About Us
About us
The Eastern and Central Africa Communities of Victoria Inc. (EACACOV) is a state-wide emerging and inclusive organisation that aims to bring together African-Australians in Victoria who mainly trace their genealogy from various African countries and those who feel connected to Africa. One among its many objectives is to address issues that impact on their settlement in Australia.
EACACOV was established in 1998 to provide a forum where common issues of settlement could be collectively dealt with.
VISION STATEMENT
To build a prosperous and vibrant African community fully integrated into the multicultural Australian society.
E.A.C.A.C.O.V is dedicated to the successful settlement and participation of African migrant and refugee communities in
EACACOV's African Holistic Social Services, assists all African-Australians who trace there genealogy from African countries and those who feel connected to Africa to address issues that impact on their settlement in Australia.
This project is funded by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) under the Settlement Grants Program (SGP) to provide a holistic settlement service and complex crisis case management, with Africans in Victoria being the primary target group.
What we aim to do
Provide holistic and culturally sensitive settlement casework services to families and youth, refugees and humanitarian,
entrants, new migrants, as well as individual men and women;
Identify the settlement needs of Africans in Victoria;
Advocate on behalf of all Africans with respect to social welfare service provisions;
Co-operate with other service providers to achieve better outcomes for the target group, in terms of service provisions;
Resource and support communities and groups to meet their specific needs.
How can we help?
The EACACOV African Holistic Social Service can assist you with the following providing cultural appropriate case work, advocacy, community development support, information provision and referral services.
- Immigration information
- Housing accommodation
- Dealing with other organisations e.g. schools, Centrelink, Department of Human Services (DHS).
- Linking individuals to employment services
- Dealing with relationship issues
- Dealing with family issues
- Linking individuals and families to community support groups
- Resourcing, mentoring and facilitating the establishment of youth, women, men and elderly persons support groups
- Resourcing groups to secure funding and other vital community resources
- Cross cultural Information/training/facilitating
What we do
entrants, new migrants, as well as individual men and women;
Identify the settlement needs of Africans in Victoria;
Advocate on behalf of all Africans with respect to social welfare service provisions;
Co-operate with other service providers to achieve better outcomes for the target group, in terms of service provisions;
Resource and support communities and groups to meet their specific needs.