Stories
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Aysha Shathi
Aysha Shathi, is a Bangladeshi volunteer who often works as a barista at Esteem coffee. Before coming to Australia, Aysha lived in Dhaka, Bangladesh working as a primary school teacher. In Bangladesh, Aysha would often make hot drinks for family and friends. When she came to Australia she found Esteem Coffee, where she was able…
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Abeba Behraki
Abebea Behraki, our Eritrean Chef and Barista lived through 27 years in a Sudanese refugee camp, with little opportunities. In 2017 she was able to move to Tasmania with the goal of finding stable employment. This was a struggle as she arrived with no English. “When I came to Tasmania, Australia in 2017 I had…