'Building Futures' homework support program targets young Muslim women undertaking secondary education in state and private schools across Melbourne.The project also aims to identify the barriers, such as the parental attitudes and expectations, barriers within the schooling system which affect young women’s capacity to achieve academically. These barriers can prevent young Muslim women from reaching their educational goals. The program provides support to young women to overcome these barriers using a capacity building approach with the
belief that ultimately it is education that will facilitateyoung Muslim women’s participation in Australian soyoung Muslim women’s participation in Australian society.The program targets young women at risk of leaving school early because of economic disadvantage, limited English language proficiency including limited literacy, and social support. The project aims to empower young Muslim women with information, support and communication skills in the context of providing homework support assistance to them. This we believe is very important to
improve academic achievements as well as the young women’s health and well being. The target group is young Muslim women in secondary school from year 7 to year 12.