African Professional 2010
Congratulations to Samuel Riek for receiving the African Professionals of Australia’ s African Professional Award for 2010. Samuel continues to inspire many Africans through community involvement. Samuel Makuach Riek, who originally comes from Southern Sudan is currently a Master in Career Development student at the Edith Cowan University.
He founded the Sudanese Settlement Project in MMRC in 2004 and served Community Settlement Development Officer from 2005 to 2007. is currently African President Association of Western Australia.
He migrated to Australia as a Sudanese refugee in 2001, from Kenya and has worked tirelessly to assist members of the African community in Western Australia with settlement support and to empower them to become active citizens.
In 2007, Samuel was part of a Perth team of community volunteers who travelled to Sudan to meet State and Federal politicians and agencies involved with the restoration of southern Sudan. This trip resulted in the establishment of community projects to assist the village of Patuet in South Sudan. Samuel consistently works with African community groups and his efforts have been concentrated in overcoming local tensions between African and Indigenous youth.
Through his work at the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union (LHMWU) as a community Development Organiser, Mr Riek has implemented a program to assist about 120 African refugees into employment from various industries including Hospitality, Public Health, Education and Aged Care.
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