Digital Sisters grant

Participate in this digital inclusion program to support refugee and migrant women in your community. 

Together we can empower women to build digital skills, confidence and connections in the Australian community. 

Grant applications are now closed. 

Digital Sisters is our program to build digital skills and confidence of refugee and migrant women. We have already supported more than 2,600 women with the essential skills required to connect with the community and access the workforce.

With our 55 community partners, we will be working to close the digital divide for refugee and migrant women.

About the Digital Sisters program

Digital Sisters is a digital inclusion program to support refugee and migrant women. The program aims to empower women to build digital skills, confidence and connections in the Australian community.

With 55 community organisations, we will be supporting refugee and migrant women aged 18 to 50 years. The program is being designed to be culturally appropriate and build skills and connections in local people, support services and communities.

Participating organisations received $10,500 grant funding, training and support.

What do organisations have to do?

Nominate community leaders for digital mentor training:

  • Nominate at least 2 Digital Mentors to participate in 1 session of virtual digital mentor training hosted by Good Things Australia. You have the option to select Digital Mentors trained from your existing Digital Sisters Grant or nominate new staff members to attend the online training session.
  • Ensure all staff and mentors involved in delivering the Digital Sisters project have police checks or Working with Vulnerable People checks

Provide digital skills support to your community:

  • Provide digital literacy support to at least 40 migrant and refugee women in their community (aged 18 – 50 years)
  • Host at least one promotional event, by 31 December 2025, to inform the community of the availability of the program
  • Participate in the mid-term check in online session
  • When possible, participate in virtual community of practice meetings to discuss and share information, data, and good practice

Help us measure the impact of the program:

  • Ensure learners attending a digital literacy skills session complete a sign-in form
  • Ensure learner activity and data are gathered and reported on in Good Things Learner Management System
  • Commit to supporting outcomes measurement and evaluation of the digital literacy program by ensuring Digital Mentors and learners use Good Things digital literacy skills checker tools.
  • Be prepared to share learner journeys and good news stories so that Good Things can create case studies
  • Upon completion of delivery, submit a final report and financial acquittal
  • To ensure efficient communication, ensure your contact details in my.goodthings Network Partner website are up to date and notify Good Things Australia within two weeks of any changes to key staff involved in the Digital Sisters project

What support is available?

Participating organisations will receive support from Good Things including:

  • $10,000 grant funding
  • Professional development training for 2 Digital Mentors
  • Digital mentor training package and delivery resources
  • Resources and learning material (including videos) to use in the sessions
  • Support and marketing materials for you to promote your events
  • Community of practice upskilling workshops, regular support and opportunities to connect with other organisations delivering the program to learn together

You can also get in touch with the Good Things team for one-on-one support by calling (02) 9051 9292 or emailing connect@goodthingsfoundation.org

 
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Documents and grant application

Please read our grant guidelines carefully before you apply. They contain critical information that can help you understand eligibility and what you need to do for the grant. 

To apply for this grant you must be a registered network partner in the Good Things network. Go to my.GoodThings to log in and apply, or join the network.

Organisations participating in the program can review the Digital Sisters program guide, including all the relevant information, timeline and next steps. 

Frequently asked questions

Expand the headings below to read answers to questions about our Digital Sisters grant.

The target group for Digital Sisters programs are refugee and migrant women from 18 to 50 years of age.

This program doesn’t have any grants available at the moment and is currently under delivery.

The Good Things network (formerly called Be Connected Network) is Good Things Australia’s national network of community organisations helping to close the digital divide. There are over 4,000 network partners across Australia.

Community organisations in our network get access to grant funding, specialist training, free resources and support from Good Things to help their community get more safely and confidently online.

To be part and get more details visit our website https://my.goodthingsaustralia.org/

The project is 12 months long. The program starts with grants being awarded from July 2025 to June 2026.

There is no specific visa status or amount of time to be eligible to participate in the Digital Sisters program. We want to assist as many women as possible to help them connect with the community and access the workforce.

Is not mandatory to have a bilingual digital mentor. But, for the purpose of the program it is preferred that mentors speak the community language or have plans for translation in place at time of application. This will help you to better support refugee and migrant women.

Grant funds can be used for expenses directly related to the delivery of your project. The funds can be used for costs such as:

  • Communications, promotion and marketing expenses
  • Police checks for all staff and involved in delivering the program, if not in place already
  • Travel
  • Staffing costs
  • Project management costs
  • Catering and food for your event
  • Venue hire
  • Equipment and delivery costs
  • You are required to clearly outline what you will spend the grant funds on in the budget you submit with your application.

Exclusions:

  • Funding cannot be used for capital works (building or construction materials)

You can always get updates from the program through our network newsletter, including any resources that we create for any organisation to use. Subscribe for email updates here.

Please read our grant guidelines carefully before you apply. They contain critical information that can help you understand eligibility and what you need to do for the grant. The guidelines also include a list of all the grant application questions to help you prepare.

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