A new family law clinic for women of culturally diverse backgrounds and a digital platform for Muslim women to share their stories are among initiatives for Canberra women to share in $115,000 funding.
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Eight projects have successfully secured funding as part of this year's Women's Grants.
The Women's Legal Centre (ACT and Region) has received $24,000 to open a specialist women's family law clinic for women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. The centre also received another $3000 to develop the Girls Gotta Know App, for quick access to essential legal information for young women aged 14 to 24 years old.
Muslim women will share their personal stories through short films thanks to $19,000 granted to PhotoAccess. The digital storytelling project will be screened at Ainslie and Gorman Arts Centre.
The Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drug Association ACT will use a $25,000 grant to create a project to enhance support for women affected by drug and alcohol use and domestic and family violence.
Other grant recipients include Beryl Women with $12,000 to create a book documenting the refuge's history and statistics about domestic violence in the territory, and another $12,000 granted to the Women's Centre for Health Matters to develop a local resource to help GPs and community health workers identify signs of domestic violence.
The YWCA Canberra has received $20,000, half for the She Leads College Conference 2015, a leadership conference for up to 200 young women from colleges across the ACT, and the Relationship Things Online project, an interactive digital portal and mobile app which aims to prevent sexual assault and violence.
Minister for Women Joy Burch said the projects would make a real difference to women and girls across the territory.
"This year's grant round attracted an innovative and diverse range of applications, and I look forward to seeing these important initiatives come to life in coming months," she said.
