ARA is the longest-serving organisation assisting the settlement of refugees in South Australia. Established in 1975 as ICRA (Indo Chinese Refugee Association), ARA has adapted over time to meet the many and varied challenges created by each new refugee crisis around the world.
ARA provides advice, advocacy & practical support to help newly arrived refugees and migrants settle into their new lives in Australia.
Helping Refugees, Transforming Lives
The Australian Refugee Association (ARA) is a not-for-profit organisation and registered charity. ARA seeks to enable refugees and asylum seekers, family and friends of refugees, community members, former refugees and migrants from similar backgrounds to settle in Australia with independence and dignity, and to develop and achieve their aspirations in life. ARA provides advice, assistance and advocacy in Settlement, Migration, Employment, Community Education and Policy Development.
Our vision is a South Australia where all refugees have access to the full range of appropriate settlement services, where refugees have strong supportive communities of their own cultural backgrounds, and where the general community is supportive of refugees and engaged with them.
Our vision is a South Australia where refugees are an integral part of a thriving and prosperous community.