A New Car for Queer Refugee Couple Marya and Carmen
Mayra and Carmen are the extremely proud owners of their first car thanks to advocacy from their CRISP sponsorship group in the Northern Rivers area of NSW. The women arrived as sponsored refugees from Venezuela in 2023, to find a life where they could openly live as a couple. They have committed to repaying some […]
New article published on the mental health of queer refugees and people seeking asylum
We’d like to congratulate a colleague of Pride Foundation Australia, Satrio Nindyo Istiko, who has been published alongside Andrian Liem Edwin Adrianta Surijah, and Ignacio Correa-Velez with the article “Understanding key priority areas of mental health among queer asylum seekers and refugees in Australia through the lens of structural violence: A modified Delphi method study”. […]
PFA Attends Better Together Conference – June 2024, Geelong
Pride Foundation Australia was very pleased to be involved at the Better Together conference in June in Geelong. We sponsored $15,000 for over 20 refugees to attend the conference, including their accommodation and transport from as far afield as Mackay in Queensland. We were pleased to meet several people at our stall throughout the conference, […]
Join PFA on Tues May 21st for Community Refugee Sponsorship by and for LGBTIQA+ people in Australia online event
On Tuesday May 21st, Pride Foundation Australia are hosting our first online event for 2024: Community Refugee Sponsorship by and for LGBTIQA+ people in Australia This online gathering is a safe space for members of the LGBTIQA+ community to come together and learn about how they can support refugees in need. Join us to hear […]
PFA Renews Funding for 3 Organisations Supporting LGBTQIA+ Refugees & People Seeking Asylum
Through our continued work in our key focus area of LGBTQIA+ Refugees and People Seeking Asylum in Australia, it has become evident that recurrent financial support is necessary to maintain the systems of support currently in place to provide sanctuary and solidarity to these communities. We are pleased to have once again contributed financially towards […]
Our new public LGBTQIA+ Refugee Sponsorship Sub-Fund through GiveNow
For the past two years, Pride Foundation Australia has been steadily expanding its support in the sponsorship and hands-on support of LGBTQIA+ refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia. In 2021, the Refugee Sponsorship Sub-Fund was established in 2021 by PFA patron Dennis Altman and PFA chair Ruth McNair. The Sub-Fund seeks to raise money […]
Our Melbourne fundraiser event for LGBTQIA+ Refugees & Asylum Seekers
On Tuesday evening 21/7/23, the Melbourne offices of Gilbert & Tobin opened its doors and welcomed attendees to Pride Foundation Australia’s latest fundraiser towards LGBTQIA+ refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia. The aim of the event was both to raise awareness of PFA’s Rainbow Refugee sub-fund and encourage donations from attendees. The event showcased […]
Forcibly Displaced People Network awarded $53,000 PFA grant towards organisational growth
Pride Foundation Australia are pleased to announce the grant of $53,000 to Forcibly Displaced People Network (FDPN) towards the employment of a Peer and advocacy project worked and Administrative assistance for 1 year.
THREE for All Foundation awarded PFA & Sidney Myer Fund joint grant round for 2022
Please join us in congratulating the recipient of our most recent PFA & Sidney Myer Fund partner grant for 2022: THREE for All Foundation. THREE for All Foundation works alongside genuine and passionate community organisations around the world to address complex challenges that the communities themselves have identified. Many Coloured Sky is THREE for All […]
Our successful event with iconic Sydney visual artist William Yang
On Wednesday September 21st, Pride Foundation Australia in partnership with Gilbert & Tobin were honoured to hold an event featuring the incredible work of photographer, playwright and visual artist, William Yang. William share his work and experiences through a series of slides and monologues, to a packed out presentation room in Gilbert & Tobin’s Sydney […]
National LGBTQIA+ Refugee and Asylum Seeker Coalition to be formed with support of a $20,000 Maddocks Foundation Grant
Pride Foundation Australia has been awarded a $20,000 Maddocks Foundation Grant to form a National LGBTQIA+ Refugee and Asylum Seeker Coalition. The development of a coalition has been recommended by Pride Foundation Australia’s LGBTQIA+ Refugee and Asylum Seeker Advisory Committee due to the range of issues identified and the need to establish a national voice. […]
A successful dinner for our LGBTQIA+ Refugee Sub-Fund
We held a successful fundraising event hosted by Gilbert & Tobin in Barangaroo Sydney on Thursday 28 July. 21 people attended a sit-down meal and heard from a range of speakers about the issues facing LGBTQIA+ refugees. Dennis Altman spoke of having parents who were refugees and endorsed the need for awareness that LGBTQIA+ displaced […]
