Spotlight on Change: Our Media Milestones
Journey through the significant media moments that have shaped Crafting My Story's growth and impact. This page highlights key features and interviews that showcase our commitment to fostering a vibrant, inclusive artisanal community in Australia.
ABC Radio Canberra
Discover the inspiring journey of Crafting My Story
Thu 19 Sep 2024
Discover the inspiring journey of Crafting My Story, a social enterprise empowering multicultural women in Canberra! In this heartwarming interview, co-founders Joyce Das and Sadia Afrin share how their friendship blossomed during COVID lockdowns and led to a thriving community initiative. Learn about their mission to support migrant women through art and crafting, breaking down cultural barriers and fostering entrepreneurship.
ABC News Breakfast
Crafting My Story creating a platform for multicultural women
Tue 25 Jul 2023
Crafting My Story is a Canberra-based social enterprise founded by Joyce Das and Sadia Afrin, two Bangladeshi-born women, aimed at empowering culturally diverse women in Australia. The initiative provides a platform for multicultural women to create and sell handmade products, fostering a supportive sisterhood that combats isolation and discrimination while promoting economic empowerment and self-expression.
Bangla Radio Canberra
Crafting My Story's Inauguration
Sat 6 May 2023
Co-Founders Sadia Afrin and Dr Joyce Das were interviewed by Bangla Radio Canberra on Crafting My Story's inauguration day, where they talk about how this social enterprise is changing culturally diverse women's lives in Canberra and the rest of Australia.
ABC National News
Crafting My Story empowering culturally diverse women in Australia
Tue 25 Jul 2023
Crafting My Story is a Canberra-based social enterprise founded by Joyce Das and Sadia Afrin, two Bangladeshi-born women, to empower culturally diverse women in Australia. The initiative provides a platform for multicultural women to create and sell handmade products, fostering a supportive sisterhood that helps combat isolation, discrimination, and racism while enabling economic empowerment and self-expression.
ABC Canberra News
Crafting My Story, a social enterprise launched in Canberra
Tue 25 Jul 2023
Crafting My Story is a social enterprise launched in Canberra, Australia, that empowers culturally diverse women through entrepreneurship and creativity. Founded by Joyce Das and Sadia Afrin from Bangladesh, along with another friend, Regalia Dey, the initiative provides a supportive platform for multicultural women to create and sell handmade products. The enterprise aims to give voice to these women, foster a sense of community, and help them overcome the challenges of isolation and discrimination often faced by migrant women in Australia.
ABC Radio Canberra
Making a new family from Ghana to Canberra
Mon 12 Jun 2023 at 6:53am
Sumaya Imoro immigrated to Canberra from Ghana in the middle of the devastating 2003 bushfires.
It was an unsettling start to a new life, and a long road to making this new spot her home.
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You can hear how Crafting My Story made a huge impact in her journey.
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Story by Adrienne Francis
ABC Radio Canberra
Crafting My Story: unleashing multicultural womens potential
Sat 29 Apr 2023 at 6:00am
Two Canberra mums have co-founded a new social enterprise that aims to empower female artisans and entrepreneurs.
Around ten multicultural Canberra women are currently involved with Crafting My Story, selling their handmade and environmentally sustainable works via a new online shop and two Canberra markets (Haig Park and Old Bus Depot Markets).
Dr Joyce Das is the co founder of Crafting My Story along with Sadia Afrin.
Hear their conversation with ABC Radio Canberra's Adrienne Francis, about how they began this new venture...