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The WRAP #89: Community and belonging, listening to migrant women and 60 seconds with Lucia Li

Dear WRAP-pers, This month, we faced sharp a return to lockdown as transmissions in Victoria continued to increase by the day. Overnight, public housing towers were locked from any outdoor activity, while suburbs entered stage 3 restrictions without any timely…

The WRAP #89: Community and belonging

My name is Amona Hassab and I work as group work facilitator at a settlement service. I’m from a former refugee background. I was born in Egypt and my parents were born in Eritrea. My father passed away in the…

The WRAP #89: Listening to migrant women

The second wave of COVID-19 hit Melbourne suddenly and brutally this month, and this time, it is starkly apparent that migrant women and their communities have been one of the groups hardest hit. The second wave has been concentrated in…

The WRAP #89: 60 seconds with Lucia Li

What are you enjoying doing at the moment? I am enjoying getting to know me and learning to practice gratitude especially during this time (when everything can become stressful). Name a book or a film that changed your life I…

Media release: 1 week, 1337 calls to migrants in public housing towers

July 2020 From unemployment to housing, and increased social isolation to family violence, COVID-19 has affected the lives of migrant women in Australia. And yet, they have fewer opportunities to access culturally appropriate information and services in their own language.…

Advice for pregnant women and new parents

Birth for Humankind has developed a fact sheet for pregnant women and new parents. You can read more about pregnancy and being a new parent by using the link below: Advice for pregnant Aboriginal women and new parents-fact sheet.pdf Advice…

The government’s talking to migrant community leaders, but where are the women?

Excerpt from Pro Bono Australia Accessed on 08/07/2020 Article by Maggie Coggan “MCWH, supported by a coalition of 19 other women’s health and advocacy organisations, is now calling on the Victorian government to recognise the pivotal role migrant women play…

Call issued to urgently prioritise the voices of migrant women 

Excerpt from Women’s Agenda Accessed on 09/07/2020 Article by Jessie Tu “The MCWH believes trained peer health educators are required to engage communities with “tailored, accurate and multilingual information and support.” “This type of support has never been more important,”…

Family violence videos in Arabic, Burmese, Cantonese, Dari, Farsi, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Macedonian, Malay, Mandarin, Pashto, Polish, Punjabi, Russian, Serbian, Sinhalese, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Thai, Turkish and Vietnamese

Victoria Police has developed videos about family violence. Watch the videos by clicking the links below: English Arabic Burmese Cantonese Dari Farsi Greek Hindi Italian Japanese Khmer Korean Macedonian Malay Mandarin Pashto Polish Punjabi Russian Serbian Sinhalese Somali Spanish Tamil…

Healthy meal ideas fact sheet in Arabic, Chinese, Dari, Farsi, Greek, Italian, Karen, Macedonian, Nepalese, Punjabi, Samoan, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Thai, Tongan, Turkish and Vietnamese

Diabetes Australia has developed fact sheets about healthy meal ideas in Arabic, Chinese, Dari, Farsi, Greek, Italian, Karen, Macedonian, Nepalese, Punjabi, Samoan, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Thai, Tongan, Turkish and Vietnamese. You can read more about healthy meal ideas by using…

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