Programs

The Zahra Foundation supports women impacted by domestic abuse, providing education and empowerment programs, specialist financial counselling, brokerage and grants to women throughout Australia, promoting economic well-being and empowering participants to build pathways towards employment and education.

Through a collective impact model, key partnerships and technology, The Zahra Foundation is dedicated to creating an Australia where all women are economically empowered and safe.

Pathways to Empowerment Course

Full Program

Pathways to Empowerment course that offers four 9 week programs for women impacted by domestic abuse that allows you to connect with yourself and identify your goals within a safe and supportive space, surrounded by a non-judgemental community.

You will have the opportunity to build skills and confidence, learn about healthy relationships, communication, decision making for your future and discover pathways to education, training and employment, empowering you to build the life you want.

  • The course is lead by trauma and violence-informed program facilitators are compassionate, inclusive, supportive and ensure the space remains comfortable for everyone participating.

  • This program is for women and non-binary people of all ages who have been impacted by or are recovering from Domestic Abuse. It is free, confidential and voluntary.

  • 9 Week course, 1 day per week.

    The group sessions are held during school hours and terms and are delivered across 4 locations in South Australia and 2 locations in New South Wales.

  • If you would like to enrol in a Pathways to Empowerment program, please complete a programs referral form by clicking the link here

    If you have any questions, please contact our Intake worker on

    Phone: 08 8352 1889
    Email: intake@zahrafoundation.org.au

Download the program flyer for SA and NSW below.

Next Enrolment dates

South Australia

North: Term 1 - Jan 2025

South: Term 1 - Jan 2025

Central: Term 1 - Jan 2025

West: Term 1 - Jan 2025

Port Lincoln SA - Term 4 - 2024 (enrolments still open)

Whyalla SA - Term 4 - 2024 (enrolments still open)


New South Wales

Newcastle: Term 4 - Wednesday, October 16 - December 18 - Enrolment still open

Cessnock: Thursday, October 17 - December 17 - Enrolment still open

We also offer programs focused on building knowledge and skills in specific areas.

Pathways to Empowerment

Healthy Futures

The PTE Healthy Futures program focuses on goal setting, work ready skills, and personal attributes. Participants will develop a pathways plan that sets goals for their future education, employment or training.

Pathways to Empowerment

Healthy Communication

The PTE Healthy Communication program delves into values, boundary exploration, effective communication strategies, recognising communication 'red flags,' and managing emotions. The focus is on fostering respectful relationships through healthy communication, as well as things to be concerned about and what to do if that happens.

The PTE Healthy Decisions program explores core values, strengths, digital literacy, social norms, and influences. It equips participants with planning and decision-making skills, emphasising societal and personal empowerment, and includes financial counselling.

Pathways to Empowerment

Healthy Relationships

In the PTE Healthy Relationships program, participants explore values, social norms, and relationship impacts on self and others. Engaging in reflective and creative activities to foster reconnection with self and community while emphasising awareness of individual rights and develop an understanding of healthy relationships.

Pathways to Empowerment

Healthy Decisions

Accredited Training Programs

The Zahra Foundation partners with organisations and service providers to deliver Accredited Training Programs for participants. If you are a participant and would like to find out the current training programs available in your area please contact us.

Training Program Partners:

  • "It’s a wonderful, invaluable service that goes beyond just a support service to really help you find your own strength again and heal from your trauma through shared experience. The women that work in The Zahra Foundation are absolutely lovely and incredible. They are so understanding, supportive and nurturing. Without this program and those women I doubt I would’ve found the strength to pull myself back together again mentally and emotionally."

    Pathways to Empowerment Participant

  • "I went to the pathways to empowerment group and met and talked to other women from similar situations that along with caring guidance and support of the facilitators really helped me to pull myself together again and recover/think practically about the domestic violence I and my children experienced and how I could protect us from that in the future."

    Pathways to Empowerment Participant

  • “Pathways has given me so much more confidence, I am better at asking for help and have achieved so much.”

    Pathways to Empowerment Participant

Partners & Supporters

Thank you to our partners and supporters who make it possible to deliver this program to women across Australia.