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[https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/9301498/former-wollongo..](https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/9301498/former-wollongo..) .  \nHome / News / National News  \n'Transformative': Amro saw a gap for new Australians, so he created a solution  \nBy Natalie Croxon  \n July 6 2026 􀀁 5􀀂03pm, first published 4􀀂 45pm  \n\n|  Save |  Share |  0 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n\nAmro Zoabe receiving his award from Roger Gurr, chair of refugee support organisation  \nSTARTTS. Supplied picture by Eddy Summers  \n1 of 10 07/07/2026, 4:19 pm  \nFormer Wollongong man's award for multilingual citizenship site | Illaw... [https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/9301498/former-wollongo..](https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/9301498/former-wollongo..) .  \nWhen Amro Zoabe helped refugees and migrants in the Illawarra  \nprepare for their citizenship tests, he noticed that many of the  \nresources available to help them practise in their own languages were  \nnot user-friendly or accessible.  \nThe former Wollongong man set out to create a free website that  \nwould not only help people get ready for the test, but improve their  \nEnglish too-which less than a year later has won an award  \nrecognising its impact for refugees.  \n'Very lucky'  \nMr Zoabe arrived in Australia as a refugee himself at the age of 16 in  \n2016, three years after he and his family 􀀁ed Syria.  \nHe spent most of his early life in the central Syrian city of Homs, but during the country's revolution and the war that followed, his family  \nwas forced to move around for safety.  \nThey left Syria altogether in 2013 when the government introduced  \nmandatory conscription for boys and men aged 15 and over, which  \nwould have forced Mr Zoabe's older brother into the military.  \n\"We kind of stayed during the bombing, we stayed during the  \n􀀂ghting, but it was that point where ... we had to make the ultimate  \nchoice,\" Mr Zoabe said.  \nThe family spent three years in Jordan, which was safe but not  \nsomewhere they could enjoy 􀀂nancial stability: Mr Zoabe and his  \nbrother had to work full-time in addition to school just to put food on  \nthe table.  \n2 of 10 07/07/2026, 4:19 pm  \nFormer Wollongong man's award for multilingual citizenship site | Illaw... [https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/9301498/former-wollongo..](https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/9301498/former-wollongo..) .  \n\"We applied for permanent resettlement to Australia because my  \nuncle ... was already living in Australia and he told us that we should  \ncome if we can, that it's a good country, that we have opportunities  \nhere, that we'll be safe,\" Mr Zoabe said.  \nThe family did not know a lot about different places in Australia, but settled in Wollongong because that was where Mr Zoabe's uncle was  \nliving.  \n\"We're very lucky that he was because it's so easy to fall in love with  \n[Wollongong ... it](Wollongong ... it)'s a city, so it's big enough to have that busy life if you  \nwant to, but also it's between a beautiful escarpment and the ocean  \nand the lake,\" he said.  \nWhile Mr Zoabe has since moved to Hurstville, he maintains strong  \nconnections to the city.  \nMr Zoabe and his family became Australian citizens in 2021.  \n'Strengthens inclusion, promotes citizenship'  \nMr Zoabe was 􀀁uent in English when he sat his citizenship test, but in  \nhis previous work with Illawarra Multicultural Services, he saw that  \nmigrants and refugees were using apps and websites to practise the  \ntest in their own languages which were not always accessible or free.  \n\"So I saw a gap and I was like, 'Maybe I can do something about it',\" Mr  \nZoabe said.  \nAfter 􀀂nishing university, the electrical engineer began developing  \nthe skills to build a website and started putting it together in his own  \ntime.  \n3 of 10 07/07/2026, 4:19 pm  \nFormer Wollongong man's award for multilingual citizenship site | Illaw... 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