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🌏 Legacy Book Invitation: Share Your Story. Shape the Future.

Are you a refugee now living in New South Wales?

You are warmly invited to be part of a powerful Legacy Book created for Refugee Week 2026 - a collection of real stories of courage, resilience, adaptation and transformation.

Your journey matters. Your story has power. And it deserves to be documented as part of a meaningful Legacy Book capturing courage, resilience, and transformation.

I warmly invite you to become a Co-Author in this special project.
You will be guided through a personal one-on-one interview (60–90 minutes) where we will explore your journey, including:

• Your origin and identity
• The turning point that changed your life
• Your journey to safety
• Your arrival in Australia
• Your settlement and integration experience
• How you rose above challenges
• Your contribution to community
• Your future vision
• Your message to others
• The title of your personal legacy chapter

This is more than an interview.
It is your opportunity to honour your journey, inspire others, and leave a lasting legacy.

You do not need to be a writer.
You do not need fluent English.
Full support will be provided throughout the entire process.

All you need is your story.

This is your opportunity to:
✨ Honour your journey
✨ Inspire others
✨ Leave a lasting legacy for future generations

📅 Book your 60 to 90 minute interview here:
https://calendly.com/vivian-dawalibi/new-meeting

If you know others in New South Wales who have a story and may wish to share it, please pass this invitation on. Every story matters. Every voice counts.

Let us document the strength, courage, and contribution of our community - together.

CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST!

Become the Author of Your Story. Become the Hero of Your Journey. You Are Not a Number. You Are a Story That Matters.

To every migrant and refugee living in New South Wales…
You did not come this far just to be invisible.
You did not overcome everything you have faced to be reduced to a file, a label, or a statistic.

You carry something far greater.
A story of courage.
A story of sacrifice.
A story of strength that deserves to be seen, heard, and remembered.

Today, I am inviting you to step forward - not as a recipient, but as a contributor to a powerful legacy.

Become a Co-Author of a Legacy Book

This is your opportunity to share your journey as part of a professionally published book - a collective voice of migrants and refugees who chose to rise, rebuild, and contribute.

You do not need to be a writer.
You do not need perfect English.
You do not need to have it all figured out.

You only need the courage to say: “My story matters.”

You will be guided.
You will be supported.
You will be shown how to express your story with clarity, dignity, and power.

Why This Matters
Because too many powerful stories remain hidden.
Because too many voices are never heard.
Because too many people begin to believe they are “just another number”.

You are not.

You are a human being with a journey that can inspire, heal, and open doors for others.

Only 12 Voices Will Be Selected

This is an intimate and meaningful project. It is not about quantity - it is about impact. If selected, you will:
Be supported through a guided process
Develop your story step by step
Become a published co-author
Leave a legacy for your family, your community, and future generations.

This Is Your Moment to Step Forward
Not when everything is perfect.
Not when you feel fully ready.
Now.

Expression of Interest Closes: 2 May 2026

If something inside you is saying “this is for me”…
Do not ignore it.
Take Action Now

Send a message with the word “LEGACY”

and take your first step towards being seen, heard, and valued.
Your story is not your past. It is your power.

Keynote Speaker | Haromony Day | South West MRC

I became a refugee in Australia with nothing but my experience and my will to rebuild.

I had spent years supporting refugees across 8 war-torn countries to integrate and adapt - work recognised with Nobel and UNESCO Peace Prize Certificates. Then it was my turn.

I did not wait to be ready. I fast-tracked my transition, founded the Melkite Welfare Association, designed economic programs for my community, led two medical practices as CEO, and eventually found my true calling: helping leaders grow other leaders.

This month, I am delivering my Leaders Leading Leaders workshop for Western Sydney MRC - a 2-hour, face-to-face, interactive session designed for community leaders who want to develop the leaders around them.

The session is grounded in real tools your leaders will use the next day:
* The Future Power Framework: SEE IT | SAY IT | SUPPORT IT
* The Leadership Conversation Starter Card
* The Strength Amplifier
* The Barrier Buster
* A personal 30-Day Leadership Activation Plan

If you lead or work within a refugee, migrant, or multicultural organisation and you are looking for a workshop that meets your community where it is - I would love to hear from you.

📩 [email protected]

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A Certificate. A Coalition. A Moment I Will Never Forget.
Gratitude to the organisations that stood behind Harmony Day 2026 - and behind me.

I have received many acknowledgements in my life.
Nobel and UNESCO Peace Prize Certificates for my humanitarian work across 8 war-torn countries. Recognition for founding the Melkite Welfare Association. Milestones from two decades of global service.

But the Certificate of Contribution I received on 24th March 2026 at Harmony Day moved me in a way I did not expect. Not because of what it says - though the words "Everyone Belongs" are words I have lived by long before they were printed on paper.
But because of who signed it.

This was not just one organisation showing up for their community. This was a coalition - seven organisations standing together behind a single message: that diversity is not a challenge to be managed, it is a strength to be celebrated.

To each of you - from the bottom of my heart:
Western Sydney MRC for your vision, your leadership, and for trusting me with your stage. Pilar Lopez and Dor Akech Achiek, you created something truly special.

South Western Sydney Local Health District for understanding that health and harmony are inseparable, and for your commitment to communities that carry so much.

Liverpool Women's Health Centre, For championing the women and families who are the backbone of every refugee and migrant community.

MTC FutureReady for investing in the employment and future of people who have so much to offer - and just need the door opened.

AMES Australia for decades of dedication to settlement, language, and integration - the quiet, essential work that changes lives every day.

MatchWorks for connecting people not just to jobs, but to dignity, purpose, and belonging in their new home.

Services Australia for being the safety net that catches people when they arrive with nothing, and the bridge that helps them build everything.

Around 170 people filled that room on Harmony Day. Cultural performances, Tai Chi, face painting, henna, educational videos, certificates of recognition, and food that told the story of a hundred different homelands.

I stood on that stage as a Guest Speaker. I spoke about identity, transition, what it means to fast-track your adaptation when the world asks you to start again.

I know that journey personally. I lived it.

And the greatest honour is not the certificate on my wall. It is being trusted by seven respected organisations to carry that message, that every person who arrives on these shores brings with them a story, a skill, and a strength this country needs.

To the entire Western Sydney MRC family and every partner who made Harmony Day 2026 possible - thank you. You did not just celebrate diversity. You demonstrated what it looks like when institutions, community organisations, and individuals stand together for something that matters.

That is leadership. That is harmony. And that is exactly what Future Power Academy exists to grow.

THE INVISIBLE BARRIERS!

Many International Medical Graduates arrive in Australia with years of hospital experience.

Some have led departments.
Some have treated thousands of patients.
Some have run successful private practices.

Yet when they arrive in Australia, they find themselves preparing again for Fellowship exams.

On paper, it may appear to be only an academic process.
In reality, it is often a deep psychological transition.

The transition from:
Respected professional → candidate under assessment.
Expert in your field → learner again.
Confident clinician → someone questioning their own competence.

Many IMG doctors quietly carry enormous pressure.
• the expectation to succeed
• the financial cost of repeated exams
• the responsibility to support their families
• the fear of losing confidence after failing once, twice, or more

But what is rarely acknowledged is this:
Before the mind can absorb new learning, the person must feel psychologically stable.

Confidence, identity, emotional balance, and cultural understanding play a powerful role in exam performance.
Without this foundation, even highly capable doctors may struggle.

Over the past years, I have had the privilege of speaking with many overseas-trained doctors navigating this journey.

I have seen the internal struggle behind the professional face:
-The self-doubt.
- The silent frustration.
- The fear of disappointing family and colleagues.

At Future Power Academy, I am developing a program designed to support doctors through this transition - not by teaching medical knowledge, but by strengthening something equally important:
identity readiness and psychological resilience.

When doctors reconnect with their confidence, clarity, and professional identity, their ability to learn, perform, and succeed changes dramatically.

This is not about lowering standards.
It is about helping capable professionals stand strong again under pressure.

If you are an overseas-trained doctor preparing for Fellowship exams, or if you know colleagues facing this journey, I would be very interested to hear about your experience.

Your insight can help shape a program designed specifically to support this important transition.

Please feel free to connect with me or send me a message.

Together we can ensure that talented doctors who have already served communities around the world are supported to succeed in Australia.

My Message on International Women’s Day

On International Women’s Day, I do not celebrate only the achievements of women. I celebrate the strength of every woman who rises each day despite challenges, responsibilities, and circumstances that may try to limit her dreams.

My journey has taught me that a woman’s strength is not measured by titles or visible success, but by her ability to continue when no one is watching, and by her courage to begin again, regardless of the circumstances.

To every woman who feels she is behind, who believes opportunities were never given to her, or who feels life has not been fair, I say:

It is never too late to begin again.No dream is ever small when you truly believe in yourself.

Life may close doors before you, but within every woman lives a unique power to create a path that has never existed before.

On this day, I invite every woman to trust her inner voice, believe in her worth, and recognise that true strength begins the moment she stops waiting for permission to be herself.

A strong woman does not change only her own life… she opens the way for others to rise.

Today and every day, women around the world remain a source of hope, resilience, and the creators of a better future for generations to come.

Vivianne DawalibiFuture Power Academy

The Power Was in the Silence

During my work with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Armenia, we distributed food parcels containing flour, rice, and lentils to displaced families in the Ararat Region.

It was a very risky operation to travel by road from Armenia to Georgia to receive food parcels coming by 11 trucks from Turkey. The drivers did not know that these parcels were to their enemy, Armenia (due to the international blockade at the time). Had to complete the operation with high secrecy - at the time when there was a civil war in Georgia with Abkhazia - armed bandits were every where. On the way back by road, we were attached by two armed bandits, but miraclously they let us go.

Came back, food was distributed according the plan. Then few days latter the refugees went on strike.
Resources were scarce. Conditions were extreme. I felt frustrated and, if I am honest, judgemental.

Then I stopped.
In the silence, I saw what urgency had hidden.
There was no electricity.
No gas.
No fuel.
The food could not be cooked.

In that quiet moment, the purpose of the aid was defeated. What value is food if it cannot be used? The refugees were not rejecting help. They were communicating a truth that could only be heard when I paused long enough to listen.
The power was in the silence.

That pause reshaped the response. We moved beyond emergency aid and initiated a 400-hectare wheat and barley project in Echmiadzin, supporting 18 villages across the Ararat Region. Families shifted from dependency to productivity. Food security improved. Dignity was restored.

That experience shaped how I understand leadership.
Leadership is not always found in action.
Sometimes it is found in restraint.
In reflection.
In silence.

The local authorities were very pleased - refuggee leaders were elected - capacity building programs were implemented.

Later, the UNHCR Regional Office in Echmiadzin was presented with an Obsidian stone monument, engraved to honour the 400 hectares of wheat and barley planted across the Ararat Region. Obsidian, formed through fire and pressure, felt deeply symbolic.

It was not a gift celebrating speed or heroics.
It marked endurance. Stability. And solutions that last beyond the crisis.

That is the standard I continue to hold in my Practice Leadership Support work today: moving leaders beyond constant firefighting, towards clarity, sustainability, and dignity under pressure.

Because the most meaningful leadership outcomes are often forged quietly - when we listen deeply enough to see what truly needs to change.

From Food Parcels to Sustainability: Leading a New Era of Empowerment

In humanitarian settings, good intentions are not enough.
For many years, food parcel distribution has been the default response to displacement and crisis. It is visible, measurable, immediately comforting. Yet over time, I learned a difficult truth: while food parcels address hunger, they do not restore dignity. They do not build capacity. And they do not create a future.
True leadership, whether in humanitarian work or business, is not measured by how much we give, but by what we enable.

During my years working in refugee communities, I led a deliberate shift in operations from short-term relief to long-term sustainability. This meant moving beyond emergency responses and designing systems.

The change was not easy.
It required challenging entrenched systems, shifting mindsets, making decisions that were not immediately popular. Some questioned why we would invest time and resources in long-term solutions when short-term aid felt faster and safer? Yet leadership under pressure demands the courage to look beyond what is familiar, ask a more important question: what outcome truly serves people in the long run?

The results were transformative. Families regained purpose. Communities developed resilience. Dignity was restored not through handouts, but through ownership.
This leadership lesson has stayed with me throughout my career.

When I later led healthcare organisations as a non-clinical CEO and Practice Manager in Australia, I saw the same pattern repeated in business. Organisations often rely on reactive fixes rather than sustainable systems. Leaders carry pressure silently, firefighting daily issues instead of addressing root causes. Teams become dependent on individual leaders rather than empowered by clear structures, shared accountability, and purposeful leadership.
The principle is the same across sectors.

Sustainable leadership is about building systems that outlast the leader. It is about enabling people to think, decide, and act with confidence.

In business, this translates into leadership that does not rely on control, over-functioning, or constant intervention. It means creating clarity, fostering capability, and supporting leaders to operate with courage and calm under pressure. It is the difference between managing symptoms and transforming outcomes.

My humanitarian leadership shaped my business leadership philosophy. It taught me that real impact comes from designing structures that support people to stand on their own, rather than keeping them dependent on the system or the leader.

Whether working with displaced communities or senior executives, the work remains the same: moving people from survival to sustainability, from dependency to ownership, and from pressure-driven reactions to intentional leadership.

That is the leadership our world needs now.
In humanitarian work.
In healthcare.
In business.
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Vivianne Dawalibi: From Refugee to Global Humanitarian, Leader, and Voice for Confidence

Vivianne Dawalibi’s life and work stand as a testament to resilience, courage, and the power of human dignity. Born into a Syrian Christian refugee family in a small town in North of Sudan - shaped by cultural displacement and adversity, Vivianne broke through deeply ingrained cultural barriers to become a global humanitarian leader, respected problem-solver, and advocate for vulnerable communities worldwide.

For nearly 20 years, Vivianne served with the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), working across eight war-torn and politically complex countries. In environments marked by conflict, instability, and profound human suffering, she led programs focused not only on survival, but on restoring dignity, hope, and long-term integration for displaced people.

Her work required navigating diverse political systems, cultural sensitivities, and humanitarian crises, often under extreme pressure, while delivering practical, human-centred solutions.

In 1981, while serving in Sudan, Vivianne’s leadership and contribution to refugee protection and community development were recognised with the Nobel Peace Prize Certificate. Years later, in Armenia, she undertook a groundbreaking initiative addressing the systemic institutionalisation of children.

Her research revealed that many children placed in orphanages were not true orphans, but victims of poverty. Vivianne submitted a formal report to the President of Armenia, leading to policy reforms and a presidential decree enforcing strict admission criteria for institutions, ensuring families were supported rather than separated. This work earned her the UNESCO Peace Prize Certificate in 1996, recognising her role in restoring dignity and protecting the rights of vulnerable children.

Despite her global impact, Vivianne’s journey was also deeply personal. After becoming a refugee herself, she arrived in Australia and rebuilt her life from scratch. In Greenacre, Sydney, she founded the Melkite Welfare Association, supporting migrant and refugee communities through advocacy, welfare services, and empowerment initiatives. She also designed and delivered a six-week Small Business Management program, creating pathways for community members to generate income, independence, and confidence.

Following the tragic loss of her husband, Vivianne made the courageous decision to begin again. She relocated to Queensland, invested her own resources into a struggling medical practice, and transformed it into a thriving community health centre. Over the next 20+ years, she built and led two successful medical practices, driven by a mission to ensure her community had access to high-quality, compassionate healthcare.
Her leadership extended through growth, operational complexity, and crisis, including the Covid-19 pandemic, without compromising care or safety.

After successfully exiting both practices, Vivianne entered a new chapter - one that brings together her humanitarian legacy, business leadership, and personal transformation. She is now the author of The Subconscious Shift: From Self-Protection to Self-Love, published on Amazon, exploring how identity, subconscious patterns, and emotional protection shape confidence and leadership.

As a motivational speaker, Vivianne has entered three speaking tournaments, and won in each, affirming the power and resonance of her message. Today, she is a sought-after confidence coach, specialising in supporting women of ethnic and diverse backgrounds to reclaim their voice, rebuild self-trust, and lead with authenticity.

Her contributions have been recognised with multiple business and multicultural awards in Queensland, reflecting a lifetime of service, leadership, and impact across humanitarian, business, and community sectors.

Vivianne Dawalibi’s story is not one of linear success, but of continual reinvention, rooted in compassion, courage, and an unshakable belief in human potential. Through her work today, she empowers others to rise beyond silence, transform from within, and lead lives aligned with dignity, confidence, and purpose.