Siblings champion culturally informed disability services

As people with a refugee background, Zakariah and Mariam are proud to bring their unique perspectives to their work in disability services.

  • Before arriving in Australia, Zakariah and his sister Mariam lived in a refugee camp in Kenya for 25 years after fleeing war-torn Somalia. Today, Zakariah and his family are proud to bring a culturally informed…

    Before arriving in Australia, Zakariah and his sister Mariam lived in a refugee camp in Kenya for 25 years after fleeing war-torn Somalia. Today, Zakariah and his family are proud to bring a culturally informed lens to their work at TenderCare in Townsville, particularly, their unique perspective of what it means to be a refugee.