RISE: Refugees, Survivors and Ex-Detainees is a not-for-profit incorporated association. RISE is the first refugee and asylum seeker welfare and advocacy organisation in Australia to be run  by refugees, asylum seekers, and ex-detainees; as such, we view those who seek assistance from RISE as members and participants, not “clients”.

RISE exists to enable refugees and asylum seekers to build new lives by providing advice, engaging in community development, enhancing opportunity, and campaigning for refugee rights. RISE advocates on its members’ behalf to improve refugee/asylum-seeker policies and to generate positive social change in respect to attitudes impacting refugees.

Furthermore RISE settlement service coupled with our music and arts projects seek to address the various barriers to successful settlement and empower refugee and asylum seeker communities to be active participants in wider society.

RISE creates innovative and tailored projects to address the various barriers faced by refugees and asylum seekers. All our services are informed by the knowledge, experiences and expertise we bring as refugees, asylum seekers and ex-detainees, and are constructed after extensive community engagement and due diligence.

What makes RISE unique and successful is that our projects are informed by our knowledge, experiences and expertise. Many of our workers experienced the difficulties of settling in Australia and have in-depth knowledge of the political, legal, social, and community welfare system in Australia.

We want a society in which refugees and asylum seekers are welcome, respected, safe, and in which we can flourish and achieve our full potential.

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