Empowerment Grant Project
The Empowerment Community grant was a five-month project funded by Multicultural NSW. The project aimed to provide support for diverse communities that experience unique barriers and challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. These barriers included: improving community understanding of vaccination efficacy, preventing the spread of COVID-19, encouraging communities to test for COVID-19 to protect themselves and the community, and developing resilience to the effects of COVID-19.
The Empowerment project officer coordinated with different stakeholders including, doctors, health professionals and community leaders to organise the session for different ethnic groups. The project successfully delivered zoom sessions and face-to-face information sessions. The community empowerment project was able to assist 240 people in improving their understanding about COVID-19 vaccination and addressing the issues and barriers of getting vaccinated.
