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Coming to Australia
Ms Rajic 10E6
At the start of the year 2000, one in every four people living in Australia was born overseas.
There are many reasons why people decide to move, or seek refuge to Australia. Sometimes there is more than one reason. Some people come for just a short time. Others may stay longer. Some even decide to become Australian citizens.
Everyone’s story is different, but everyone had to: Decide to leave their home Travel to Australia Arrive in a new place Settle and belong.
Immigrants come to Australia for different reasons…
Many people searching for freedom have come to Australia as refugees. Many risk their lives to flee and most have to leave behind loved ones and possessions.
Here are some true stories of children who have found freedom in Australia.
Searching for freedom
My name is Kwiciwow
(say: qui-she-wow). I came from Sudan
My name is Neelab. I came
from Afghanistan
Sudan
Afghanistan
Fact File: Sudan
Kwiciwow’s story
Capital city:Khartoum
Population:36 080 000
Flag
Languages:Official language is Arabic, many other
languages and dialects are also spoken such as
Shilluk.
Health:Average person living in Sudan can expect
to see their 56th Birthday.
Wealth:Roughly one TV for
every 15 people
Education:5 out of 10 people over 15 can read
and write.
Work:80% of people in
Sudan work on farms
Religion:70% Sunni Muslim
5% Christian
My family came from southern Sudan. There was a war going on between different groups of
Sudanese people. It was not safe for us to stay in our home. We moved to Khartoum, the capital of
Sudan, in the north of the country. My family thought it would be safe there, but we were
wrong.
Deciding to leave Sudan
Neelab’s story Flag
Capital city:Kabul
Population:26 813 000
Fact File: Afghanistan
Languages:Dari and Pashtu
are the main languages spoken
in Afghanistan
Education:3 out of 10
people over 15 can read and
write.
Health:The average life expectancy is 46
years.
Work:70% of people
work on farms in Afghanistan
Wealth:There is roughly one TV for every
286 people.
Religion:84% Sunni Muslim15% Shi’s Muslim
1% Other
My family is from Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. I was nine when I left Afghanistan. My strongest memories of my country are mostly bad memories – the war and being threatened by the government.
We were frightened and left for Pakistan, where we asked for refugee status.
Deciding to leave Sudan
Tell me your story…
SafetyWhat does safety mean?
What is respectful
interaction?
Rules of safety don’t change
What does safety look like at
school/ playground/
classroom and at home?
How do we know someone wants us to feel safe?
Did you feel safe in your home
country?
What are help seeking
behaviours?
TrustWhat does trust mean to you?
Trusting authority figures!Who are
authority figures in school?
How to co-operate and work
in groups?
Who is trustworthy at
school?
How do you rebuild a sense of
trust?
Open and welcoming body
language?
Listen!“I care…”
Attachment
When you trust you connect?
What does trust mean to you?
Provide support!
How do we feel accepted and
valued?
Creating a sense of belonging?
Attachments to interests from back home –
dance, music?
ResponsibilityHow to regain
control of your life?
Suffer a loss of responsibility?
Student responsibility –
right place, right time?
Good decision making and self
help behaviours – gain attention
and ask for help?
How to become responsible?
SkillsHow can I build
your skills in the classroom?
What are you skilled in? – sport,
dancing?
What skills do you want to learn
in English?
How much schooling have
you missed?
Courtesies in Australian culture – knock on door,
please, thankyou?
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