The unveiling of a Commonwealth-funded Small Grants Fund in conjunction with the Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia (FECCA) will help multicultural communities to receive critical health information and advice on the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination.
The CEO of FECCA, Mohammad Al-Khafaji said the programme would deliver small grants to community groups to: “undertake and lead targeted communication activities on COVID and the vaccinations at the grass roots level.”
“These grants will support local community leaders to ensure information and messages are delivered to their communities by trusted members and in the best form to be understood and acted upon. We thank multicultural communities who have done their part in tackling this pandemic, and we hope these small grants can support their important work,” said Mr Al-Khafaji.
The federal minister for Health and aged Care, Greg Hunt said it was essential that the federal government partnered with multicultural communities and supported them to promote the vaccination rollout.
“As increasing numbers of Australians become eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, the Australian Government is ensuring everyone can have confidence in the vaccination program,” Mr Hunt said.
The Small Grants Program is also supported by the Settlement Council of Australia (SCOA), Migration Council Australia and the Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network (MYAN).
The organisations have called for eligible community organisations to apply for the grant and help to spread the word in their communities.
♦ For more information about the Small Grants Fund programme, go to the FECCA website link.
