Program Case Study

Program Summary Partners: DPCD, 5 Local

Government Areas (LGAS)

Aim: To train and empower young refugees and immigrants to develop their leadership skills and organize local sporting events

Program Duration: September 2010 to April 2012

Age Range: 12 - 21

No. of Participants: 100

Communities: Newly Arrived Migrants & Refugee Communities

PartnersProgram Funding

Partner

SWB Department of Planning and Community Development (DPCD) Project

Local Government Partners

Program Case Study

Program Summary Partners: iEmpower Youth Inc,

DIAC

Aim: Educate newly arrived families on the opportunities and benefits of Australian sport and enroll youth and involve families in local sports clubs

Program Duration: June 2011 to June 2012

Age Range: 12 – 21

No. of Participants: 50 per year*

Communities: Newly Arrived Migrants & Refugee Communities

Partners

SWB Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) Project

*20 families per information session; 40-50 young people + equivalent number of families enrolled in and involved in clubs

Program Funding Partner

Program Partner

Program Case Study

Program Summary Partners: iEmpower Youth Inc, DoJ

Aim: Educate five soccer teams with participants from refugee backgrounds about the Victorian legal system

Program Duration: June 2011 – August 2012

Age Range: 18-26

No. of Participants: 55-60

Communities: Burma, Tibet, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Vietnam

Partners

SWB Department of Justice (DoJ) Project

Program Funding Partner

Program Partner