A STORYBOOK highlighting distinctive and successful social initiatives in Aboriginal communities has attracted funding from the State Government.
The Public Health Advocacy Institute of WA, which is partnered by Curtin University, was awarded the grant for work towards Western Australia’s Indigenous Storybook, which helps to promote health and social programs in Aboriginal communities in the State’s north.
Project co-ordinator Melissa Stoneham said the funding would enable a pilot forum to be held in the Kimberley.
The forum will help the institute collect stories from the community and the funding will help build a strong network and promote the workshops.
“The program aims to help people develop the skills they need to share the stories with other communities and agencies,” Dr Stoneham said.
She said the stories collected so far ranged from promoting dog health to programs involving men repairing bicycles to give to youths and men returning from prison.
The funding was made available through the Social Innovation Grants Program, which recently presented nine WA organisations with $2.5m million to share.