Grants to address NT family violence

THE Tennant Creek Women’s Refuge is among ten groups that will share in $1.3 million worth of government grants to help prevent domestic, family and sexual violence.

The NT government’s Safe, Respected and Free from Violence Prevention Grants offer up to $150,000 to organisations aiming to develop and implement domestic and family violence prevention and early intervention activities.

This year’s recipients include Tennant Creek Women’s Refuge’s ‘Talking Respect Workforce Development Project’ and the UMNT (United Muslims of the NT) ‘Nissa’ ( Women in Arabic) project.

The North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA) ‘Mediation Training for Elders’ will also be helped with some grant funding, along with Save the Children Australia to deliver the collaborative ‘Binjari, a Safe Place for Families to Thrive’ project in Binjari.

IBC (Identify, Belonging and Connection) Community Services also was given a grant to partner with Darwin Indigenous Men’s Service, Darwin Aboriginal and Islander Women’s Shelter, Darwin council, Palmerston council and the YMCA to deliver the ‘Strong and Connected Communities’ project in Darwin and Palmerston. The Ruby Gaea Darwin Centre Against Rape has also got funding to provide the ‘ Personal Protection Strategies’ project for women and people from LGBTQIA+ communities in Darwin, Palmerston and Humpty Doo. Desert Knowledge was given funding to deliver a program in Borroloola.