Ishar Multicultural Women’s Health Services Inc in Mirrabooka, Western Australia | Non-profit organisation

Ishar Multicultural Women’s Health Services Inc

Locality: Mirrabooka, Western Australia

Phone: +61 8 9345 5335

Address: 21 Sudbury Road 6061 Mirrabooka, WA, Australia

Website: http://www.ishar.org.au/

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25.01.2022 'Andrea knows that women treated with respect and equality will ensure a fairer world is created for today and the future.' Thank you City of Stirling for sharing our CEO's inspiring story. To celebrate #InternationalWomensDay this Sunday 8 March, we're sharing stories of inspirational women who do incredible work within our City ... Andrea Creado is 45 years old. She migrated from India in 2001 and is the current CEO of Ishar, a multicultural women’s health service situated in the City of Stirling, offering services to approximately 5000 refugee and migrant women each year. Andrea began her career at Ishar in 2002 as a volunteer and worked in many roles, developing several programs before taking the leadership role of CEO in 2007. Andrea has fostered a valuable partnership with our Community Services Team and as it stands, Ishar delivers two services in partnership with the City. These services; the Neighbourhood Mothers Program and the Settlement, Engagement and Transition Support Program for Refugees contribute towards successful settlement of refugees living in the City of Stirling and surrounding suburbs. Andrea's goals include tripling the service offerings at Ishar, expanding the services from mainly women’s health to three streams of Health, Family Support and Carer Support. She also hopes to roll out the Establishment of the Domestic Violence Support Program at Ishar. This year's theme #EachforEqual is important to Andrea, as she understands that women make up half of our population and have a major influence in shaping future generations through their roles. Whether this be as parents or professionals in a variety of industries dominated by women including education, nursing and social support services, Andrea knows that women treated with respect and equality will ensure a fairer world is created for today and the future.

25.01.2022 Join us for the next instalment of Let's Talk Culture! The Let’s Talk Culture seminar series aims to assist professionals to work in a culturally responsive way with clients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, especially in mental health. This seminar will focus on the Perinatal Mental Health in the CaLD Communities and covers the antenatal and postnatal periods. ... We will have a panel-based discussion with questions directed to each member of the panel. Register your attendance here: https://www.ishar.org.au/events

24.01.2022 Nearly half of Australian women are overdue for cervical cancer screening - and up to 80% of cervical cancer cases in Australia are found in women who are overdue for screening or have never been screened. So we’re asking you get together with your friends and commit to staying up to date with your screening. Health Match has partnered with the Australian Cervical Cancer Foundation (ACCF) for the #preventionpact! Join the pact today and book your cervical screen at Ishar! ...You can contact us on 08 9345 5335 or email at [email protected] https://www.ishar.org.au/womens-healthHealth

24.01.2022 Today Ishar hosted the first Let's Talk Culture seminar for 2020! The Living in a Pandemic webinar tells the story of 5 multicultural people and their experiences with loneliness, domestic violence and health anxiety during COVID 19. The webinar panel consisted of 3 service providers from Multicultural Futures, headspace and The Smith Family who discussed the impact of COVID 19 on their clients and how service providers can better support this cohort.... https://youtu.be/6O-p1j4k80M

20.01.2022 Join us at the Multicultural Seniors' Festival in Bentley! Don't miss out on this excellent opportunity to learn about the different cultures, local services, to try new experiences and to meet others within the community! Entry is FREE, so please come along for a fun multicultural experience!

19.01.2022 Our Connecting to Community group has been busy with Co3 Australia's Black Bird Project. The Bird Makers Project is a global initiative devised by Raewyn Hill and Naoko Yoshimoto with Co:3 Australia. It has provided a unique opportunity to connect in a way that provides a purposeful, creative and reflective experience during a time in our world that is uncertain and unstable. Ishar started Connecting to Community as a craft group for women to connect with other women, to make friends, learn about Australian culture and history and government and private services to help support their life here in Australia.

18.01.2022 Meet Sunili. Sunili Govinnage is a trainer, facilitator and consultant who is passionate about the power of story and community in social justice spaces. Sunili was born in Sri Lanka and raised on Whadjuk Noongar land.... Sunili worked as a consultant with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on gender and sexual health projects in Indonesia and supported a community-based organisation of women from refugee/asylum seeking backgrounds who created safe spaces for discussing their health within their communities. As a lawyer, Sunili established refugee legal empowerment projects in Jakarta and Perth and now manages The Piddington Society’s graduate legal training program that supports law graduates to complete their vocational training requirements in the community legal sector. Sunili will be one of the panelists at Ishar's Multifaith Forum on Friday 6 March. Visit ishar.org.au/events to register. #internationalwomensday #iwd2020 #womenofcolour #womenoffaith #health #womenshealth #multiculturalwomen #refugeewomen #migrantwomen #perth #domesticviolence #whiteribbon #domesticviolencesurvivor #ishar

15.01.2022 Altone Comes Alive! Ishar is excited to be a part of a much loved celebration of culture, community and free fun filled activities. There will be live performances, camel rides and cuddly animals, incredible international foods, carnival rides, face painting and henna tattoos.... Come say hi to us at the Ishar stall on Saturday March 21 11am - 4pm!

14.01.2022 Harmony Empowers | Financial Literacy & Economic Empowerment Webinar on October 22 The next webinar in the Harmony Empowers series will focus on migrant and refugee women’s financial literacy and economic empowerment, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis. ... Our CEO, Andrea Creado will sit on the expert panel alongside: - Malini Raj (Head of Strategy - Multicultural Community Banking, Commonwealth Bank) - Megan McAlpine (General Manager, Economic Wellbeing and Enterprises, Good Shepherd) - Manasi Wagh-Nikam ("Let's Talk Money" Program Coordinator, WHIN - Women's Health in the North) The panel will discuss what financial literacy and financial independence means for women and share some resources that they’ve been involved in developing to support women’s economic empowerment. Register here: https://bit.ly/2IsIu7A

13.01.2022 Ishar's Health Services Manager and Dietitian, Rachel Pearce is one of the expert panellists alongside Pip Brennan (Panel Chair) from the Health Consumers' Council - WA , Vivienne Pillay from the Ethnic Communities Council of WA, Nihal Iscel from the Multicultural Services Centre WA, Ella Davies from WA Interpreters and Dr Amandeep Hansra from NSW, discussing how to deliver culturally responsive telehealth services. Telehealth consultations have been essential for us to continue delivering vital health and wellbeing services during the COVID 19 pandemic.

13.01.2022 Don't forget to vote for Ishar in this years Australian Ethical Super Community Grants. https://www.australianethical.com.au//fo/community-grants/ Ishar will employ a counsellor to provide strength-based support for women experiencing domestic violence.

09.01.2022 Thank you Impact100 WA! Last night, Ishar was one of 9 finalists at the Impact100 WA gala. We received $50,000 to launch our Daring to Speak - Family & Domestic Violence Support program in Gosnells. This funding will allow us to provide vital support for refugee and migrant women experiencing family and domestic violence! ... We were amazed by the incredible work all the finalists are doing in the WA community and cannot wait to see these projects come to fruition!

05.01.2022 Vote for Ishar & help us support women experiencing Family & Domestic Violence. https://www.australianethical.com.au//fo/community-grants/ Over the past 4 years, Ishar has seen an increasing number of women who are seeking help with family & domestic violence. Our current programs have increased by over 500% since the second half of 2017. ... Since COVID 19 our FDV services and incidences of FDV have increased by a huge 20% with new and existing clients needing more support. The social isolation, the economic destabilisation that's occurred gives perpetrators of domestic violence additional opportunities to exercise control and power and to be violent. We provide a strength-based program to support these women which must continue long after the restrictions ease. By using the innate strengths of the women, their self-confidence and self-belief will be rebuilt so they can become independent and make informed decisions in theirs and their children’s best interest. Please vote for us in the Australian Ethical Super so we can employ a Counsellor to provide essential strategies for coping and emotional support. https://www.australianethical.com.au//fo/community-grants/ #australianethicalcommunitygrants #health #womenshealth #multiculturalwomen #refugeewomen #migrantwomen #perth #domesticviolence #whiteribbon #domesticviolencesurvivor #ishar See more

04.01.2022 Maternal mental health has been identified as a major public health concern having serious, long-lasting intergenerational consequences. Vulnerable refugee and migrant women are at a significantly higher risk of developing Post-Natal Depression and/or Anxiety. 1 in 10 women experience depression during pregnancy.... 1 in 7 women experience depression after birth 1 in 5 women experience anxiety after birth Today is World Maternal Mental Health Day. Pregnancy and the first year after birth are when mothers are at an increased risk for mental health conditions. Suicide in the perinatal period is a leading cause of maternal death in Australia. Early intervention is key to preventing and reducing the impact of mental illness on the mother, baby, family and society. For more information please visit https://wmmhday.postpartum.net/ If you or a loved one are feeling overwhelmed please contact us on 9345 5335. Ishar is here to support women during the COVID 19 pandemic. #maternalMHmatters #health #womenshealth #multiculturalwomen #refugeewomen #migrantwomen #perth #family #familyservices #carer #carerrespite #women #domesticviolence #health #womenshealth #multiculturalwomen #refugeewomen #perth

03.01.2022 Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds, Happy Hearts October is Mental Health Month! We provide culturally sensitive health services & education programs for refugee & migrant women. Our aim is to create services & education programs to ensure women know about all aspects of health, empower them to have agency and independence over their health decisions, and encourage women to use their voices in their future relationships. ... As part of our project for young culturally & linguistically diverse women, Ishar developed 5 videos on Mental Health, Healthy Lifestyle, Respectful Relationships, Sexual Health and Sexual Assault. To view our educational videos visit: https://www.ishar.org.au/publications or click the link below and subscribe to our YouTube channel. by Base Imagery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxymY8vrXds&t=2s #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #refugees #migrants #womenempoweringwomen #womensupportingwomen

02.01.2022 A visit to the emergency department can be a worrying and stressful experience for patients and their families. Many patients find their discharge instructions are unclear and difficult to remember when they get home. What the Doctor Said is software that doctors can use to send instructions to patients, families and carers. The discharge instructions are personalised for each patient and written in clear language with pictograms. The instructions are printed and sent to a pa...tient’s mobile phone. Ishar is proud to have been able to support this incredible initiative. Ishar's clients provided valuable insights into the issues CaLD families experience when attending the emergency department and the difficulty in comprehending and remembering discharge instructions. In 2020 What the Doctor Said will be translated into other languages! This is an exciting and inclusive development for parents, carers and the CaLD community. https://www.whatthedoctorsaid.com/