Women's Development Strategy

The Indigenous Program works closely with locally run Women's Centres to expand their services and help them become focal points for programs for women and their families. 

The Women's Development Strategy, works with women in their communities to strengthen Women's Centres and their programs including bush cooking programs, governance support and support to the Jawoyn Association to develop the regional Banatjarl Family Centre in the Katherine East region.

The Foundation is also supporting the development of a new regional multi-purpose centre near Katherine.
 
Banatjarl Family Centre has been established to play a pivotal role in promoting women's
development and health. The centre will include a:

• refuge for victims of domestic violence
• training centre for women's nutrition and health programs
• knowledge centre to facilitate the handing down of traditional knowledge to younger generations
• learning centre to increase the participation of Jawoyn women in civic and political processes
• meeting place for women and families.

Women’s Centres Information Technology Training

Community-based Women’s Centres are pivotal to maintaining and improving women’s health and wellbeing in remote areas. The Centres act as a voice for women within the community.
 
The women who run them need broad skills to manage the centres and deal with the range of health and social issues faced by those seeking their services.
 
One practical way that The Foundation supports the Women’s Centres is by funding training in business studies and computer skills.  
 
The women see this training as a long-term answer to managing their own business and securing women’s self-determination.

Indigenous Programs Women's Centre Report
This report documents the views of women from certain communities regarding the past and current operation of their Women's Centres and more importantly their vision for the future. Read Report   (401kb)