Voluenteer work helps find jobs

Asur Nisan

Asur Nisan Source: SBS Supplied

Asur Nisan, a Syrian refugee who arrived in Australia in 2015, says his experience in volunteer work helped him a lot in finding a paid job.


He spent more than 18 months as bilingual volunteer in three institutions in northern Melbourne before he was recently offered a paid job.


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