Rites of passage
The project will develop and deliver a purpose-built Rites of Passage program for the Yarrabah community.
How will your project strengthen culture and identity?
The program will provide pathways to regain cultural practice allowing the participants to re-establish vital relationships within their family and community, thus giving back those practices that were taken from them through colonisation.
How will Rites of Passage help reduce domestic family violence (DFV) in the
Yarrabah community?
By giving back
purpose, responsibility and ownership of cultural knowledge and practice,
participants then have the tools to navigate through life and living in two cultures
with support networks around them.
How will Rites of Passage help support people
experiencing DFV?
When people are
provided with a meaningful purpose in life it reduces the room for boredom,
frustration and lack of tools to make healthy and productive choices for
themselves and their families. This
program has the capacity to develop strong networks built on the foundations of
cultural hierarchy and responsibility, something that is lacking in many
communities.
How will Rites of Passage help reduce DFV reoffending?
The project supports men
and women to develop and access support mechanisms within their own family
group, community and from organisations and service providers. This network can have the capacity to
influence behaviours of people and thus leading to positive choices.