Projects
ECCV works with a range of partners to support community outreach and capacity building projects, with an emphasis on disability advocacy, ethnic seniors groups and elder abuse prevention. ECCV projects employ bicultural workers to help build connections and effectively reach vulnerable communities.
Our projects support and inform our policy advocacy work across the multicultural sector.
Current Projects
Energy Transition at Home
ECCV is supporting multicultural households to transition from gas to electricity in a safe, staged and affordable way.
Responding to Climate Change
ECCV is undertaking various projects to support migrant and refugee communities across Victoria to prepare, respond, and recover from emergencies.
Anti-racism
Anti-racism is a core tenet of ECCV’s work with one of our flagship projects being All One Together which supported workplaces to advance their diversity and inclusion.
Aged Care Sector Support
ECCV is ensuring that older migrants and refugees access support services that help them with everyday living and other needs in a culturally appropriate way.
Elder Abuse Prevention
For more than a decade, ECCV has been building capacity within Victoria’s multicultural communities to prevent and respond to elder abuse.
Positive Ageing
ECCV is delivering information sessions to multicultural and ethno-specific seniors’ groups to empower older Victorians to know their rights and age well.
Statewide Disability Network
Established by ECCV, the Network is a unique platform for people with disability from migrant and refugee communities to identify and address systemic gaps.
Past Projects
Multicultural Mental Health
ECCV supported reforms of Victoria’s mental health system to ensure multicultural communities can access culturally safe mental health support.
Intercultural Young Advocacy Leadership
The IYAL program was a pathway for young people from multicultural communities to develop and strengthen their advocacy, governance and leadership experience.
Speak My Language
As part of the national Speak My Language initiative, ECCV trained a bilingual team to produce in-language podcast episodes on living well with disability.
All One Together
ECCV’s anti-racism project aimed at supporting workplaces across Victoria to improve their diversity and inclusion policies and practices.
Recognising and Respecting Carers
ECCV partnered with Carers Victoria to improve the health and wellbeing of carers in multicultural communities, and enhance their access to respite and other supports.
Raise Our Voices
By delivering community forums and training sessions, and facilitating peer-led networks, ECCV empowered people with disability from multicultural communities to advocate for themselves.
Power Saving Bonus
ECCV supported Victoria’s migrant and refugee communities to save on electricity bills and reduce energy costs by helping them access the state government’s $250 Power Saving Bonus program.
VicHealth Youth Partnership
ECCV partnered with VicHealth to support young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds to amplify their voices and engage with co-designed health solutions.