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WARDA project delivers reproductive health workshops to 490 women

9/4/2026

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Australian researchers launched the WARDA project to deliver faith-informed reproductive health workshops in Sydney mosques.
The project held 26 workshops that reached 490 Muslim women across New South Wales.
Participants came from 33 countries and spoke 21 languages, with 67% living in socially disadvantaged areas.
67% held a bachelor’s degree or higher, while 30% were Australian-born.
99.8% would recommend the sessions, 91.2% found them very useful, and 81.8% planned habit changes.

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Story summary

Australian researchers launched the WARDA project to deliver faith-informed reproductive health workshops in Sydney mosques.
The project held 26 workshops that reached 490 Muslim women across New South Wales.
Participants came from 33 countries and spoke 21 languages, with 67% living in socially disadvantaged areas.
67% held a bachelor’s degree or higher, while 30% were Australian-born.
99.8% would recommend the sessions, 91.2% found them very useful, and 81.8% planned habit changes.