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SYPTUAC PILOT PROJECTS
Why Yes Matters was one of the 13 projects created as part of the Supporting Young People to Understand Affirmative Consent (SYPTUAC) Program. The SYPTUAC program aimed to empower and educate young people and their key influencers to strengthen their understanding of affirmative consent and healthy relationships.
Why Yes Matters
Why Yes Matters by the Australian Muslim Women’s Centre for Human Rights (AMWCHR) was designed to raise awareness and understanding of affirmative consent and sexual violence prevention within newly arrived and migrant Muslim communities across Melbourne. Our project focused on empowering young people aged 16–22 and their families, especially parents, to engage in open, culturally safe conversations about affirmative consent, respectful relationships, and help-seeking.
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Why Yes Matters aimed to break down stigma, improve consent literacy, and create safer spaces for Muslim young people and their families to discuss these important issues confidently.
We welcome your support and collaboration to amplify this vital work within our communities.
Contact us for collaborations and information at: reception@amwchr.org.au or by calling 03 9481 3000.
You can find out more about AMWCHR at www.amwchr.org.au or at @amwchr on instagram.
Key project activities
Youth Workshops: Interactive sessions with Muslim young people to build knowledge about affirmative consent laws and equip them with knowledge to make informed decisions.
Parenting Programs: A four-session program for Muslim mothers providing tools to talk about consent, raise respectful children, and address cultural and gender-related challenges on issues of relationships, marriage and consent.
Muslim Youth Advisory Group: A diverse group of young Muslim women guides project development and community engagement, ensuring the project resonates with youth voices.
Accessible Resources: Creation and distribution of culturally relevant written and audio-visual materials, shared via social media and community networks to reach Muslim women and youth, including those with low literacy.
Community-Centred Delivery: AMWCHR recruits participants using trusted networks and adapts all content and delivery methods to language, literacy, and cultural needs. Practical supports such as childminding, transport, accessible venues, and catering are provided to ensure inclusivity for all programs where needed.
Banksia Gardens Community Services
A youth-led action group working to promote gender equality and prevent gender-based violence in Hume and surrounds. GPAN focused on peer-to-peer bystander action, equipping young people with tools to safely challenge harmful beliefs and attitudes.
Body Safety Australia
A project aiming to capture young people’s experiences and perspectives around their use of digital technology, with a particular focus on image taking, sharing and editing. It piloted effective approaches to meaningful online safety education.
Centre Against Sexual Assault Central Victoria
A collaborative education project between young people and project partners across the Macedon Ranges, working together to grow young people’s understanding of consent and how to build healthy relationships through a consent workshop and activities.
