Circle of Friends Australia Inc.
Supporting asylum seekers and refugees
Circle of Hope invites you to a Theatre Dinner featuring the critically acclaimed and wildly popular BOB THE RAILWAY DOG! Bob was smash hit at the 2024 and 2025 Adelaide Fringe and enjoyed a successful tour of regional South Australia and Broken Hill in December 2024. This is the charming true story of a dog that travelled the railways in the late nineteenth century. …
Be the first to see the new comedy show Comic Potential by the Blackwood Players and support two local community groups at the same time! Full ticket price will be donated to Blackwood-Hill Circle of Friends for Refugees.
When: 8-10:30pm Tuesday 13 May 2025
Where: Memorial Hall Blackwood (21 Coromandel Parade, Blackwood SA 5051)
Cost: $20
Tickets: Book via Trybooking
Paige Honor is raising money for Erfan Abidi’s Empowerment Network Circle by running in SA’s Ultra Adelaide 100 miles (about 160 km) on July 12th. She aims to raise money and awareness for the secret schools that are part of the Empowerment Network Circle’s Underground Schools Initiative for girls in Afghanistan. She’s running to support these brave girls and their teachers, ensuring education continues despite the risks.
The Empowerment Network Circle would be very grateful if you could donate to a very worthwhile cause by via the My Cause webpage – as well as sending it on to your contacts.
Read more about the success of the underground schools funded by the Empowerment Network Circle here.
This June, Muzafar Ali and Cisarua Learning are embarking on a 4000km journey from Maleny to Adelaide – Come along for the Journey | 1-30 JUNE
The goal is to raise $250,000 for refugee-led education programs across 7 countries and to bring our communities together from across Australia.
Host us along the way? – from talks and film screenings to community dinners and cake stalls. Have an idea for your town? We’d love to hear it!
Want to ride with Muzafar? Or create your own challenge? Let’s make it happen!
For more information on how to get involved see Ride-For-Education Fundraising page
Cisarua Learning is celebrating 10 years of refugee-led education – a journey that started with just $200 and two small classrooms. Today, it has grown to support over 2,000 refugee students across seven initiatives. From Indonesia to Afghanistan, the program has demonstrated the transformative power of refugee-led education. The program has produced students who have graduated with internationally recognised certificates and some have even presented at the United Nations in Geneva.
But our work isn’t done. With your support, we can continue to expand our impact, particularly in supporting women’s education in Afghanistan and refugee education in Indonesia and Thailand.
Try wonderful Ukrainian dishes at The Olive Branch Cafe, Balhannah with recipes coming Ukrainian cookbooks by Ukrainian Author and Chef Olia Hercules. Take in the many flavours which showcase a new side of Ukraine you haven’t seen or tried before in your lifetime. A very popular event in previous years, so make sure to get your tickets as soon as possible to take in this wonderful cultural event and celebration.
Last year Ukrainian families fleeing the war were able to attend the feast thanks to sponsors. You can do the same by purchasing ‘sponsor ticket’.
It has been a long time since the war started in Ukraine, and the plight of refugees following atrocities internationally are real with refugees needing assistance at all times. The evening will include a raffle with funds going towards wellness days out for refugee women.
When: 6:30pm Friday 25th, Saturday 26th April 2025
Where: Olive Branch Cafe (84 Onkaparinga Valley Rd Balhannah)
Cost: $35 – $55
Tickets: Book via TryBooking
Proceeds from event go to Circle 9