Kakuma Kalobeyei Stars FC – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

Both had to flee their home countries. Now they are official torchbearers for #Tokyo2020. Mekkomen Moger, from Ethiopia, and Abrehet Sibhatu Kidnemarim, from Eritrea, embody the hope of the Games. They stand together with refugees from all over the world.

	The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District acknowledges the Yorta Yorta People of the land which comprises the Goulburn Valley. We pay respect to tribal Elders, past, present and emerging and we celebrate their continuing culture and acknowledge the memory of their ancestors.
	The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District is a peak body whose mission is to promote and represent the social, cultural and economic well-being of ethnic communities in the Goulburn Valley Region through the provision of quality and innovative settlement, refugee support, community development, and information and advocacy services.