Centring Aboriginal Women’s Voices:
Partnership Case Study
This resource is intended for non-Aboriginal family violence organisations seeking to genuinely centre Aboriginal women’s voices in their work. It draws from a partnership between Djirra, Elizabeth Morgan House and Safe and Equal, and shares the practical steps taken to ensure Aboriginal women shaped the process from the start.
This case study is intended for non-Aboriginal family violence organisations seeking to genuinely centre Aboriginal women’s voices in their work. It draws from a partnership between Djirra, Elizabeth Morgan House and Safe and Equal, and shares the practical steps taken to ensure Aboriginal women shaped the process from the start.
It draws from the perspectives of three Aboriginal women participating in this project, the Project Lead who worked closely with them, and a lessons learnt report capturing their experiences.
Recognising that organisations and communities are unique, this resource is intended as an example, with the invitation to use as a reference and adapt what does not fit to your context.
“I’m finding that a lot of organisations are now open to having advocates, and you can’t get any better resource than that, can you?” – Aboriginal woman
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This video tells the story of a partnership between Djirra, Elizabeth Morgan House and Safe and Equal. It’s shared to contribute to the growing evidence base on equitable partnership approaches between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal organisations, with the hope that it may inform future partnership practices across the family violence sector.
This resource has been developed as part in partnership between Djirra and Safe and Equal. It tells the stories and shares processes and learnings developed through the first stage of the partnership across 2022-2024.
This statement sets out non-Aboriginal family violence services collective commitment, as a family violence sector. Acknowledging what we have heard, the tangible actions we will take and how we will demonstrate accountability to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have the right to access culturally responsive, inclusive, and equitable family violence support, no matter what kind of service they go to. It is crucial that non-Aboriginal family violence services uphold Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s rights to self-determination, choice, and safety.