Family violence support service GenWest has introduced a new community survey, to help further develop its health education program for Young African women in the west.
The Young African Women’s Program aims to empower young African women to make informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive health and wellbeing, and develop their leadership skills, confidence and participation.
GenWest wants to hear what is most important to young women from African communities.
The feedback and results that GenWest receive will help shape what the new Young African Women’s Program will look like.
The team is currently engaging with these communities and seeking their input into program content and design.
The program works to develop attitudes and behaviours among communities that promote the elimination of FGC practice and will be delivered in the coming months and will be tailored to the needs of young women from FGC practicing countries.
GenWest’s FARREP team is also in a process of re-establishing an FGC Health Response Steering Committee at Western Health, and the African wellness clinic.
The African wellness clinic enables a firsthand response and support for African women’s health needs, and supports appropriate referral needs for individual women who might have had FGC.
The survey will close on Friday, August 4.
Details: genwest.org.au/news-and-events/yawp-survey.
