Social enterprise floristry The Beautiful Bunch in Melbourne’s Brunswick East has started a training initiative to help women fleeing Gaza access the Australian workforce. Palestinian woman Sara, who has a bachelor’s degree in health and nutrition, says starting work at The Beautiful Bunch after arriving in Australia in January has been a welcome relief.
‘The journey before was really hard because we got out from Gaza – this was the hardest thing ever,” says Sara. “But when we were sent here, people were welcoming’