A Fair Go | 2019 Nayran is a nutritionist, chef, childcare teacher, swimming teacher and cooking instructor. She also runs her own catering business and is widely recognised as a leader and mentor in the human rights sector. Nayran fled an affluent lifestyle in Syria when the war broke out, travelling with her husband and [...]
Her Words | 5th December 2018 Nayran Tabiei has always loved her home but she was forced to flee Syria and leave behind her sons who were conscripted in the military. With her husband and young daughter, they travelled to Lebanon, then Thailand, and finally made the dangerous journey by boat to Australian waters in [...]
Bank your Neighbour | 4th December 2018 Cooks meals for the homeless Nayran Tabiei arrived in Australia fleeing the violent civil war in Syria. She left behind a successful career as a chef to bring her daughter to safety in Australia. Today, Nayran uses her cooking skills to make meals for the homeless. Every Friday, [...]
The Design Files | 18th August 2017 Today’s Dream Job subject, Nayran Tabiei, has a story that’s likely to astound. Though foreign to most, the challenges this ever-smiling woman has overcome, only serve to push the boundaries of what can be achieved in the pursuit of fulfilling service. Nayran is cheerfully multitasking when we join [...]
ABC News | 24th June 2017 Daniel and Loretta Bolotin set up Free to Feed 18 months ago in Melbourne's inner north. It's a simple model; asylum seekers are employed to run pop up cooking classes in homes, cafes, schools and at Free to Feed's own kitchen in Thornbury. Nayran Tabiei arrived in Australia by [...]
