Partnerships and systems change
We are very happy with your excellent support for more than 10 years. We hope that you continue your work which bring our group members very important information which we need most. Thank you" - Partner survey respondent
"Working with MCWH has been instrumental in reshaping how we conceptualise and describe health issues affecting migrant and refugee populations, moving us toward more precise, strengths-based and contextually grounded language that better reflects lived experience and avoids reductive or pathologising framings."
- Partner survey
Diabetes Prevention
Improving access to culturally relevant diabetes information
In partnership with Diabetes Victoria, MCWH delivered in-language health education sessions to support migrant and refugee communities to better understand type 2 diabetes prevention, risk factors, nutrition and early detection.
INFANT Project
Supporting multicultural families through early parenting
Through a partnership with Western Health, MCWH delivered culturally and linguistically responsive education sessions supporting families with infant nutrition, care and navigating the health system.
Industry Visits Program
Taking health education into workplaces
MCWH’s workplace visits program brings health education directly to migrant and refugee women in workplaces where they work. By delivering practical, in-language sessions onsite, the program supports women to access health information in environments that are familiar and accessible.
Thrive Festival
Celebrating multicultural women in Melbourne’s CBD
Thrive Festival launched for the first time in 2025, a free, one-day celebration of multicultural women held at Federation Square in Melbourne's CBD. MCWH partnered with Thrive to deliver mini health education sessions to festivalgoers and facilitate a moving panel on cultural storytelling. MCWH will be at Thrive again in October 2026.
Our Watch Partnership
Develop a joint national guide for the prevention of violence against migrant and refugee women
MCWH’s partnership with Our Watch is now in its second year working on a joint national guide for the prevention of violence against migrant and refugee women and gender-diverse people. It is based on the combined expertise of Our Watch and MCWH's decades of research and practice expertise in violence prevention and early intervention by and for migrant and refugee communities.
The guide will be published in early 2027 and will include real project case studies, including projects that worked with LGBTQIA+ migrants and refugees, and guidance for organisations wanting to take an intersectional approach to working with migrant and refugee communities to prevent violence.
"Over the last year, our engagement with MCWH has helped build our capacity in applying an intersectional and systems-based approach to our work, encouraging more holistic consideration of issues and responses."
- Partner survey respondent
Yue Xin Hui Partnership
Investing in migrant women’s health and leadership
In 2025, MCWH began a new philanthropic partnership with Yue Xin Hui, an Australian women’s association focused on improving the health and wellbeing of Chinese women. The partnership supports MCWH’s bilingual health education, advocacy and leadership initiatives.
Fee-for-Service Training
Supporting organisations to build more inclusive practice
Through fee-for-service training, MCWH shares its expertise in intersectionality, inclusion and violence prevention with organisations across Australia. Training is grounded in lived experience and supports organisations to strengthen their practice.
