Welcoming the 8 Young Women joining the AIRWA Team this week

This week the AIRWA team will be joined by 8 young women from around Australia to take part in a week long program of training, lobbying and networking and we would like to Welcome them to Canberra and introduce them to you: 

•  ACT: Nunia Tuinukuafe, age 18, Tongan
•  VIC: Rachel Bongiorno, age 29, Italian/ English
•  WA: Elizabeth Lang, age 24, South Sudanese
•  NSW: Alexandra Tindick, age 21, Philippines
•  QLD: Afifa Sarwar, age 29, Afghanistan
• NT: Emcille Cada, age 27, Phillippines
• SA: Adut Zita Deng Ngor, age 32, Southern Sudanese
• TAS: Amony Elder, age 19, Sudanese

The Australian Immigrant and Refugee Women’s Alliance (AIRWA) sought one young women of immigrant and refugee background from each State and Territory to attend a week of lobbying alongside AIRWA board members and staff. 

Following 2 days of training the 8 young women will accompany AIRWA board members and staff to Federal Parliament, where they will get the opportunity to use their skills to directly lobby politicians on the ratification of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families, as well as in a round table with politicians to speak about issues of significance to young women of immigrant and refugee background. 

The 8 young women will also stay on in Canberra and celebrate International Women’s Day alongside AIRWA and the other 5 National Women’s Alliances providing an excellent networking opportunity for all delegates.

Welcome to Canberra!

The AIRWA Team