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@TechfugeesAust1 / #hack4refugees

Techfugees MelbourneAPRIL 15/16/17

LaunchPad 3 / 132 Cremorne St, Cremorne VIC 3121, Australia


Agenda

Why Who What When Where

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Why



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What Problems• Disability access and support

The inability of people with a disability to know about and access support.• Employment

Lack of recognition of qualifications; lack of work references and Australian employment experience.

• EntrepreneurshipLack of ability to access support to become familiar with systems, knowledge and networks to start own business in Australia.

• Food securityLack of income for many asylum seekers and refugees on low incomes is a daily issue for prioritising seeking employment, transport, children’s needs and food

• HealthMany refugees and asylum seekers experience chronic illness and yet are unaware of the range of medical services to support them.

• Housing Insecure housing as a result of limited income, overcrowding, exploitation acts as a major barrier to the successful long term settlement for people.

• LanguageWithout English proficiency or access to interpreters, refugees and asylum seekers are disadvantaged yet only some categories of visas are allowed to access the maximum of 510 hours of English classes.

• Legal systemPeople at the time of arrival cannot be expected to know all the elements of Australia’s legal system and may break laws here that did not exist in their home country.

• Migration adviceAccess to skilled and qualified legal advocates is critical and yet, as a result of demand, is not available to everyone seeking asylum.

• Migration hubAccess to services provided by migration hubs are important but transport and time can be a problem.

• QualificationsThe lack of recognition of skills and qualifications gained overseas wastes the lives of refugees and asylum seekers as they are unable to work in their area of expertise. Australia’s productivity is also disadvantaged.

• TracingThe dramatic increase in global migration has led to rising numbers of families being separated along perilous routes through diverse countries

• Translating and interpreting.Without access to interpreters, refugees and asylum seekers with limited English are unable to negotiate systems, access services or understand critical information about themselves and yet funding for interpreting services is diminishing and many people are not offered access.



What to bring


What we ask of youRegister @ http://techfugees-melb-au-2016.devpost.com/• During welcome event, form team

with individuals with different skill sets to work on a challenge that everybody wants to solve. • Teams consist of Hackers, Hipsters,

Hustlers & Humanitarians • Team Size: Min of 4 – Max of 6

• Use any tech you are familiar with• AWS will have folks on the group &

providing credits• Consult the list of data sources

• Mentors available over the weekend

• Submit to DevPost by 2:00pm Sunday 17 April. Be sure to include the • A team name• A team icon, image, or logo• Upload the proposal onto DevPost

before 2:00pm on Sunday 17 April, 2016

• Post source code (if any) to github• Deliver a five minute pitch to judges

and allow five minutes for Q&A


Code of Conduct http://hackcodeofconduct.org/

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WhenFri 15/4 Sat 16/4 Sun 17/4

6:00

7:00

8:00 Breakfast Breakfast

9:00

10:00

11:00

12:00 Lunch Lunch

13:00 Prep for Pitch

14:00

Pitch Ceremony

15:00

16:00

17:00

18:00 Dinner

19:00

Kickoff20:00

21:00

22:00

• Kickoff: Friday 7pm• Introduce problems• Form teams

• Saturday 8am – Sunday 1pm• Hack Time• Mentors available to help

• Pitch Ceremony: Sunday 2pm• 5 Minute Pitch/Demo• 5 Minute Q&A



Where• LaunchPad 3

132 Cremorne St Richmond, VIC 3121

• Train, Tram, Bus recommended!



Melbourne Organising CommitteeORGANISERS TwitterShelli Trung @shellitrung

Lama Tayeh @lamatayeh

Lynda Ford @communityep

Michael CoburnFrank Arrigo @frankarr

Wesa Chau @wesachauJieh-Yung Lo @jiehyunglo Justin Taylor @jtango18Jason Cormier @jadacormier

Ahmed Salama @AceSalama

Twitter @TechFugeesAust1

Hashtag#hack4refugees



See you Friday night!!!


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