HEALTH & ADVOCACY

Supporting young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds during COVID-19

MYAN continues to work to ensure that the safety, rights, and interests of young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds are protected and upheld in the COVID-19 public health crisis.

We are connecting the sector, connecting young people, sharing their experiences, and sharing resources for young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds and those who work with them.

MYAN continues to work to ensure that the safety, rights, and interests of young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds are protected and upheld in the COVID-19 public health crisis. We are connecting the sector, connecting young people, sharing their experiences, and sharing resources for young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds. The information from the people are being used to shape COVID-19 vaccine intake related information by the Australian Department of Health.

Watch MYAN COVID-19 Project

Timeline

2021
May 3

March 2021

First roundtable was held

June 1

June 2021

Planning the project

Recruitment of YRG members

Second roundtable was conducted

July 1

July 2021

State consultations were advertised.

State consultations were conducted in NSW

August 1

August 2021

State consultations conducted in VIC

Third roundtable was conducted with the international students.

September 1

September 2021

State consultations conducted in ACT, TAS, NSW, QLD and VIC

Planning and execution of the #whatsyourwhy campaign- positive stories

October 1

October 2021

State consultation conducted in SA

Planning the mythbuster videos

Third roundtable was conducted

November 1

November 2021

Script ready for the mythbuster videos

Planning for execution of the mythbuster videos.

December 1

December 2021

Planning the creative art contest and call out were released.

Dates booked with the health professionals regarding recording of the mythbuster videos

2022
January 1

January 2022

Recorded the myth buster video with the doctor.

Planning the next step with communicating about Booster doses to the citizens.

Send out invitations for national consultations on COVID-19 lived experience with vaccines.

Planning vaccine consultations in NT and WA with our state partners

February 1

February 2022

Send out invitations/ads for Booster dose consultations

Designing myth buster social tiles..

Conducted national consultations on COVID-19 lived experience with vaccines.

Vaccine consultations in WA conducted by our state partner

March 1

March 2022

Booster dose Consultation in VIC and ACT and NSW.

Vaccine consultations in NT conducted by our state partner

April 1

April 2022

Art competition was launched

Art works received

Participants were sent the notifications

Send out invitations and ads for the booster dose consultations

May 1

May 2022

Booster dose Consultation in South Australia, Queensland and Tasmania.

Published mythbuster social tiles

Certificates and gift cards were sent out.

June 1

June 2022

Report writing, booster dose consultation planning in WA and NT.

Planning the next stages which includes various co design techniques to communicate with members of CALD communities.

Planning another roundtable

July 1

July 2022

Onboarding of New YRG members and strategizing the COVID-19 plan until December 2022

August 1

August 2022

Survey on Youth views on COVID-19 vaccinations and information Pathways. Received approximately 300 responses.

September 1

September 2022

The first sector consultation on identifying the barriers and solutions that the multicultural communities faced while communicating and campaigning about the vaccine and booster.

October 1

October 2022

Planning the roundtable and online campaigns that could help propagate the message on COVID-19 vaccine.

Social media takeover by the YRG members to promote vaccine and booster intake.

November 1

November 2022

Organized and conducted consultation cum information session with youth from Afghan and youth communities

Launched the #strongtogether to inform parents about Vaccine intake and communication.

December 1

December 2022

Consultation cum information session with young person with disabilities to identify issues that hinder vaccine and booster uptakes.

Interviewed and videod an Arabic youth doctor to help inform the Arabic communities about the vaccine intake

Launched another creative contest for the young and youth to promote vaccine and booster related information.

Our work

Learn more about our YRG members, campaigns to promote COVID-19 to our communities and updates.

 

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