by Welcome Dinner Project | Dec 22, 2017 | News, Stories
Changing the World One Dinner at a Time I’ve been coordinating The Welcome Dinner Project in Melbourne since 2016. Coming from a politically active family and having worked in the settlement sector, with service providers and young people, WDP was something that was...
by Welcome Dinner Project | Dec 20, 2017 | News, Stories
Arriving to Australia as a family from Iraq, Ali, Haneen and Hasan were able to form a large circle of friends through the WDP: Good Friends are Priceless Initially we were involved with the Welcome Dinner Project as guests. After this first Dinner, our circle of...
by Welcome Dinner Project | Dec 20, 2017 | News, Stories
As an international student from China, Serena shares how WDP helped her come out of her shell while studying in Australia: Big Start for My New Life in Melbourne When I arrived in Australia to study my accounting/business law Master degree, I didn’t participate in...
by Welcome Dinner Project | Dec 18, 2017 | News, Stories
An Honour to Meet Australian People When me and my family came to Australia in 2007, we felt like strangers who couldn’t express themselves. Back then we really needed a program that would give us a chance to feel less embarrassed, less alien. If WDP existed back...
by Welcome Dinner Project | Dec 17, 2017 | News, Stories
It’s common for friendships to remain long after the Welcome Dinners are hosted. One particular example comes from Kate, who shares the privilege of getting to know one of her dinner attendees. A Privilege for Me I finally got around to contacting one of the...
by Welcome Dinner Project | Dec 16, 2017 | News, Stories
On the 3rd day of Christmas, we meet Zaki from Afghanistan. After struggling to feel a sense of community during his first two years in Australia, he was able to find it through The Welcome Dinner Project. A Feeling of Belonging In 2014 I met Penny Elsley and that...
