The Welcome Dinner Project

People from all across the world come together over a shared meal and create a space for conversation around the aspects of life where our stories intersect and shared dreams are realised. Welcome Dinners are an accessible and enjoyable platform to enhance your social connections, enable positive community participation and spark friendships with people from diverse cultures who live in your community.

The average dinner will have in attendance eight established Australians together with eight newly arrived people, as well as two trained facilitators who will assist each of the parties to organise the dinner and support them on the day. Both established Australians, as well as new migrants, asylum seekers, refugees, and international students, are welcome to come. Everyone brings a dish to share which means that there isn’t too much work for the host and it also gives everyone the opportunity to contribute something to the feast!