Thrive welcomes NSW Governor to Western Sydney

THRIVE, a not for profit organisation that provides small loans and business support to refugees, today welcomed the NSW Governor’s visit to businesses in Western Sydney it has supported.

The visit demonstrated Thrive’s positive impact on refugees’ lives and the communities in which they live.

Thrive CEO Mahir Momand said he was honoured to host General David Hurley AC DSC (Ret’d) and Mrs Linda Hurley and be given the opportunity to show them first hand how businesses are benefiting from Thrive loans and its business mentoring program, and to share the story of Thrive’s success.

The Governor visited Saheleh Rahmati Reysani, manager and owner of Sahel Beauty in Parramatta, and Jamei Mahmood, owner of signage company Oxin Signs in Merrylands.

“It is such an honour to host the Governor and introduce him to Saheleh and Jamei who are wonderful examples of Thrive success stories,” Mr Mahir said.

“Both of them have worked extremely hard since arriving in Australia and with Thrive’s support, they have established very successful businesses in Western Sydney and achieved financial independence.”

Thrive, which launched in NSW in April 2016 and expanded to Victoria six months later, has lent a total of $2.5 million to people of refugee and asylum-seeking backgrounds which has helped establish more than 130 businesses and create 158 permanent jobs.

The Governor said Thrive was a wonderful initiative which was having a transformative impact on the lives of many.

“Thrive is not only meeting a clear demand, but is playing a very important role in helping people from refugee and asylum-seeking backgrounds actively contribute to the economy, society, and their local communities.”

“I was delighted to receive the invitation from Thrive to visit these businesses and learn about how Thrive has helped them achieve success.”

www.thriverefugeeenterprise.org.au

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