<description>&lt;p&gt;Hemanta Acharya has worked as a clinical nurse specialist and mentor to graduate nurses. She is also a talented football player who played for Australia in FIFA's Football for Hope Festival, held during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Hemanta was born in a refugee camp in Nepal after her family was forced to leave Bhutan. She spent 15 years in Nepal and was one of the first to arrive in Australia as part of a program to settle Bhutanese refugees, one of the most successful refugee initiatives in Australia’s history. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;hr&gt; &lt;p&gt;We are Blacktown is a UTS Impact Studios production.&lt;br&gt;Producers: Britta Jorgensen, Jane Curtis, Celine Teo-Blockey &lt;br&gt;Executive Producer: Olivia Rosenman&lt;br&gt;Sound design: Melissa May&lt;br&gt;Research: Jackie May&lt;br&gt;Podcast artwork: Alexandra Morris&lt;br&gt;Theme music: Beaming by FRIDAY&lt;/p&gt;</description>

We are Blacktown

UTS Impact Studios

Hemanta Acharya

JUL 18, 20247 MIN
We are Blacktown

Hemanta Acharya

JUL 18, 20247 MIN

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Hemanta Acharya has worked as a clinical nurse specialist and mentor to graduate nurses. She is also a talented football player who played for Australia in FIFA's Football for Hope Festival, held during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Hemanta was born in a refugee camp in Nepal after her family was forced to leave Bhutan. She spent 15 years in Nepal and was one of the first to arrive in Australia as part of a program to settle Bhutanese refugees, one of the most successful refugee initiatives in Australia’s history.  We are Blacktown is a UTS Impact Studios production.Producers: Britta Jorgensen, Jane Curtis, Celine Teo-Blockey Executive Producer: Olivia RosenmanSound design: Melissa MayResearch: Jackie MayPodcast artwork: Alexandra MorrisTheme music: Beaming by FRIDAY