SRH
Sexual and reproductive health community education programs
Our workshops provide a comprehensive understanding of human sexuality, covering topics ranging from contraception and pregnancy options, to consent and healthy relationships.
Project Sitara
Community champions preventing family violence
Project Sitara supports community leaders to talk to others in their communities in ways that are culturally safe, and that increase understanding of what family violence is and where to seek support.
FARREP
State-wide program to prevent female genital cutting
Family and Reproductive Rights Education Program (FARREP) aims to increase access to timely, culturally appropriate sexual and reproductive health services for women and girls who have experienced the practice.
Sunrise Social Groups
Social and inclusion groups
The groups support participants to build friendships and a support network, get information about staying healthy and build their confidence, find out about local services and connect to their community.
Take Up Space
Health and wellbeing information for young people
Take Up Space encourages young people to share their experiences with others and recognise that you are not alone.
Throughout this project, we focus on topics that are sometimes hard to talk about, like mental health and wellbeing, sexual wellbeing, healthy relationships.
Champions of the West
Improving equality and respect on and off the footy field
We’ve been collaborating to promote respectful and inclusive cultures for women, gender-diverse people, and girls in footy clubs in the West, and to harness the power of footy communities in the west to prevent gender-based violence.
Multilungual health education
Free health education sessions
The health educator team at GenWest offer free health education sessions in-language women in Melbourne’s west about healthy relationships and safe homes, physical and mental wellbeing and sexual and reproductive health.
Our Community, Our Voice
Flood resilience and recovery program
Our Community, Our Voice is a flood resilience and recovery program that supports refugee and migrant women and their families affected by the 2022 floods in Maribyrnong.
Prevention partnerships
We see partnerships as essential to bringing about effective and sustainable outcomes for communities in Melbourne’s west. We work in partnership with organisations in our sector, as well as beyond it.
GenWest is the lead agency for two strategic regional partnerships: Preventing Violence Together and the Action for Equity sexual and reproductive health partnership.
