One of this year’s recipients of an Order of Australia Medal is Saba Abraham from Brisbane, who came to Australia as a refugee after being a freedom fighter in Eritrea at just 14 years old. She has now been recognised for her work in helping African refugee women.
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00:00A lot of refugee women, they don't find that settling in here is easy, to have, interact
00:15with the society, the system, they find it very difficult.
00:25These restaurant workers provide on-the-job training for these refugees, they've been
00:32of course in torture and trauma prior to Australia, and then they have a language and cultural
00:39barrier to settle here, to be connected, so we provide an environment to make them feel,
00:49well, this is smell to me, looks to me, and I can do something.
00:55How many women have you helped at this restaurant?
00:58Well, I'm very bad at keeping record, more than 400.
01:08I really feel very happy and humble, and it makes me, of course, how lucky I am to be
01:19a part of this country and people with all the opportunity.
01:27I'm alive, I'm able to live independently, and I'm able to make changes, what is my always
01:38dream, and I'm able to do that, so I'll say thanks to Australia.