Mariam Issa arrived in Australia from her home land of Somalia in 1998 with her husband and children. She is the co-founder of RAW (Resilient Aspiring Women), a community garden in the backyard of her Melbourne home, which supports women through gardening, cooking and storytelling.  You can learn more about Mariam's incredible work and life at mariamissa.com.au, her RAW garden at raw-australia.org.au and on Facebook at @rawaustralia12.

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