Dnister & Indue Long Term Partnership

This was a special week for the Indue Team as we welcomed our long term partners, Dnister to our offices. The partnership we have with Dnister is 32 years young and has been particularly special in recent years due to us working closely together to assist people who have been displaced as a result of regional conflict and found themselves in Australia with nothing but the clothes on their back.

Our staff were honoured to hear directly the powerful story of Solomiia, a refugee who connected with Dnister upon arrival in Australia. After initially being supported by Dnister, Solomiia went on to be employed by Dnister and worked tirelessly to support many other refugees through a range of support programs. These included the basic necessities of life, through to support groups, all the way through to assistance with financing new businesses to establish livelihoods in Australia. Indue was pleased to partner with Dnister on one of these programs, through our own community support program, Illumin8.

Indue was honoured to receive a Motanka doll as a token of thanks. The Motanka doll is of particular cultural significance in the Ukraine and represents courage, bravery and friendship. The doll holds a small piece of amber in its hands to remind us to always hold on to the sunshine through the difficult journeys in life.

The story was a bright illustration of the difference between a community bank and a commercial bank and the impact that mutuals can have on making a better society.

Thank you to Dnister for your partnership and for your outstanding work in bettering our society.