January Funding News Additional Year for Social Enterprise Employment Program SisterWorks has been awarded an additional year extension for our Social Enterprise Employment Program, by Office for Women at the Victorian Department of Families Fairness and Housing. This $200,000 extension will allow us to continue to provide practical training Read more…
Prestigious Recognition for SisterWorks SisterWorks is excited to have both our Programs and Social Enterprise recognised for our work with migrant, refugee and asylum seeking women. We recently won a Victorian Multicultural Award for Excellence in Education and are shortlisted for the prestigious City of Melbourne award for one of Read more…
SisterWorks Completes Inaugural Micro & Small Business Empowerment Program The inaugural SisterWorks Micro & Small Business Empowerment Program mission has just graduated its first class. This class saw 13 Sisters graduate, all of whom are starting or enhancing their own businesses. Three Sisters are also now a part of the Read more…
SisterWorks Receives $230k in Support SisterWorks needs strong partnerships to create employment pathways and opportunities for financial empowerment for the women we serve. Growing awareness across multiple sectors of our work with migrant, refugee and asylum seeking women has allowed us to develop new relationships and expand our partnerships with Read more…
New SisterWorks & Sofitel partnership boosts employment for migrant and refugee women For Roul, a migrant woman from Malaysia and single mum of six, finding a secure job in Australia has been a real challenge. “I was not working for almost a year and feeling really down to keep looking Read more…
New hospitality program helps CALD women secure work We’re thrilled to announce that a group of over 20 refugee and migrant women have successfully graduated from SisterWorks’ newest Food Handling and Hospitality program, setting them up to enter jobs in a major Victorian industry. Funded by the Department of Education, Read more…
Afghan Women on the Move and SisterWorks Partner to Empower Refugee and Migrant Women in Western Sydney Afghan Women on the Move (AWOTM) and SisterWorks today announced a partnership to help refugee and migrant women living in Western Sydney find employment. As part of the partnership, the organisations will establish Read more…
Our Christmas 2021 Gift Guide From stocking fillers to something special for the kids, find that perfect gift you’ve been searching for with the SisterWorks Gift Guide. There’s over 20 present ideas your nearest and dearest will love — plus, each purchase helps empower women from refugee and migrant backgrounds. Gifts Read more…
Donate to our International Womens Day appeal and Empower our Sisters in a digital world. 2020 was a challenging year for so many of us. Our lives moved online – we worked from home, shopped online and saw our friends and families through a computer screen. At SisterWorks, we faced Read more…
Our Sister Claudia was interviewed by the BHP Foundation to share her inspiring journey and achievements.