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Summary: 
The A.R.A ( Australian, Refugees, Awareness )  Group was developed by former refugees from around the world  in response to a growing need in Australia to bridge the gaps in understanding between former refugees /Asylum Seekers and Australians. The plight and untold stories of refugees and people fleeing violent conflicts, civil wars, and persecution from oppressive regimes are most often ignored or not heard at all. The experiences of refugees might include torture, sexual assault, witnessing violence, sudden arrests and disappearances of friends and relatives, forced conscription into armies or militias, deprivations of food, safe water and medical attention, dangerous journeys to safety, and dangerous stays in refugee camps and detention. In most cases people flee not on their own volition but are forced to flee.
All refugees would have experienced significant loss – from the loss of home, culture and identity, to the more profound loss of parents, siblings and significant others through death, or forced displacement and separation. The effects of hostility and discrimination, disrupted education, malnutrition and neglect of health problems compound these challenges. Ongoing conflict in their country of origin may have a continuing impact on the lives of refugees.

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