Addi Road
Provided a Food Relief Hub and weekly grocery boxes to ensure students, visa holders and low‑income families could access essential items.
About this finalist
- Year: 2020
- Level: Finalist
- Award category: Human Rights Hero
About the 2020 nomination
Addi Road (Addison Road Community Organisation) is a not-for-profit in Sydney's inner west that fights for social justice. Since the COVID-19 economic crisis hit, Addi Road has been operating an emergency Food Relief Hub to ensure international students, temporary visa holders and others with no access to social supports can access essential food items. Addi Road also provides boxes of groceries to hundreds of households across Sydney each week and operates two ‘Food Pantries' for people on low incomes.
About the Human Rights Awards
The Australian Human Rights Awards is an inspirational showcase of the best in all of us. The Awards honour and celebrate diverse human rights heroes and significant achievements in protecting and promoting human rights in Australia.