Have your say about Australia’s refugee and asylum seeker policies

The Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) is holding its annual national consultations on Australia’s refugee and asylum policies.

They are seeking feedback, suggestions and concerns from refugee communities, people seeking asylum, and individuals and organisations working with these communities.

This is an important opportunity to share your views about Australia’s policies. Your feedback will inform RCOA’s ongoing research, submissions, reports and advocacy in Australia and internationally.

Tuesday 14th September, 5pm - North Perth Service Providers

Wednesday 14th September, 3.30pm - Perth (South) Service Providers

Wednesday 14th September, 6pm - Mirrabooka refugee communities

Friday 16th September, 10am - Katanning Service Providers

Friday 16th September, 1pm - Katanning refugee communities

Click here for more information and bookings.

Volunteering opportunity with Global Youth! 

Global Youth is apolitical and a not-for profit organisation run by a group of university students from India being guided by a group of prominent Indian diplomats, journalists and academicians in an endeavour to promote cross-border and cross-cultural interaction among young students and professionals from across the globe. 

As part of the initiative Global Youth is working towards setting up a student-to-student direct dialogue within Australia to facilitate interaction and an exchange of ideas between university students in both countries. 

Global Youth is extending an invitation to any students in your organisations who might have an inclination to part-take in the first ever India-Australia Youth Forum. They will gain a chance for direct interaction with students from universities across the globe. T

Interested students are invited to take part on voluntary basis: Please emaill your name, age, nationality, permanent residence, university or college and occupation to devgunsrishti@gmail.com or akanksha.khullar94@gmail.com