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It’s ‘sew’ good to be creative! 💁‍♀️

Our SETS women are incredibly talented, and many of them are full of creative ideas. This year, MWASA is introducing community sewing sessions where clients can come to sew and create anything they wanted 🤩🥳 It’s wonderful to see participants reconnect with their interest with friends and gather as a community 💕

Besides free-hand sewing 🪡, MWASA also provides the opportunity to learn new sewing skills with the help of an experienced tailor. Recently, our clients learnt about and how to make their own bodice pattern ✂️✂️

Sew-It-Your-Way is a new program MWASA is introducing to our SETS women 🤗 Our program mixes traditional English classes with hands-on learning through sewing! This way, we can encourage clients to practice their English vocabulary while creating beautiful garments ✨
Drop by MWASA during opening hours on any Wednesday to join the community!

Our CHSP seniors were keen to visit the major heri

Our CHSP seniors were keen to visit the major heritage building 🏛️ that housed the two art connoisseurs, Ursula and Bill Hayward, in Carrick Hill 🌄

It was a lovely day for a drive down to Carrick Hill, especially with the warm sunshine and light autumn breeze 🍃 The combination of perfect weather and the excitement of exploring someplace nice is always a sign of a good day to come 🤗 Once there, we were instantly amazed by the spectacular views overlooking the Gulf St Vincent from the hill! The seniors spent ages admiring the English manor-style home filled with artworks 🤩🤩

Lunch break by the formal gardens had been a treat as there was a stunning view from the lawn terraces to the city 🏙️ and coast 🏖️ of Adelaide! We ended the day with a stroll along the formal garden to enjoy the last of the great weather and scenery 🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️

We can’t wait to visit more historical grounds with the CHSP seniors 😄

While the sun was still out, we seized the opportu

While the sun was still out, we seized the opportunity to take the seniors for a picnic at Glenelg Beach ☀️🏖️ A day out breathing in fresh air and looking over a gorgeous view can never go wrong!

The seniors had a a great fun and adventure riding the Skyline Ferris Wheel 🎡 Being 35 metres above ground, they were able to experience the spectacular view of the Glenelg coastline and Moseley Beach Square 😍

The seniors who decided that they preferred having their feet on the ground instead enjoyed a walk along the beach or shopping down Jetty Road 😂

A trip to the beach just wasn’t complete with eating fish and chips! 🐟

Stroke is among Australia’s biggest killers and

Stroke is among Australia’s biggest killers and is a leading cause for disability in people; and it can happen to anyone. However, more than 80% of strokes can be prevented 🧑‍⚕️

Guest speaker, Mariah Kambanaros from Stroke Foundation Australia, shared with our CHSP seniors about stroke, how it happens, the symptoms and what to do when it happens. Above all, Mariah stressed that everyone should take charge of their own health and make the effort to live a healthy lifestyle 🥑🥕🍅🏃‍♀️

Thank you Mariah for shedding light on the matter, our seniors are very much informed now!

Managing your household energy, gas and water can

Managing your household energy, gas and water can be difficult and confusing. In collaboration with Uniting Communities, we held a workshop on bills and budgeting for our SETS ladies 💵💵

The information session educates our ladies about available concessions, reading meters and energy bills, getting better deals and negotiating bill payments 🧾 They were also advised on how to budget and save; whether it's through budgeting or earning benefits from concessions 🤩🤩

Towards the end, participants were given analysis of their utility bills, and this has given them an insight into their energy usage and help find opportunities to reduce their energy bills 😊

Thank you to Saira Akhtar from Uniting Communities for the session; our ladies are more thrifty with their budget now 🤗

We had a great #HarmonyWeek 🧡 Last week at MWAS

We had a great #HarmonyWeek 🧡 Last week at MWASA we celebrated inclusiveness, respect for different cultures, a sense of belonging for everyone 🌎 We had ladies from different backgrounds come together for lunch and activities this week to celebrate 🎉🎉

We couldn’t have a celebration without food, and our ladies had brought plenty 😍

Our diverse and multicultural society is a treasure that we must celebrate; it is important to remember that #everyonebelongs, despite our differences 🤗

We visited the Art Gallery of SA🏛️with our Fo

We visited the Art Gallery of SA🏛️with our Foundation Skills students for a lesson! This time, the students were given a private tour through the Islamic collection exhibition by a gallery guide 😲

The exhibition displayed Islamic art from across the centuries and the world, extending from Morocco to Australia 🌎 Our students had a particular focus on the Mosque glass lamp 🕌 made sometime between 1875 – 1950 as they had been learning about it in their lessons.

The excursion was filled with questions and chatter; it was great to see the students confidently converse in English with others 🤗🤗

We love to see smiles on your faces 😁 In colla

We love to see smiles on your faces 😁

In collaboration with Adelaide Dental School, MWASA held an informative session for our SETS ladies on oral health. We had dentistry students come in to teach participants about their and their children’s oral health! 🦷🪥✨ Our guest students had advised and given tips (as well as goodie bags) to keep their smile perfect.

Thank you to the students from Adelaide Dental School for your efforts in educating our ladies; it was very enjoyable and they learnt a lot! 🙆🙆

We’re always up for new sights and adventures wi

We’re always up for new sights and adventures with the CHSP Seniors! 🧗‍♀️

Visiting the Gorge Wildlife Park 🏞️ with the seniors was a wonderful experience, and the warm Spring weather played a huge part! 🍃 We spent a lot of time interacting with the native animals and even got to pet the wallabies and koalas 🐨 We’ve got the pictures to prove it too!

The day ended on a high note with a picnic under the shade of the gazebo surrounded by nature and animals ☀️ Seeing the seniors in high spirits was incredibly gratifying, so we can’t wait till our next adventure together 🤗

The trip to the Art Gallery inspired our Foundatio

The trip to the Art Gallery inspired our Foundation Skills English students to visit the family home of artists Nora and Hans Heyson, The Cedars, in Handorf 🌄

It was a lovely day for a drive through the Adelaide Hills, the excellent weather and warm sunshine 🌞 made the perfect trip for visiting too. The students had an amazing time touring the art studio, gardens and family home 🏡 The experience gave the students the chance to connect with the gorgeous art and practice their English 😃 They had no qualms about asking the tour guide questions and talking about the artwork on display!

Both tutors and students alike had a great time on this trip outside the classroom 🤗 We're excited to provide more learning opportunities like this for our students in the future 👀

Last month, we took our class of Foundation Skills

Last month, we took our class of Foundation Skills English students to the Art Gallery of South Australia 🏛 We had a look at the art on display by local artists, Nora Heyson and her father, Hans Heyson. The students were very excited to be able to see their paintings up close as they had been talking about both famous painters during class 🖼

The visit had inspired us to visit the painters' family home in Handorf, so we planned for a visit for the next class outing! 👀

Our seniors had a ball playing mini-golf! ⛳ We

Our seniors had a ball playing mini-golf! ⛳

We took our seniors to the Weat Beach Mini-Golf course to enjoy a day outside under the warm sunshine🌞 It was an exciting experience for our seniors who was eager to return to the golf course after the fun time they had the last visit!

This time, the seniors enjoyed a friendly competition among themselves! 👏 They spent an equal amount of time posing and snapping pictures with the amusing statues! 📷

We spent some time after at Henley beach ⛱ and strolling along the jetty while enjoying the ocean breeze. Our seniors were also very happy to sit and enjoy their lunches while enjoying the ocean view.

We're excited to hold more events for our Muslim seniors in the future! 😃

#CHSP #MWASA

Earlier this month, we took our CHSP seniors to a

Earlier this month, we took our CHSP seniors to a trip to visit the South Australian Museum! 🏛️ The warm springtime weather was perfect for the seniors to take a leisure stroll to the museum from Victoria Square. ☀️🚶🏾‍♀️

It was an exciting tour for the seniors, and a quite a shock for some who had never visited the SA Museum before! We managed to explore all the exhibitions available, except for the Ancient Egypt gallery which some of our seniors found too scary! 😂😂 Our seniors were particularly amazed by the real life exhibits and were so very eager to learn more about them. 📕

We also treated the seniors to lunch the Good Social Café afterwards. ☕The delicious food and the charming atmosphere of the café was perfect for catching up or just relaxing after a morning of walking.

Can’t wait for the next outing with our seniors! 😄😄

It was wonderful hosting a Cross-Cultural workshop

It was wonderful hosting a Cross-Cultural workshop for the students of Tatachilla Lutheran College at Marion Mosque for our Unity in Diversity program 🌏

MWASA’s Cross-Cultural Educator, Sr. Flora Chanisheff, had discussed the topic of Islam and Muslims, and held a Q&A session regarding common misconceptions. We even had some students from Pinnacle College to come in and sit with the students of Tatachilla 👨🏽‍🎓👩🏿‍🎓 They aided Sr Flora with answering questions from the students of Tatachilla. 🕌

It was incredible to see students from both schools interact and seeing them gradually break down social barriers and chat comfortably was very heart-warming ☺️ Their shared lunch 🍱 afterwards was full of lively conversation! It was an incredibly eye-opening experience for both Tatachilla and Pinnacle students alike and we can’t wait to host another session 😁😁

Big thank you 🙆🏽‍♀️ to Nurhayati, Filzah, and Zuhair from the Islamic Society of South Australia for assisting in organising and hosting the session. Thank you also to the year 12 students from Tatachilla College and Pinnacle College for participating! 🙇🏿‍♂️

ℹ️ If you are interested in arranging a Cross-Cultural session for your school or workplace, contact admin@mwasa.org.au

It was amazing sewing with our ladies! 🧵🪡 W

It was amazing sewing with our ladies! 🧵🪡

We held a hemming and alteration workshop last week where we taught our ladies the best and easiest way to hem their clothes! 👚 So long pants or skirt that gets caught won’t make you trip! ✂️ The workshop was conducted by fashion designer and professional dressmaker 👗 Vita Alnaimat, who did a wonderful job of inspiring our ladies to practice and improve their alteration skills! One of our ladies was determined to buy her own sewing machine at the end of the session. ✨✨

We look forward to sewing you at the next one! 👀

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among wome

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in Australia and the second most common cancer to cause death in women.

MWASA held an informative talk on breast cancer for all women ages 40 and above on the 12th of August. Our ladies learnt how to recognise early signs of breast cancer and what measures to take to keep themselves as healthy as possible. 💪🏼🥗

ℹ️ It is important that breast cancer is detected at early stage, even before it can be felt. This greatly improves the treatment options and health outcomes for the individual. 🏋🏽‍♀️ Making the effort to exercise daily and making regular appointments with your GP is a good measure to take to spot the signs of breast cancer early. 🏥

Thank you to Marita Aldride from Breast Screening SA for coming in for the informative talk 🙇🏽‍♀️; our ladies were definitely very grateful.

#breastcancerawareness #wellbeingsa

Covid-19 restrictions didn’t stop us from holdin

Covid-19 restrictions didn’t stop us from holding programs for our ladies!
We held a Zoom webinar for our SETS mums about raising children in Australia. 🏠

While there are many challenges that parents face in raising children when they come to Australia, it is important to remember that children are also facing challenges of their own. Sheikh stressed the importance of keeping communicative channels open between you and your child and how that was the first step to having a comfortable and happy home environment for everyone! 👪💖

It was an incredibly informative talk and our mums were keen on having a continuation seminar.

Thank you to Sheikh Riad for hosting the webinar! We look forward to holding a face-to-face session for our ladies in the future! 👀

#Parenting
#MWASA_SETS
#AFIC

We wrapped up our holiday events with a blast! 💥💥

Prior to Adelaide’s 7-day lockdown in July, we held a candle decorating 🕯️ session with our SETS Youth.

Many were excited at the opportunity to hand-craft home deco for the Eid al-Adha celebrations. 🎊🐑🎊 We were lucky to have the session guided by our experienced home decorator, Sawson Alnadi. She showed them an easy method of customising candles which only required materials that you could find in at home! 🏠

It was amazing seeing our youths’ personal designs and we're looking forward to seeing what other designs they might produce. 👀

Our holidays are going great and the cupcake decor

Our holidays are going great and the cupcake decorating session we held last week was definitely the icing on the cake! 🍰

We had an experienced baker, Sidhra Khalid from @mimitu.au, come in to teach some of our girls techniques to use when decorating cakes! 👩‍🍳 Our Youth's creativity really shone through in their cakes; it was almost a pity to eat them! 😢

Let us know what you think of these gorgeously decorated cakes by leaving a like!

What an ice way to kick off the holidays! 🧊 O

What an ice way to kick off the holidays! 🧊

Our SETS Youth had a ball during their first time ice-skating, though there were a few slips and slides! 💃💃 😆

It was wonderful to see our girls engage in a fun, physical activity that many have not tried before. They had lots of fun trying to navigate on the ice with their friends; while there were lots of laughs, there were also bumps and bruises! 🥶

Keep your eyes out for more holiday activities! We look forward to seeing you at the next one! 👀

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