Updates

Fundraising Dinner supporting reunion of Afghan family

Dear Circle members, friends and supporters, You are invited to a delicious Afghan meal to help a family reunite after 13 years of separation due to Australian Government policies. The food is delicious and generous at shared tables in banquet style. Bring your friends and fill a table of 4, 8 or 12, or come on your own or with …

Fundraising Theatre Dinner at Hopes Cafe

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. …

Circle Spotlight: Effective Living Centre Circle

Perhaps the most significant aspect of our Circle is the established relationships we have with the families we support. Lyn Kerkham writes about the long term-commitment of the Effective Living Centre Circle to supporting refugee families in settling into Adelaide. The Effective Living Centre Circle of Friends (number 111) was set up in 2011 by members of the Uniting Church …

Afghanistan Underground Girls’ Network of Schools

girls studying in classroom

Before joining this class, I felt my dreams were slipping away. But now, I see a path forward. I know I have a future. Erfanullah Abidi, the convenor of Empowerment Network Circle wants to express his gratitude for the generosity and commitment his Circle has received for the education of Afghan girls. He shares the incredible impact this has made …