Directory of migrant and refugee women’s groups

Compiled with the assistance of CAMS and LAMP workers

Updated May 2015

1 /April 2015Directory of migrant and refugee women

Compiled with the assistance of CAMS and LAMP workers

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1 /April 2015Directory of migrant and refugee women

Compiled with the assistance of CAMS and LAMP workers

Name of women’s group / Geographic location
town/suburb / Ethnic or language groups participating in the group / Contact name for the group / Contact number and email address for the group / Area of interest
Meet, Share and Learn / Gatton / Sudanese (Arabic), Filipino, Spanish, Australian, Afghan (Persian speaking) / Robyn Olive / 5462 2675
/ Mum’s group
Darfur Women’s group / Gatton / Sudanese (Arabic) / Safia / 0402309353
15 Falconer Street, Gatton 4343 / Raising awareness and support for situation in Darfur + settlement
Afghan women’s English conversation group / Gatton / Afghan (Persian) / Margaret Cole / 0457343622
/ Learning English
African Women Network / East Brisbane / Zimbabwe, Somalia, South Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Liberia / Rose Karlo / 3277 3662
0421 103 966
/ General (Settlement, Health, Employment, Education, Housing etc)
Mater Hospital Women Health Group / Brisbane / Burundians, DR Congolese, Liberia, Burmese / Donata Sackey
Senior Program Manager
Mater UQ Centre for Primary Health Care Innovation
Mater Health Services / 3163 6139

fax 3163 1969

Level 2 Potter Building Annex Raymond Tce South Brisbane Qld 4101 / Refugee Health
ECCQ Sexual Health Group / Brisbane/South Metro / Rwandan, Burundian, South Sudanese, Burmese, Arabic / Zhihong Gu | HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis and Sexual Health Program Manager
Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland / 3255 1540 ext 216
fax 3846 4453

261 Boundary St, West End QLD 4101
/ Sexual Health
Family Planning Qld Women Educators / Brisbane / Egypt, Arabic, Burundians / Odette Tewfik
Multicultural Women’s Health Project Coordinator
Family Planning Qld
100 Alfred St.
Fortitude Valley 4006 / 3250 0250
0422 113 118
/ Family Planning
Vietnamese Strong Women’s Group / Inala / Vietnamese / Yen Nguyen / / Employment
Settlement
Women’s English Conversation Group / Logan Region / Various / Colleen Rottmann
Logan Libraries / 3412 4102

Lokutueng / Logan/Brisbane / Various African Countries / Rachel Maker / ()
Islamic Women’s Association of Queensland / Logan Region / Islamic Women / Galila Abdel-Salam (Director) / 32086333

Logan Women’s Health and Wellbeing Centre / Logan Region / Various / Joanne Pressick / 3808 9233

Women’s Federation for World Peace / Logan and beyond / Various / Mamiko Rattley / Mamiko Rattley

Moonlight Social Group / Logan/Brisbane / Burundi Women / Venantie Niragira / 0470533763 or 0432349775
Croatian Folkloric Dance Group Velebit Inc. / Gold Coast
Carrara / Croatian / Ana Sjaus or Mara Palavra / 07 5591 7261
/ Art, Craft, Music, Folkloric Dance
African Gold Coast Alliance / Gold Coast
Southport / Labrador / Zimbabwe, Somalia, South Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Liberia / Joyce Cho
(TMC) / 07 5591 7261
/ General (Culture, Settlement, Health, Employment, Education, Housing etc)
Eritrean Women’s Group / Gold Coast
Southport / Labrador / Eritrean ( Tigrinya, Arabic) / Natsinet Debishu
(TMC) / Natsinet’s Mob. 0469 926 635
/ General Women’s issues (Art/Craft, DV, Health, Education/Skilling, Community Engagement, etc)
Labrador Women’s Hub / Gold Coast - Labrador / Africa - Zimbabwe, Somalia, South Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, SierraLeone, Uganda, Liberia (various languages) / Joyce Cho
(TMC) / 07 5591 7261
/ General (Culture, Art/Craft – sawing club, Settlement, Health, Employment, Education, Housing, Women’s issues, etc)
Bosnian Society – Women’s Choir / Gold Coast
Hope Island / Bosnia (Bosnian) / Ms. Hara Alibasic / Hara’s Mob. 0402 582 141
/ Art – Music
Special interest group
Nepali Women’s (special interest group) / Gold Coast / Nepali (Nepalese) / Joyce Cho
(TMC) / 07 5591 7261
/ special interest group
Kuan Yin Society (Chinese Culture Group) / Gold Coast / China (Mandarin, Cantonese) / Joyce Cho or Lin
The Migrant Centre Organisation Inc. / 07 5591 7261

(TMC) / General Women’s issues (Art/Craft, Settlement/Migration, DV, Health, Education/Skilling, Community Engagement, etc)
Spanish - speaking seniors / Rainbow Group / Gold Coast – Southport / Latin-South American countries, Spain (Spanish) / Maria Luisa Andrade / Maria Luisa
0419 205 762
/ General senior’s issues, Art/Craft, English language classes, Computer classes, Traveling, Community Engagement)
African Women’s Group / Goodna/Ipswich / African / Luck Choummanivong Goodna Neighbourhood House / 3818 1648
/ Women supporting other women with re-settlement
Multicultural Women’s Craft Activities Group / Moreton Bay / / Sharing skills and socialising to assist resettlement
Super Sisters / Logan / Various / Monica Rivas /
3412 8223 / Helps empower women and help build their confidence to work in Australia
Zomi Women / Logan / Zomi / Michelle Sorahan / msorohan@bne,catholic.edu.au
3208 2868 / Language assistance, life skills and industrial sewing classes
Eden’s Women’s group / Goodna / Various / Aimable Harusha /
3412 9955
0408 101 006 / Women supporting other women with re-settlement
Believing Women for a culture of peace (BWCP) / Woolloongabba / Nora Amath / 84 Park Road


Women’s LeaderRwandan Association of Queensland / Woolloongabba / Esperance Nyirabarahinyuza / 0402 010 237
28 Dibley Street, Woolloongabba

Pasifica Women’s Alliance / Runcorn / Emma Vueti /

World Café – George St Neighbourhood Centre / Mackay / Range of languages / Lyn Gargano (until June 2015) / / Social connection for migrants and practicing English
Women’s Weaving Support Group / Cairns / Bhutanese
Burmese / Centacare Migrant Services / / Making products by weaving and knitting
Nambour Multicultural Women’s Group / Nambour, Sunshine Coast / Various (Philippine, Indonesia, Austria, Peru, China, ) / Shine Jang / 5441 4724
/ Food, social connection and support, information sharing

1 /April 2015Directory of migrant and refugee women’s groups

Compiled with the assistance of CAMS and LAMP workers

April 2015Directory of migrant and refugee women’s groups

Compiled with the assistance of CAMS and LAMP workers