The Kontiki Cultural Women Empowerment Group is a sewing group based in Melbourne West. The group seeks to creates items from traditional African textiles as means to showcase the culture as well as involve newly arrived migrant women to help them develop sewing skills through sewing project. The project is led by Mrs Francess Sesay a talented
The 2014 Victorian African Community Awards recipients talk about their awards and their work in the community.
Over two hundred Melbournians recently came together to show their support to MSF field workers working in West AFrica to fight Ebola. Watch the video for the rest of the story.
Dr Gaulthier Tshibindi talks about a forum to sensitise the community on Ebola. The forum was organised by the Australian Medical Aid for Africa, a not for profit organisation focusing on health issues within African communities, both in Australia and in the African continent.
Watch the Ugandan 52nd independence day party in Melbourne, Australia. All live thanks to AMA.
Victorians are expected to cast the ballot on Saturday 29 November to elect a new parliament and a new government. This video provides some encouragement to the African-Australian community members to go and vote and do it the proper way so that their vote is counted. Apologies for the sound that is the best in the video.
The Victorian African Community Awards night was a great event and this video presents some of the highlights.
Who will be the African Australian Person Of The Year 2014? The answer to this question will be known on Saturday 7 February 2015 at the Hilton Hotel in Melbourne during a spectacular awards night being put together by AMA. After the successful delivery of the Victorian African Community Awards (VACA) night 2014 on 25 October 2014, AMA is now engaging the national African-Australian community to find out the answer to this question. The African-Australian Person Of The Year (AAPOTY) […]
Associate Professor Andre Renzaho is a university lecturer and researcher who has published a lot of papers on health issues in migrants communities, especially African groups in Australia. In 2013 he won an award for academic excellence from the Victorian African Community Awards (VACA) program. A.P Renzaho says that his research has shown that approximately 95% of Australians from African background suffer from Vitamin D deficiency and many of them also have diabetes. These are serious health issues that need […]
The 2014 Victorian African Community Awards took place on Saturday 25 October 2014 at Richmond townhall. Approximately two hundred people attended the event organised by Africa Media Australia and partners to showcase the impressive social, cultural and economic achievements of Victoria’s vibrant African-Australian communities. The memorable gala night celebrated the contributions of notable professionals and achievers in 15 categories, with the awards judged by a distinguished cross-community panel. Some important figures of Victoria’s government agencies and the not for […]
Abdul Safi, the manager of Newforce recruitment, one of the most successful African Australian businesses recognises the work that AMA does in the community and speaks of his support to the Victorian African Community Awards 2014.
Siliah Siryon is a youth leader in the Liberian community in Victoria and he talks to AMA about his own personal journey and the challenges faced by his community in Australia.
The Victorian African Community Awards is picking up speed within communities as more people embrace it and see the value behind the event and the related program. Watch the video for the rest
AMA has recently completed an eight weeks media training course to help African-Australian groups and individuals with interest in the media to improve their skills in public and organisational communication, as well as learn how to better network with journalists in mainstream media. Over twenty candidates registered for the training and 15 participants graduated. Several graduates spoke to AMA about their satisfaction with what they have learned from the training. This training was funded by the Victorian Multicultural Commission and […]
The Somali, Eritrean and Zimbabwean communities in Victoria organised a graduation ceremony for members of their communities who recently completed their university degrees or graduated from high school. The event took place inside the Queen’s hall at the Victorian Parliament in Melbourne’s CBD. Over 50 graduates were congratulated for their achievement and several community leaders attended to support them.
Nominations are now open for the Victorian African Community Awards (VACA) 2014 ( from 1 August 2014 to 1 October 2014). The awards night will take place on Saturday 25 October 2014. VACA seeks to highlight the varioius contributions of African-Australians in the state of Victoria. The awards also seek to showcase positive achievements within African-Australian communities and provide role models for the youth. This year the focus is on professional excellence, as many more Africans are holding professional jobs and making a significant […]
John Hwang is the regional director of Havenly Culture world peace and restoration of light and he visited AMA to talk about the upcoming World peace conference in Korea from 17th -19th September 2014. John and his organisation have been engaging with many communities, including African-Australian communities to help facilitate the participation of the communities to the conference.
Daniel Haile Michael presents “Our Place”, a new project from KIDS OFF THE KERB that seeks to provide young people in the Footscray area and Melbourne’s Western Suburbs in general with a space where they can hang out and feel welcome, as well as receive counselling and assistance for youth related issues such as drugs, alcohol and unemployment
The Sierra Leonean Community in Melbourne has convened to discussed ways to provide assitance to the Sierra Leonean government to fight the Ebola virus in the West African nation and its surroundings. A meeting was organised on Sunday 3 August 2014 at the Multicultural Hub in Melbourne’s downtown and brought together close to a hundred people from different areas of Melbourne and the country. Alhaji Sankoh, the president of the Community, as well as many other promiment community members spoke to AMA […]
This video is in Kiswahili.
On her Australian national tour, music star Grace Barbé, is coming to Casula Powerhouse to light up the stage with her funky and soulful rhythms. Originally from the Seychelles and now residing in Perth, Barbé is the real deal, an exotic world music star with the talent, looks and voice to match. Having already performed at Australia’s leading music festivals including Byron Bay Bluesfest, WOMADelaide and Woodford plus internationally at SAKIFO and IOMMA (La Reunion), Reggae Donnsa (Mauritius) and Carnivale […]
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