Victorian Immigrant and Refugee Women's Coalition Inc

VIRWC teams work on the ground consistently bringing women together through different programs such as Women Circles, Multicultural Playgroups, and Global Kitchen activities. They organize weekly and annual events and deliver their unique training in health, respectful relationships, cultural awareness leadership, and employment pathways. These programs increase women’s skill to build changes and accomplish what they want and deserve in their lives.

VIRWC exist to provide a better space for multicultural women and for that, everyone must work, talk, learn and be visible together.

Essie Burbridge Sub Fund

The Essie Burbridge Sub Fund supports projects that:

provide leadership and achievement in cross-cultural understanding, and strategies for combating racism;
promote values critical to a vibrant and non-racist society;
build bridges between European, Middle Eastern and Asian cultures; or
advance tolerance, compassion and understanding in the community.

Project: Doing it For Ourselves – Global Kitchen Celebrating Culture and Understanding

Grant type: Sub Fund
Amount: $2,108
Year: 2020-21
Website: virwc.org.au/

Local women from many cultures will create a community garden for harvest and wellbeing and to cook and share traditional recipes. Embedded in the project is the opportunity for social support, exchange of information and increased leadership capacity. The interactions will break down language and cultural barriers and facilitate social cohesion which will lead to further involvement in community activities.

Sub Fund Grants 2020-21

Victorian Immigrant and Refugee Women's Coalition Inc

Essie Burbridge Sub Fund

Project: Doing it For Ourselves – Global Kitchen Celebrating Culture and Understanding

Sub Fund Grants 2020-21

Essie Burbridge Sub-Fund

SisterWorks Inc

Establishing a Sub-Fund

Keeping Women and Children Seeking Asylum in Safe Housing