The ASRC Telethon kicks off in...
Join us for the World Refugee Day Telethon, powered by the ASRC,
on Saturday 20 June.
Refugee Week 2026 marks a milestone: one million permanent humanitarian visas issued since 1947. A million refugee stories have helped shape the Australia we know today. And for 25 years, thousands of those journeys have found support at the ASRC.
Tune in, donate and help raise vital funds to provide food, shelter, healthcare, legal aid and advocacy for people seeking asylum.
Expect special guests, live performances, a silent auction and powerful interviews with refugees, community leaders, staff, volunteers and supporters who have been part of the ASRC community from its earliest days to today.
The World Refugee Day Telethon is a national movement of solidarity and action. Every donation will help create a more just, inclusive Australia.
Together, we can help the next story unfold.
Meet the ASRC Telethon Hero, Senada Suljagic
Senada Suljagic’s connection to the ASRC stretches back 25 years, to the early days of the organisation, when she visited the small fruit and vegetable shop in Footscray as a child. Senada, her mother, brother and grandmother had recently arrived in Melbourne, after years of displacement across Europe fleeing the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where her father and grandfathers were killed in the Srebrenica genocide.
The family had travelled to the ASRC as newly arrived refugees to access food support. One of the things that stayed with Senada most strongly was the dignity built into that experience. Unlike the food hampers the family had received elsewhere in Europe and Australia, at the ASRC people were able to choose their own food.
“It just felt like going shopping,” she recalled.
Today, Senada is a successful business owner and advocate. Her story is one of thousands of people who have passed through the ASRC over the past 25 years and gone on to build lives, careers and communities in Australia.
Now, as the ASRC Telethon Hero, she hopes her story helps others understand the lasting impact that practical support, dignity and community can have during the earliest stages of rebuilding a life.
How to get involved
World Refugee Day Telethon Auction
Make a bid on an auction item to help raise vital funds for people seeking asylum. The online auction will close at 10:00pm on Saturday 20 June, 2026.
Supporting Us on World Refugee Day
Join your favourite personalities and performers as we unite to raise funds for the ASRC.
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If you would like to make your donation by phone on June 20 or if you have any further questions about your donation, please call us on 1300 692 772 between 7:00am and 11:00pm. For other donation enquiries please email us on fundraising@asrc.org.au
