Community News | Sydney
Connections-Connecting with Rinku Razdan
By Poonam Naik
Are you new to Australia? About to come to Australia or if you have lived here for long and really looking for information on those first things like tax file number and how to do it, how to look for work, rentals and buying house or just about transportation in your area – you can download an app called Connections on your smartphone.
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onnections is Australia’s first ever multilingual app to serve migrants and different communities. The brainchild behind Connections is Rinku Razdan. Connections Australia is a Not-for-profit service helping migrants navigate a new country through the app called Connections. How was Australia when you came here 17 years ago? Rinku mentions she came here as a young bride and after a brief unworkable marriage period and a 3-year-old son in tow, she had to leave home with only a suitcase and a job. Rinku reveals there was not much support for
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her in times of struggle. For whatever support she got from the local grocer is something she will always be humbled about. What inspired you to design this app? Rinku is a technical guru and is a data nerd. She is also a management consultant to many data driven large organizations. With the new technological infrastructure and opportunities in our times, designing and launching Connections was the most natural step for her. Her own struggles from the days and the stark lack of support systems compelled her to launch Australia’s first migrant onboarding app – Connections.
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