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A Jump in the History of Ethiopian Coffee
Chances are that, if you call yourself a Melburnian, you are in love with that dark, bitter and addictive substance that is sold by the millions every day in our lovely city: yes, we are Read more…
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How to fashion: Buy to empower women!
The Melbourne Fashion Week is over and it has left us wanting more glamour and spark, especially with so many new green and sustainable fashion choices. This fairly recent tendency keeps involving more and more brands Read more…
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Dry August Man: Sobering up with purpose
Indulging in a glass or two of wine after work was routine for Jamie, a freelance professional who works in Melbourne CBD, but when he heard of “dry July“, he loved the idea of ditching Read more…
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3 tips to start your journey to a plastic-free life
The war on plastic has been constantly on the news for years. Our oceans are filling up with waste, animals are suffering, beaches are being destroyed and, ultimately, the health of us humans is in Read more…
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“Your journey is our journey” – The SisterWorks growing family
*By Daria Impiombato Australia is a country of migrants. After the two world wars, it welcomed thousands of Europeans running from poverty. It then became the dream destination for newcomers from all the corners of Read more…
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Happy Birthday to us!
We hit the 5th-anniversary mark and we celebrated as the family we are. Past and present entrepreneurs, staff and board members, volunteers, sponsors, and partners, we all got together to see the amazing changes SisterWorks Read more…
Luz Restrepo
Five reasons why and how ‘Work Empowers Women’
I started to learn about women’s economic empowerment through my own experience as a political asylum seeker woman in Australia with little English, hardly any money, few connections and without work opportunities. For me, my Read more…
Luz Restrepo
Chapter 7: Birth of a project…Of life?
A picture that Luz’s daughter drew when Luz first put together her pitch for the Multicultural Centre I met Anne when she was a volunteer teacher at the Community Centre in Mornington. She was there Read more…
Luz Restrepo
Chapter 6: The first time of many first times
October 2010. Three months in Australia and I had an appointment in the city to work as a volunteer at the handicraft store of a religious Catholic congregation. It would be a wonderful place to Read more…
Luz Restrepo
Chapter 5: English, English, English…my new obsession
With the possibility of getting myself around without having to depend on others, I decided to look for a place where I could study English. I checked in several specialist sites, universities and the TAFE Read more…