The founder of the project, Nicola, told BuzzFeed News that she got the idea after working with a lot of refugees within the Australian government's Adult Migrant English Program.
"I got to hear a lot of amazing stories. At the same time, the stories about refugees coming through the mainstream media were often negative."
"I've always been a huge fan of "Humans of New York", and was inspired to try the same style with the people I was working with."