{"id":6530,"date":"2015-09-05T19:47:59","date_gmt":"2015-09-05T19:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.munkhafadat.info\/blog\/?p=6530"},"modified":"2015-09-05T19:47:59","modified_gmt":"2015-09-05T19:47:59","slug":"from-eritrea-to-wonthaggi-to-victorian-father-of-the-year-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/munkhafadat.com\/en\/uncategorized\/from-eritrea-to-wonthaggi-to-victorian-father-of-the-year-2\/","title":{"rendered":"From Eritrea to Wonthaggi to Victorian Father of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a0Victorian Father of the Year Abubeker Mohamed with family (Supplied:Darrian Trainer)<\/em><\/div>\n<\/header>\n
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By Zoe Ferguson<\/p>\n

Abubeker Mohamed migrated to Australia from his home country of Eritrea in 1996. Wonthaggi in West Gippsland became home for Abubeker, his wife Suad and their seven children, aged between two and 13-years-old. Less than a decade on, he is Victoria\u2019s Father of the Year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Victorian Father of the Year Abubeker Mohamed with family (Supplied:Darrian Trainer)<\/p>\n

Abubeker\u2019s 12-year-old daughter Nusayba nominated him to be the Victorian father of year, writing \u201cMy father is someone I can look up to and inspires me to do good things. He stands up for me and supports me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nusayba\u2019s words made Abubeker proud but also made him feel he should do more.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t know she nominated me; I\u2019m very proud of her but it also gives me more responsibility and pressure to do more for my family and kids,\u201d Abubeker told ABC Gippsland\u2019s Mornings program.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not hard to have seven children, but it is hard to manage time with work and looking after them.\u201d<\/p>\n

In his acceptance speech, Abubeker thanked YMCA staff at Bass Coast Aquatic and Leisure Centre, as well as his family and friends.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is not just an honour for me, but for my whole family. I am so humbled; I never thought I\u2019d receive this,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would like to thank my daughter Nusayba for nominating me, and to the Bass Coast YMCA for their wonderful service to the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

After arriving in Australia, Abubeker and his family moved to Wonthaggi for a job that allows him to spend afternoons with his children.<\/p>\n

\u201cI work at an abattoir, starting at 5am and finish by 2pm to pick up the kids from school and spend time at the beach or cycling in the bush,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The difference between Eritrea and Australia is striking, says Abubeker, and opportunities and safety are paramount to raising his children.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no system in Eritrea; we live and grow up in the war in poor conditions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut here, we have system, peace and good environment for kids to go to school.\u201d<\/p>\n

With Father\u2019s Day approaching, Abubeker is looking forward to spoiling his children after such a humbling week.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll take the children outside for a special picnic and barbeque,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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