SWIMCON International Dubai
Sector: Health and Sports
Location: Dubai, UAE
Grantee: SWIM Coaches & Teachers Australia
Project Description
SWIM Coaches & Teachers Australia (SWIM) will host SWIMCON International in Dubai, a conference uniting aquatic professionals from Australia, the Arab region, and beyond. Delivered in Dubai, the event will promote knowledge exchange, skills training, and cultural collaboration in aquatic education, supporting relationships between Australian and Arab communities.
Social Media
- Facebook: SWIM Coaches & Teachers Australia
- Website: SWIM Coaches & Teachers Australia
Council for Australian-Arab Relations grant: $55,500
Total project value: $100,000
The INKubator – Virtual Writers' Room
Sector: Arts and Culture
Location: Melbourne, Australia | Slemani, Iraq
Grantee: Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature Office c/o The Wheeler Centre
Project Description
The INKubator is a Virtual Writers' Room connecting writers from Slemani, Iraq and Melbourne, Australia to work together to create a new work inspired by each other's visions of a character from their City of Literature. Writers will develop characters that reflect their cities, inspiring colleagues in the sister city through shared stories and perspectives. Modelled on the Melbourne City of Literature Office's past virtual writers' rooms, the project fosters cross-cultural connection and creativity.
Social Media
- Facebook: The Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas
- Website: The Wheeler Centre
Council for Australian-Arab Relations grant: $23,000
Total project value: $38,500
Low-carbon design innovations and technology adoption for Jordan's rural municipalities
Sector: Innovation and Sustainability
Location: Melbourne, Australia | Amman, Jordan
Grantee: University of Melbourne
Project Description
This project seeks to boost clean energy adoption in Jordan's rural municipalities by applying modern construction methods, upskilling professionals, and creating a knowledge-sharing network between Australian and Jordanian academics and industry experts for collaboration and expertise.
Social Media
- Facebook: The University of Melbourne
- Website: The University of Melbourne
Council for Australian-Arab Relations grant: $54,000
Total project value: $104,000
Online, Accessible, Arabic Health Videos: Pregnancy, Labour and Birth – World First Antenatal Education Series
Sector: Health and Sports
Location: Melbourne, Australia | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | Kuwait City, Kuwait
Grantee: Rahma Health Ltd
Project Description
Rahma Health's 'Online, Accessible, Arabic Health Videos: Pregnancy, Labour and Birth' aims to create the world's first Arabic-language antenatal education series. The series will be presented by clinicians in Australia and used as a resource for families globally. This will support positive and collaborative relationships between Australian and Arab communities.
Social Media
- Facebook: Rahma Health
- Website: Rahma Health
Council for Australian-Arab Relations grant: $57,700
Total project value: $180,974
Connect, Lead, Transform: Sportswomen for Change Leadership Forum
Sector: Health and Sports
Location: Sydney, Australia
Grantee: The Trustee for Creating Chances Trust
Project Description
An immersive, week-long forum uniting young female Sport for Development leaders from Arab nations and Australia for workshops, cultural exchanges, and interactive sessions designed to cultivate leadership skills and foster global sports diplomacy and collaboration. The project will support positive and collaborative relationships between Australian and Arab women leaders.
Social Media
- Facebook: Creating Chances | Facebook
- Website: Creating Chances
Council for Australian-Arab Relations grant: $59,175
Total project value: $78,675
ATIS 2025: Bridging Australia-Arab Cybersecurity for a Secure Digital Future
Sector: Innovation and Sustainability
Location: Melbourne, Australia | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Kufa, Iraq
Grantee: Deakin University
Project Description
Deakin University's Applications-and-Technologies-in-Information-Security 2025 is an international conference delivering experiences of top-tier cybersecurity education and exchange between Australia and the Arab region. The event will be hosted virtually in Kufa (Iraq), Abu Dhabi (UAE) and in-person in Melbourne (Australia), and will involve 4 days of training and networking to ignite multilateral relations and build our secure digital future.
Social Media
- Facebook: Deakin University
- Website: Deakin
Council for Australian-Arab Relations grant: $60,000
Total project value: $217,270
The Arab World in Australia by SalamFest
Sector: Arts and Culture
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Grantee: SalamFest Incorporated
Project Description
SalamFest will host a 2-day festival 'The Arab World in Australia' at Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne. This festival will showcase Arab culture, including performances by musicians Al Tarab and Arab Band, and other local bands and artists. The festival is designed to build a holistic and contemporary understanding of Arab culture among the Australian population.
Social Media
Council for Australian-Arab Relations grant: $60,000
Total project value: $92,500
Iraq Bridge Maintenance Guidelines: Building on Australian Experience & Practice
Sector: Innovation and Sustainability
Location: Sydney, Australia | Baghdad, Iraq
Grantee: University of Technology Sydney
Project Description
The University of Technology Sydney's 'Iraq Bridge Maintenance Guidelines: Building on Australian Experience & Practice' aims to create and disseminate draft bridge maintenance guidelines and practices for Iraq's bridges, inspired by Australia's world-class standards. Key goals include improving safety practices for all personnel, delivering safer infrastructures in Iraq, and fostering Iraq-Australia professional collaboration.
Social Media
- Facebook: University of Technology Sydney
- Website: University of Technology Sydney
Council for Australian-Arab Relations grant: $60,000
Total project value: $118,000