The Water Well Project is an award-winning charity that improves the health and wellbeing of communities from migrant, refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds by improving their health literacy.

Their core activity is the provision of free, interactive, community-based, health education sessions delivered by volunteer healthcare professionals across Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales.

The Water Well Project utilises a community-centric model by working closely with refugee and migrant support organisations. Sessions are delivered upon requests from community groups and co-designed alongside community partners. This means that sessions are tailored to the needs of each community group and delivered in a culturally safe manner.

Free lung cancer screening education sessions for multicultural communities

A new national lung cancer screening program is being rolled out across Australia, creating a powerful opportunity to detect lunger cancer earlier and save lives.

The Water Well Project is delivering free, community-based education sessions to help people understand who is eligible, why screening matters, and how to access it. These sessions are especially important for people aged 50–70 who are current or former smokers.

They are currently prioritising sessions for Cantonese, Mandarin, Arabic, Vietnamese and Hindi -speaking communities, however organisations supporting other language groups are also encouraged to get in touch.

Volunteering with The Water Well Project

Are you an AHPRA registered healthcare professional or final year medical student looking to make a meaningful impact? The Water Well Project relies on passionate volunteer healthcare professionals to deliver free, interactive health education sessions to communities from migrant, refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds across Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania.

Volunteering with The Water Well Project offers you:

• A meaningful and impactful way to use your healthcare skills
• Opportunities to connect with like-minded professionals
• Enhanced communication and facilitation skills – especially in culturally diverse settings
• First-hand insight into the cultural barriers that affect health and wellbeing in migrant, refugee and asylum seeker communities

Every session you facilitate helps create more equitable access to health information and empowers individuals and families to navigate Australia’s healthcare system with confidence.

Before facilitating sessions, all new volunteers participate in a New Volunteer Training session. Whether you’re new to facilitation or looking to expand your skills, this is a supportive and engaging introduction to volunteering with the Project.