New initiatives to teach men and boys about healthy relationships will run in remote NT and WA communities, as part of the federal government's goal to end gender-based violence in one generation.
The federal government has announced $12 million for new programs to teach men healthy relationship skills in remote NT and WA communities.The federal government will put $12 million towards new programs to teach men and boys about healthy relationships in remote NT and WA communities.
New programs to teach young men and boys about healthy relationships will be set up in remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory and Western Australia, under a new commonwealth commitment. Bagala Aboriginal Corporation chief executive Steve Smith said the programs would aim to reach 200 young men aged 16 to 40.
In Wadeye, the Thanarrurr Development Corporation will run a $3.8 million program with male elders from the four main ceremonial groups to develop activities for boys and young men, aged from 10 up.Photo shows Three young Indigenous men stand next to timber poles Playing Aussie Rules football is a popular activity in many remote Indigenous communities, including Wadeye.These programs are separate to the NT government's men's behaviour change programs already running in Wadeye and Alice Springs, and soon getting underway in Katherine, which work directly with men who use violence.
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