This practice and policy resource, authored by SETSCoP in collaboration with MYAN, addresses transport challenges faced by young refugees and migrants. It identifies barriers such as limited public transport, high costs, and difficulties in obtaining driving licences, especially for those in outer urban and regional areas. These issues restrict access to education, employment, and community services.
The report highlights programs like driving mentorships and public transport pilots aimed at improving mobility and social inclusion. It also offers recommendations for policymakers to increase funding for transport initiatives and for practitioners to build trust and offer flexible, accessible services.
- Published in 2024
- Health and Wellbeing, Social Cohesion
This handbook, titled Engage Respectfully with Young People (From Refugee Backgrounds), is designed to equip individuals working with young people from refugee backgrounds with the necessary skills, knowledge, and attitudes. It focuses on understanding the unique challenges and experiences faced by these young people, including their journey as refugees, settlement processes, and cultural transitions. The handbook covers topics such as adolescence, the refugee experience, good practice in working with refugee youth, and the importance of cultural sensitivity. It also provides guidance on fostering trust, supporting resilience, and ensuring ethical and effective youth work practices.
- Published in 2019
- Youth Engagement
This handbook is designed to support trainers in delivering a course focused on effectively engaging with young people from refugee backgrounds. It provides comprehensive training materials based on the unit CHCYTH001, which focuses on developing the skills, knowledge, and attitudes required to work respectfully and effectively with young refugees. The guide includes detailed background information, suggested activities, and assessment tasks to help trainers equip participants with the competencies needed to address the specific challenges faced by young people from refugee backgrounds, particularly in the context of community services, youth work, education, and related fields.
- Published in 2019
- Youth Engagement
This report serves as a resource tool for organisations who are keen to enable young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds to participate in decisions that affect them. It highlights barriers and issues that young people from said backgrounds are subjected to and recommendations on how to address them. Good practices and tips are highlighted in this tool as well that organisations can use to continue involving young people with diverse backgrounds to participate.
- Published in 2018
- Youth Engagement
The Young People Creating Change Toolkit is a resource developed by the Australian Youth Affairs Coalition (AYAC) and revised in partnership with the Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network (MYAN). It is designed to help youth workers and facilitators conduct a two-day training course on advocacy and campaigning for young people, particularly those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. It provides sessions on key topics such as advocacy basics, planning campaigns, stakeholder consultation, and using storytelling in advocacy. The toolkit focuses on experiential learning, enabling participants to develop practical advocacy skills while exploring their own experiences and beliefs, with an emphasis on inclusivity and empowering youth to create meaningful change in their communities.
- Published in 2014
- Advocacy