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Background
In November 2005, the Western Australian Government developed a strategy to address issues of alienation and marginalisation
that can lead to exclusion and social isolation for members of religious and ethnic minorities, particularly those from new and
emerging communities. This strategy is designed to promote and encourage integration and inclusion of all Western Australians
regardless of ethnicity, language or religious beliefs.
Inclusion and Integration Grants Program (IIPG) First Round 2006 - 2007
In 2006, the Office of Multicultural Interests [OMI] invited applications for grants under the Integration and Inclusion Grants
Program [IIGP]. The IIGP objectives are to provide one-off funding to community based and non-government organisations to
undertake projects designed to build community capacity, and promote integration and active participation by all members of
Western Australia’s diverse community.
The 2006 IIGP First Round comprised three funding categories.
- Community Based Initiatives - to support existing and new community based initiatives that promote integration and
active participation by members of the community in social, economic or political aspects of life, thereby combating
marginalisation and exclusion.
- Promoting Interaction and Communication - to promote interaction and communication between and among different religious
and ethnic groups from new and emerging communities and the broader community, and that facilitate
ongoing dialogue between groups.
- Youth Leadership - to promote and enhance active participation by youth, particularly those at risk of marginalisation
and exclusion, and that provide opportunities for youth from new and emerging communities to interact with
the broader community.
A total of nine projects were funded under the First Round of the IIGP. Six projects were funded within the Youth Leadership
Category, two projects were funded under the category of Community Based Initiatives and one project was funded under the
category of Promoting Interaction and Communication.
Inclusion and Integration Grants Program: Successful Grants Recipients
Lead Organisation Edmund Rice Centre Mirrabooka Inc |
Grant Category Youth Leadership |
Project Title Sports Leadership Camp |
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A sports leadership camp that will provide youth from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
(especially youth from new and emerging communities at risk of marginalisation and exclusion) with the opportunity to learn
coaching and leadership skills. The participants will be targeted from the suburbs of Balga, Mirrabooka, Westminster,
Koondoola, Girrawheen and Nollamara. |
Lead Organisation The Western Australian Council of Social Services (WACOSS) |
Grant Category Community Based Initiatives |
Project Title Building Networks Project |
| The project aims to provide advice and training relating to the operation,
management and governance of small new and emerging community organisations; develop inclusive integrated tools for
Non-Government Organisations; and develop mechanisms for fostering and increasing inter-group collaboration and partnerships. |
Lead Organisation Ishar Multicultural Women's Health Centre |
Grant Category Youth Leadership |
Project Title Getting Connected |
| The project aims to empower a number of young women aged 13-17 years
from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, at risk of marginalisation and exclusion, to take charge of their own lives
and develop links with their community to achieve their life goals. The young women will have the opportunity to develop
life skills, gain confidence, broaden their network of influence, and gain access to information and opportunities within
the broader community. |
Lead Organisation Leeuwin Ocean Adventure Foundation |
Grant Category Youth Leadership |
Project Title L I P Leeuwin Youth Scholarships |
| The project will provide scholarship opportunities for young people from at risk or marginalised
communities to take part in leadership voyages on board the tall ship Leeuwin II. Participants will work as part of a team with young
people from a range of backgrounds and learn to support each other to achieve team and personal goals.
The project will help break down the barriers of social isolation experienced by these youth and provide opportunities for developing friendships
and building social networks. |
Lead Organisation Muslim Women's Support Centre |
Grant Category Youth Leadership |
Project Title Connecting Communities |
| This interactive leadership project is designed
to develop the confidence and personal leadership skills of a number of young newly arrived migrants, both male and female.
The four six-week leadership programs will focus on building practical skills and confidence and connecting students
with the broader community. The skills will be developed through workshop activities, broader community involvement,
excursions and interaction with youth and community mentors. |
Lead Organisation Association for Services to Torture and Trauma Survivors (ASeTTS) |
Grant Category Youth Leadership |
Project Title Vacation Program for Refugee Youth |
| The Vacation Program will target young people from
refugee backgrounds (mainly from the Sudanese and Middle-Eastern communities) and will complement the Newly Arrived Youth Support
Services (NAYSS) program through a range of activities to increase their understanding of, and lessen the stress of living in,
their new environment and culture, build self-esteem and reduce social isolation, as well as recreational activities. |
Lead Organisation Fremantle Migrant Advisory Association |
Grant Category Promoting Interaction and Communication |
Project Title Multicultural Men's Support Program |
| The project will educate, support, advise and advocate for both
newly-arrived migrant, refugee and humanitarian entrant men and long-term overseas born male residents of Western Australia
who are experiencing alienation and dislocation in their lives due to identified issues. |
Lead Organisation Gosnells Community Legal Centre Inc |
Grant Category Community Based Initiatives |
Project Title Our Strong People Project |
| The project will target culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) communities in
the South-east metropolitan corridor, including Cannington, Thornlie, Gosnells, Armadale, Serpentine/Jarrahdale and adjoining suburbs.
The project aims to develop skills to assist integration and the active participation of culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD)
communities in community services; develop a model to assist CaLD communities in the development of life skills; mentor and provide support
and training to community members; and develop training and information resources for CaLD community development workers |
Inclusion and Integration Grants Program (IIPG) Second Round 2007 - 2008
In 2007 there was a call for applications for a second round of the IIGP (IIGP2). It was decided that the focus should be given to promoting greater interaction between
different parts of the community. Consequently, the second round only has one funding category of Promoting Interaction and Communication.
The purpose of IIGP2 is to provide opportunities for people to mix and interact with the aim of achieving greater understanding of, and mutual respect for, the range of
cultural and religious communities living in Western Australia. Projects must encourage and provide opportunities for discussion, dialogue and interaction between
diverse communities, that is:
- between new and emerging communities and the broader community; or
- between established culturally and linguistically diverse communities and new and emerging communities.
In September 2007, the Minister for Multicultural Interests and Citizenship, Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich MLC, approved funding for the following five projects, which will be implemented between
January and December 2008.
Lead Organisation Community First Inc |
Project Title Bilyidar Celebrating Diversity |
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The “Bilyidar Celebrating Diversity” project will bring together 40 young people, aged between 15 – 21 years, from the Filipino, Sudanese and Nyoongar communities,
who live in the Local Government Areas of Mandurah, Murray and Waroona to engage in several project activities to develop an understanding of different cultures and
address racism in the Peel region. |
Lead Organisation Bunbury Community & Child Care Association (Milligan House) Inc |
Project Title Harmony - Let it be |
| The “Harmony - Let it be” project aims to break down barriers based on fears, misconceptions and misunderstandings of different
religions and cultural traditions and practices; increase integration of diverse groups into the broader community; and increase respect and appreciation of diversity among
the 50 participants, who live within the Greater Bunbury area. The participants will be members of the Catholic and Anglican churches, the Buddhist Centre, the Baha’i Centre,
and Islamic Associations. |
Lead Organisation Learning Centre Link |
Project Title Linking Communities |
| The “Linking Communities” project will involve employment of a part-time Cultural Access Worker by Learning Centre Link to
work with six Learning Centres over a 10 month period to enhance the connections and interaction between Centres, New and Emerging Communities and Culturally and Linguistically
Diverse groups through various project activities. The project has the potential to involve about 380 people. |
Lead Organisation Community Vision Inc |
Project Title Tales of Times Past |
| The “Tales of Times Past” project will provide an opportunity for a group of seniors, in the City of Joondalup,
from different religious and cultural backgrounds, to come together to recall and develop personal recollections on a diversity of themes. The aim will be to present these stories
at six primary and senior schools, as well as to community organisations. It is anticipated that a large number of people, from different generations, will be involved and connected
through this project. |
Lead Organisation Edmund Rice Centre |
Project Title Harmony Weekend |
| The “Harmony Weekend” project will comprise two Harmony Weekend Camp experiences for 80 people from Culturally and
Linguistically Diverse, Anglo-Australian, and Indigenous backgrounds. Participants will be members of the El Fan Iraqi Community, the Sudanese, Buddhist, and Baha’i communities,
and the Edmund Rice Network. The family oriented camps will give participants, from a variety of cultures and faiths, the opportunity to interact, share experiences, beliefs
and values, and learn from each other. It is envisaged that the project will serve as a catalyst for further formal and informal interaction
between participants following the camps. |
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