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Koutsounadis-Germanos, Vivi (c. 1946 - )

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Counsellor, Migrant community Advocate and Psychologist
Born: c. 1946  Greece

Vivi Koutsounadis-Germanos is a Greek born psychologist and counsellor who helped to establish and now heads the Ethnic Childcare Development Unit based in Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales. She has had a high level of involvement in the Sydney Greek Orthodox Community for several years and served as president of the Greek Orthodox Community of New South Wales in 2000. She helped to establish a national organisation for Greek Welfare Workers. She has also enjoyed an international profile as president of an international organisation of pre-school educators. In 2002, she went to the United Nations, where she lobbied the high commissioner of refugees about the need to tackle the problems experienced by children in detention.


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  • Koutsounadis, Vivi

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1983

Order of Australia - Services to the community

1998

HEROC Human Rights Medal

2000

President of the Greek Orthodox Community of New South Wales

2002

Lobbied the High Commissioner for Refugess at the United Nations

 
Sources used to compile this entry: Interview with Vivi Koutsounadis-Germanos conducted by Nikki Henningham in January 2006.
 
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  • Records and Proceedings of the Speakout for Immigrant and Refugee Women, Migrant Women's Advisory Committee of the South Australian Ethnic Affairs Commission, Adelaide, 1983. [ Details... ]
  • Sawer, Marian, 'Double Disadvantage: Migrant and Aboriginal Women', in Sisters in Suits: Women and Public Policy in Australia, Allen and Unwin, North Sydney, 1990, pp. 107-139. [ Details... ]

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Structure based on ISAAR(CPF) - click here for an explanation of the fields.Prepared by: Nikki Henningham
Created: 16 June 2006
Modified: 18 June 2006

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