Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Development
Humanitarian Affairs
Refugees
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Capacity building
Human rights of women
Policy advice
Research
Violence against women
Population:
International migration
Social Development:
Social policy
Sustainable Development:
Capacity-building
Gender equality
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Geographic scope: |
National
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Country of activity: |
Australia
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Millennium Development Goals: |
Promote gender equality and empower women
Develop global partnership for development
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Mission statement: |
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Year established: |
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Year of registration: |
2000 |
Organizational structure: |
SSI is the state-wide representative body for 11 Migrant Resource Centres and Multicultural Services across NSW, Australia. SSI is the largest not-for-profit humanitarian settlement organisation in Australia, servicing more than 8,000 clients per year on refugee and bridging visas. |
Number and type of members: |
SSI’s member organisations include: Auburn Diversity Services Community Migrant Resource Centre SydWest Multicultural Services Metro Assist (formerly Metro Migrant Resource Centre) Liverpool Migrant Resource Centre Fairfield Migrant Resource Centre Macarthur Diversity Services Sydney Multicultural Community Services St George Migrant Resource Centre Northern Settlement Services Illawarra Multicultural Services Since 2013, the organisation has partnered with NSW Refugee Health to provide health services for clients, and NSW Legal Aid to provide accessible legal services to CALD community members experiencing disadvantage and limited access to legal assistance |
Affiliation with NGO networks: |
Refugee Council of Australia, Settlement Council of Australia |
Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Other sources
Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations
Fundraising campaigns
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Grants from Governments
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