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Australian Muslim Women's Centre for Human Rights (AMWCHR) - Leadership Program

Muslim-specificMelbourne metro

A Muslim women's leadership program building confidence, communication, project, and mentoring skills, alongside settlement and young women's programs.

No public street address (withheld for client safety) - operates across Melbourne

Muslim Women's Council of Victoria

Muslim-specificAll of Victoria

A Muslim-women-led organisation supporting migrant Muslim women, refugees, and asylum seekers with settlement, education, and employment pathways through community enterprises such as catering.

220 Moreland Rd, Brunswick VIC 3056. operates across Victoria

Fitted for Work

Melbourne metro

Free services helping women and gender-diverse people prepare for work, including interview outfits, coaching and mentoring. You can SELF-REFER - no third-party referral is required - and there is no cost and no proof-of-eligibility test.

513 Bridge Rd, Richmond VIC 3121. plus virtual services - serves metropolitan Melbourne

Second Stitch

Local area

A social enterprise of VICSEG New Futures offering subsidised accredited textile and sewing training, paid seamstress work for graduates and skilled women, and public sewing workshops. NOTE: the targeted training is enrolment-based and subsidised rather than a…

Level 1, 377 Sydney Rd, Coburg 3058

SisterWorks

Local area

A social enterprise supporting migrant, refugee, and asylum seeker women to become financially independent through work, training, and enterprise, with a strong focus on skills and confidence.

Carlton Empowerment Hub, 617 Nicholson St, Carlton North VIC 3054. (+61 415 509 603) | Dandenong Empowerment Hub, 146-148 Walker St, Dandenong VIC 3175 (+61 493 294 596) | Springvale manufacturing hub, 2B Kelly Ct VIC 3171

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Directory last reviewed 7 September 2026.

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