Womens' Weekly
gathering
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Aim
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1.
Inform and Educate
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2.
Reduce isolation
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3.
Support
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Activities
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· Provide
information sessions to help migrant Muslim women adapt to the
Australian lifestyle and encourage access to services available.
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Education sessions on personal development, health and
confidence-building in making positive contribution to the Australian
society without losing our identity.
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Parenting Workshop
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Cooking and craft (When facility and funding available)
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Picnics
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Arabic Clases for
children
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Aim
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To
provide service to Muslim children who wish to learn a community
language outside school hours.
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About
the Classes
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Since 2001 the Arabic classes have been run successfully independent
of the subsidy.
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· Now
we have 30 students attending the intermediate and beginners classes.
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Certificates are awarded for the students at the end of each term
where parents are invited to meet with the teachers.
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Playgroup
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Aim
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The
playgroup has been formed for the benefits of extending the social
network of Muslim women and providing Muslim playmates for their
children. The group intends to provide an appropriate Islamic
environment and create lasting friendships. The group also allows
isolated women with young children an opportunity to socialize in a
relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
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About
the Group
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15 mothers and 20 children currently attend the group.
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The group was initiated in July 2001 without external funding.
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Aim
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Inshallah
our aim is to raise money to help the community and eventually
become self sufficient through ongoing income.
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About
the Group
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Presently we have been raising money through picnics.
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Aim
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To
provide fun activities for our youth. Educating them in valued life skills according to
the Quran and Sunnah.
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About
the Group
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Our youth group caters for various age groups from primary age to
young adult women
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Aim
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Our
volunteer s need help and support themselves. It is the aim of the volunteer
coordinators to provide them with this support.
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Aim
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To
provide for the community a resource where they may be updated on
the services and events occurring.
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About
the Group
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We provide a bi-monthly newsletter to all members
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The regularly updated webpage you are now viewing
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