Program Case Study Program Summary Partners: DPCD, 5 Local Government Areas (LGAS) Aim: To train and empower young refugees and immigrants to develop their leadership skills and organize local sporting events Program Duration: September 2010 to April 2012 Age Range: No. of Participants: 100 Communities: Newly Arrived Migrants & Refugee Communities Partners Program Funding Partner Local Government Partners
Program Case Study Program Summary Partners: iEmpower Youth Inc, DIAC Aim: Educate newly arrived families on the opportunities and benefits of Australian sport and enroll youth and involve families in local sports clubs Program Duration: June 2011 to June 2012 Age Range: 12 – 21 No. of Participants: 50 per year* Communities: Newly Arrived Migrants & Refugee Communities Partners *20 families per information session; young people + equivalent number of families enrolled in and involved in clubs Program Funding Partner Program Partner
Program Case Study Program Summary Partners: iEmpower Youth Inc, DoJ Aim: Educate five soccer teams with participants from refugee backgrounds about the Victorian legal system Program Duration: June 2011 – August 2012 Age Range: No. of Participants: Communities: Burma, Tibet, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Vietnam Partners Program Funding Partner Program Partner