Today, we held our first community connect information session as part of our refugee resettlement program for the newly arrived refugees from Afghanistan at Blacktown Library Function Centre. Our aim at The Massoud Foundation Australia is to provide aid for the newly arrived refugees and support their transition smoothly into…
On the 8th of May 2022, the Massoud Foundation Australia formally commenced the Youth Leadership Program. Dozens of young people from different Afghan communities attended the event and excitedly joined this great initiative. A huge thank you to all of the youth, MFA volunteers, and our steering committee members that…
On the 27th of the holy month of Ramadan, the Massoud Foundation Australia in partnership with Settlement Services International – SSI the largest humanitarian settlement services in Australia, hosted an Iftar dinner for the newly arrived refugees from Afghanistan who were still residing in temporary accommodations at the hotels. The…
On Sunday, 27th March 2022 the Massoud Foundation Australia and our partner Ariana Australia Association celebrated Nowruz with members of our community, our stakeholders, and the newly arrived refugees from Afghanistan. What is Nowruz: Nowruz literally means “new day” the first day of the year for the northern hemisphere, Afghanistan,…
What Should Be Done by the International Community? On 15th August 2021, the Taliban seized control of Kabul. Almost immediately, they banned Secondary and Tertiary education for girls. Education is a fundamental human right for all. The Taliban have systematically imposed gender-based discrimination and restrictive measures that target women and…
The approximately seventy families from Afghanistan based in the Bella Vista Quest Hotel in Sydney are all in the process of being allocated housing across the Western Sydney Suburbs. These families have largely remained in the hotel and its immediate vicinity since their arrival to Australia and do not have…
On 10th December 2021, The Massoud Foundation Australia organised an information session to provide COVID awareness and discuss health and wellbeing information in a welcoming environment for newly arrived refugees from Afghanistan. Mr Stephen Bali MP, member for Blacktown was the guest of honour who welcomed the families, we also…
During the evacuation process from Afghanistan, Australia evacuated 4,200 people. Approximately 650 families of the new refugees from Afghanistan have resettled across NSW. About 70 families from the evacuation were housed in Bella Vista Quest Hotel for over two months. Due to the lack of transportation available in the area…
Direct Broadcasting Link The eye of international community has had a special focus in Afghanistan over the last 40 years. From covering the Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan to the Taliban occupation and subsequent defeat, and the events of the last 20 years since 9/11, Afghanistan has played a central…
Direct Broadcasting Link On 15th August 2021, the terrorist group referred to as the Taliban seized control of Kabul. Almost immediately, International media outlets reported that thousands of Afghan people were left scrambling to Kabul Airport in a desperate attempt to board some of the last remaining flights out of…
