Sudanese Australian Integrated Learning (SAIL) Program Inc
a volunteer, non-profit, secular organisation that provides
free
English support & community services to the Sudanese
refugee community in Melbourne & Sydney, Australia
What's happening in Sudan?
All of the SAIL students are refugees from the Republic of the Sudan, in north-east Africa.more
Who is a refugee?
In the normal sense of the word, a refugee is any person who leaves the place
where he or she lives to seek safety from danger. more
SAIL's Sudanese-sensitive service provision two-page crash course is a 305Kb document, downloadable here. The Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture Inc. has devised a longer resource that is downloadable here
Founders' Philosophy
On a grand scale we, the co-ordinators, set up and maintain the SAIL
Program in keeping with the directive of the United Nations- 'Think global.
Act local'. more
Who is SAIL?
SAIL involves about 700 people every week. This group is
comprised of 450 Sudanese community members all of whom have recently arrived
in Australia from North Africa. more
About SAIL 2008
As it has since 2000, the SAIL Program continues to provide a variety of
free community services to all members of Melbourne and Sydney's Sudanese Community. more
Frequently Asked Questions
We have a team of enthusiastic and dedicated tutors, who range from kindergarten
and ESL teachers, to engineering students and high schoolers. You do not need
to be a teacher or have teaching experience to join in (however, any experience
as a teacher or with children is obviously an advantage). more
How did SAIL begin?
SAIL began with a plea from community leaders late in 2000. They
requested some language support for Sudanese refugee children outside of school
hours. more
SAILor Student Reflections
The river makes me believe that everything in my life goes s….
It tells me to never look back and always to look ahead of me and do what
ever I want to do. Rivers.
Makeveli Dhal.
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SAILor Tutor Reflections
In late-2005 and mid-2003, the volunteer tutors were asked "why do you come to SAIL?".
Here is a sample of the responses.
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