Women’s Advocacy

The MRCSA has a number of initiatives supporting the participation and leadership development of women from new and emerging communities. These include formal leadership courses and participation on consumer committees. Women are supported to engage with women’s groups in the broader community through organisations and events that celebrate and canvass women’s issues and achievements, such as International Women’s Day, Zonta, Soroptimist, Girl Guides, and the Penguin Club.

Current Projects

African Women’s Forum and Middle Eastern Women’s Forum

These forums focus on women’s needs and strategies for addressing current issues of concern. Topics include health and safety, family relationships and the law, children’s wellbeing, diet and nutrition, racism and discrimination, employment and training pathways, and leadership.

Di Di Project for Bhutanese Women

Through structured training and volunteering, women empower themselves and organise cultural support groups to mentor, assist and empower isolated and at-risk women in their community.

Afghan Women’s Advocacy Group

Women build their knowledge of systems and their resilience so that they can support, advocate for, and engage women in their community with the Australian society and systems.

African Women’s Advocacy Group

Women from small communities come together in workshops to build their capacity to support isolated women and children within their communities.

Burmese Women’s Group

Young women with children develop their capacity through training in health, nutrition and parenting.

Women’s Forums

These forums bring women from humanitarian backgrounds together with mainstream women to celebrate and canvass women’s issues and achievements.

For more information about the MRCSA women’s advocacy projects, contact the MRCSA community participation manager (tel.) 8217 9510.