Last week MCWH co-hosted an important discussion focusing on immigrant and refugee women’s rights with Diaspora Action Australia and YWCA Australia. YWCA Australia led the consultation as part of the development of the 2014 United Nations Convention to End All Forms of Discrimination…
WRAP #22: World Cup lessons, microaggessions and 60 seconds with Rinda Modut
Well hello again, So we’ve made it to the halfway point of 2014. Not sure how you’re feeling about it but we are BUSY. Not that we’re complaining .. the constant work is keeping us warm. This month we’re reflecting…
What the World Cup can teach us about teamwork
Even if you’re not keen on soccer, or sport for that matter, it’s difficult not to ignore the spectacle that is World Cup Soccer. Try not to be swept up in the infectious beat of the official FIFA World Cup…
The black, white and invisible
Picture this: a woman is at a clothing boutique and asks the shop assistant for some help. She can’t decide which colour shirt to buy and holds up the shirts to her face while the shop assistant brightly remarks, ‘Any…
60 seconds with Rinda Modut
Personal Care Attendant and Multicultural Champion at Southern Cross Care Vic What are you enjoying doing at the moment? I’m enjoying my job caring for the elderly. Back home I used to help my grandmother. She looked after us when we…
Bilingual education about palliative care is opening doors to better health
MCWH has played a key role in raising awareness across Victoria about the benefits of Palliative Care, through the Culturally Responsive Palliative Care Community Education project, in partnership with Palliative Care Victoria and the Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria. For the past…
Research Project: Contraceptive Technologies and Reproductive Choice Among Immigrant Women
Last week researchers from Monash University conducted an interview training workshop with a group of MCWH bilingual health educators. Our bilingual health educators were trained to conduct research interviews for the Contraceptive Technologies and Reproductive Choice Among Immigrant Women Project. The research will…
Our Voices: Filling the Gaps FGM Spokesperson Project
This week MCWH was honoured to welcome African Women Australia (AWAU) to our Melbourne training room to conduct a component of their national FGM Spokesperson Project. Juliana Nkrumah and Paula Abood worked together with 7 Melbourne-based African women to frame…
Celebrating immigrant and refugee women
We think immigrant and refugee women are generally pretty amazing, so it’s never really a surprise to see them succeed, even when the pathway to success has not been smooth. This week MCWH was privileged to complete a wonderful journey…
A model for FGM/C Community Education in Victoria
The Victorian FGM/C program, the Family and Reproductive Rights Education Program (FARREP), is under review. The aim of the review is to address a range of changes and challenges that have been identified over the 13 years of the program’s…