About Us

The Muslim Women’s Council of Victoria Inc. (previously known as the Islamic Girls’ & Women’s Group Inc.) is a not-for-profit organisation formed to meet the challenges faced by Muslim women living, working and integrating into the broader community in a way that honours their religious and cultural heritage while simultaneously enriching the broader Australian community.

MWCV’s Vision:

"To enrich the Australian society by meeting the challenges facing Muslim women"

MWCV’s Mission:

To meet the challenges faced by Muslim women by:

  • Encouraging and assisting Muslim women to be educated and professionally trained
  • Supporting Muslim women in their integration into Australian society
  • Facilitating Muslim women’s participation in physical and recreational activities

To enrich the Australian community by:

  • Informing the public about the religion and culture of the diverse Muslim communities in Melbourne
  • Creating more exchange between Muslim and other communities
  • Working together with other community groups to create harmony

MWCV’s Objectives:

With regards to Muslim women

  • To increase the number of Muslim women who are professionally trained, gainfully employed and actively engaged in the Australian political system
  • To encourage Muslim women to assume more powerful positions in both the Muslim and the wider community
  • To assist Muslim women in understanding their rights and responsibilities in the Australian society
  • To improve Muslim women’s health
  • To establish a good working relationship with existing Muslim community leaders

With regards to the wider Australian community

  • To improve the general community’s understanding of Islam
  • To give non-Muslims the opportunity to participate in Muslim traditions
  • To change the negative public perception of Muslim women into a more realistic one
  • To improve the harmony between Muslims and the wider Australian community