We regularly conduct community consultations to understand the most relevant concerns and challenges facing Muslim women and young women.
The results inform our service-planning to ensure services and programs are meaningful and relevant to those we work alongside.
The Australian Muslim Women’s Centre for Human Rights is deeply connected to diverse communities of Muslim women through community programs delivered across metropolitan and regional Melbourne. Through information sessions, groupwork programs and workshops, we create safe and inclusive spaces where cultural and religious ideas and concepts can be explored openly and respectfully, connecting them to important and current issues affecting women in Australia.
Our programs are developed and shaped through extensive community consultation and our ongoing commitment to listening to the experiences, needs and voices of Muslim women. Grounded in lived experience and community insights, our approach ensures that our programs are relevant, responsive and meaningful to the women and communities we work alongside.
Our community programs:
Parenting program
Our parenting programs support Muslim women to navigate the challenges of parenting and build the knowledge, skills and confidence to foster positive and effective parenting practices within the Australian context.
The sessions provide a safe and supportive space for women to reflect on and explore cultural, traditional and intergenerational parenting approaches, and how these intersect with parenting in Australia. They also encourage connection and shared learning among Muslim women, helping to build supportive networks and strengthen a sense of community.
Settlement in Australia
Muslim women settling in Australia may face unique challenges as they adapt to a new country, navigate unfamiliar systems and build connections within their communities. They can also experience structural and cultural barriers to accessing services and participating fully in Australian society.
Our settlement programs provide group-based sessions that support newly arrived Muslim women and their children to navigate the challenges of settling in Australia. Through these sessions, we aim to build individual skills, confidence and knowledge, while strengthening community connections and fostering greater capacity for participation and inclusion.
In delivering these programs, we apply a culturally sensitive lens to improving health and personal and economic wellbeing, bringing Muslim women together to build connections and social support.
Young Muslim women program
The Australian Muslim Women’s Centre for Human Rights has a range of programs for newly arrived Muslim young women. These include peer support sessions, a Living in Australia Program and a Leadership Program for young women.
Leadership program
Our leadership programs provide small-group training designed to support Muslim women to strengthen their leadership skills, confidence and capacity to create positive change within their communities.
Through mentorship opportunities, participants are supported to lead and implement projects that respond to community needs and create meaningful benefits for other women.
Countering Islamophobia
Our countering Islamophobia programs support Muslim women and young people to understand their rights, recognise and respond to discrimination, and access appropriate support when experiencing Islamophobia. Through information sessions, resources and community-based support, the programs create safe spaces for individuals to share their experiences, build connections and strengthen their confidence to seek redress. They also promote community awareness, advocacy and collective action towards a more inclusive and equitable society.
To learn more about our programs, contact us.