SCOA is pleased to present our latest webinar, held in collaboration with the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) on the Building a New Life in Australia: 10 years of humanitarian settlement Report. The webinar was held on Thursday 20 February 2025, at 12.00–1.00pm AEDT (UTC+11).
The Building a New Life in Australia: 10 years of humanitarian settlement (BNLA) Report, launched in November 2024, examines the settlement outcomes of 2,399 humanitarian migrants who participated in the study over 10 years. The research was conducted by the Australian Institute of Family Studies and is funded by the Department of Social Services.
The presentation addressed humanitarian settlement issues including language learning, employment, social connection and cohesion, health and well-being. The presentation will also touch on early findings from a ‘deep dive’ into the economic participation of BNLA participants. There will be an opportunity for Q&A and discussion.
Guest Speakers:
Dr John van Kooy – Senior Research Fellow and Program Lead, Building a New Life in Australia. John is a social researcher, policy analyst, and evaluation practitioner with nearly 20 years of experience working in communities across Australia, Southeast Asia, and East Africa.
Ali Reza Yunespour – Ali is a researcher and academic internships coordinator at Melbourne University. He has extensive community development experience in conflict societies through his volunteer role with the Indigo Foundation Australia that has supported around 10,000 students in 40 rural schools in Afghanistan in the past 20 years including since the return of the Taliban regime to power last year. He advocates for the whole-of-community approach to refugee settlement in Australia in his capacity as a Director of Community Refugee Sponsorship Australia (CRSA).
