At first she would only talk Arabic sticking to staff that could speak Arabic, but throughout the term, she began to sit and try to communicate with the other mothers at Safari in English. She was getting more confident as her English language skills improved which meant she became more social, even telling the staff member who could speak Arabic to only communicate to her in English so she could practice the language even further. Both Amani and her son were developing skills, knowledge and social connections at Safari.

Amani is now considering going to tertiary study to improve her language skills and is more active not only in her community but also with other key services like her sons school. Thanks to Safari, she is now has the skills and confidence to participate and communicate with her son’s school. She now feels confident to attend parent teacher interviews and ask question about her son’s education and learning in class, something she was unable to do before.