Refugee Week might have officially come to an end on Friday, but the celebrations and commemorations are continuing on in Wyndham, thanks to migrant support service, MiCare.
The not-for-profit is holding a photo expo on June 26 and a multicultural soccer tournament on July 1 as part of its Builder Leader program which helps young refugees and migrants gain experience organising events.
MiCare youth settlement worker Silvia Gonzalez said the organisation thought a photo expo would provide young people with the opportunity to show others how they have settles in their new community.
As well as providing them with experience in organising events, Ms Gonzalez said the expo allowed the participants to develop their photography skills.
“We provided them with a disposable camera which has 27 shots in it and given they’ve never used them before, we thought it would be a good experience to not know what the photos look like before they develop them,” she said.
Once the expo is finished, the participants will turn their attention to organising the multicultural football tournament.
“In the past when we’ve had events such as this, we’ve had over 500 people present on the day, so we’re hoping to have a similar turnout this time,” said Ms Gonzalez of the tournament which will be held at Ironbark Fields in Tarneit.
The photo expo runs from 6pm to 7.30pm at the Youth Resource Centre in Hoppers Crossing.
