Help Himalayan Youth Foundation Inc., Bhutanese Community in Australia Inc., and Hamro Parampara Foundation Inc. is organizing 2nd New & Emerging Communities Soccer Championship and Australian Bhutanese National Football Championship (first in Melbourne).
Main activities of this tournament are:
FREE EVENT
The Opening Ceremony: 2nd New & Emerging Communities Soccer Championship and Australian Bhutanese National Football Championship.
Date: Friday 19th January 2018
Time: 11am-12:30pm Hume City Football Club, Barry Rd, Broadmeadows, Victoria.
(BY INVITATION ONLY)
Gala Dinner and Bhutanese Community Awards 2018 (By invitation only, please contact persons listed below).
Date: Saturday 20th January 2018
Time: 6:30pm-10pm
Venue: Estonian House, 43 Melville Rd, Brunswick West
FREE EVENT
NEC Cup & ABNFC Grand Final Presentation Ceremony by Hon John Eren MP, Minister for Sport, Victorian Government.
Date: Sunday 21th January 2018
Time: 4:30pm-6:30pm
Venue: Hume City Football Club, Barry Rd, Broadmeadows, Victoria.
The full soccer program is scheduled from 19th to 21st January 2018 at the Hume City Football Club (HCFC), ABD Stadium, Barry Rd, Meadow Heights Victoria. We are expecting 10 to 12 multicultural teams from diverse newly arrived refugee communities to participate in the 2nd NEC Cup and up to 10 male and female teams in the Bhutanese tournament.
Bhutanese community is one of the newly arrived refugee communities resettled (since 2008) under the Australian Government Humanitarian Settlement Services Program. Prior to their arrival, Bhutanese refugees have spent 20 years of difficult lives in the UNHCR managed refugee camps in Eastern Nepal. Three generations live in a typical household and have strong family bond and community cohesion and connection with each other-this is what makes our community stand alone.
We hope that event such as this brings youth from every newly arrived refugee communities from many ethnic groups, faiths, and allows newly arrived Bhutanese youth to meet and promotes social cohesion, harmony, and interaction across other communities and culture that underpins our multiculturalism and diversity.
Our main objectives is to empower our youth, creating opportunities for them to engage and participate at their fullest and enabling them to enhance their leadership and management skills and ultimately manage future events by youth themselves.
For more information please contact:
Diwakar: 0426 870 056
Subash: 0410 080 985
Suk: 0421 082 685
Tila: 0401 565 884
