Stephan Kerkyasharian AO Harmony Medal winner: Bilal Hayek

Bilal El-Hayek has worked as a Youth Coordinator at PCYC Bankstown for the past five years to deliver the ‘Bankstown Connect’ Family Program, supporting newly arrived families and others experiencing economic disadvantage.

Bilal Hayek, Deputy mayor of Canterbury Bankstown Source: Bilal Hayek

 He also developed a year-long leadership program called “Blue Crescent” for 20, predominantly Muslim, males aged 15 – 18 years, to become actively engaged in their community. Bilal has been a driving force behind the WISE UP project to improve social skills and educational engagement for disengaged youth. For the past three years, he has orchestrated the gathering of over 200 business, political and community leaders to attend an IFTAR dinner hosted by PCYC Bankstown.