By YASEMIN TALAT
The City of Wyndham celebrated Refugee Week and the contribution residents with refugee backgrounds make to the community last week.
Say Htoo Eh Moero is one of those people.
Ms Moero came to Australia 13 years ago as a refugee.
“My English was no good and I had to rely on other people,” Ms Moero said
“I thought one day if I can I would like to give back and help people in need and try my best to do this,” she said.
She now works full time at the Wyndham Community and Education Centre as a Settlement Case Worker and performs countless hours of voluntary work for her church and the local Karen community.
This year Ms Moero was selected by the Refugee Council of Australia as one of the Refugee Week ambassadors.
“I feel very happy and proud to represent the community,” Ms Moero said.
“It is great that I can show other refugees what I’ve already done through my work and also encourage other refugees to be good citizens,” she said.
Ms Moero said Refugee Week was an important way to recognise the refugee community living in Australia and to remember the refugees living in camps and fleeing from prosecution.
She said it was also a good time to celebrate refugees who contribute and give back to the community.
It is not the first time Ms Moero was recognised for her hard work.
Last year, Prime Minister Julia Gillard presented Ms Moero with the “Above and Beyond” Award for her outstanding service to the people of Wyndham.
And this year she was awarded Case Worker of the Year at the inaugural Migration and Settlement Awards in Canberra.
“I’m happy with my work and I would like to continue doing my best,” Ms Moero said.
