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Happy 101st International Women’s Day
AWAVA has prepared a short film about the Australian Women’s Timeline to celebrate International Women’s Day. The Timeline was launched for the Centenary of IWD in 2011.
Looking forward to working with you in 2012
I’m very excited to have joined AWAVA as the Program Manager! I’m really looking forward to working with our Friends and Supporters in 2012 to move towards AWAVA’s ambitious, but essential, vision to ensure that all women and children are able to live free from all forms of violence and abuse. AWAVA’s Friends and Supporters [...]
Joint Submission on National Action Plan on on Women, Peace and Security
The Australian Government released its draft National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security a few months ago. The National Action Plan outlines Australia’s framework to integrate gender considerations in all peace and security efforts and support work to eliminate violence against women in fragile, conflict and post-conflict situations where Australia operates. Joint Submission on [...]
Weekly Round up – 30 September
Members of AWAVA today attended the NGO Round Table preparing for the 56th Session of the Commission of the Status of Women which will be held at the UN in New York in March 2012. The theme for the 56th Session will be on the empowerment of rural women and their role in poverty and [...]
Position Vacant – Program Manager – Canberra
AWAVA is seeking applications from appropriately qualified individuals, interested in the position of Program Manager. The successful applicant, to be based in Canberra, will provide leadership and work with WESNET and the AWAVA Advisory Group to deliver the aims and objectives of AWAVA. On a day to day basis the Program Manager will be responsible [...]
Weekly Roundup – 23 September
We are back at our desks here at AWAVA after a week away in the NT and running the first of our community engagement events in Katherine. You can read more about how the event went here. It’s been a big week. National news FaHCSIA has released an Easy English version of the National Plan [...]
Working with Marginalised Women Workshop
GOLD COAST 14 November 2011 | IPSWICH 21 November 2011 The Domestic Violence Prevention Centre Gold Coast Inc & Sisters Inside Inc are hosting a one day training workshop is specifically designed for employed professionals, advocates, volunteers and other interested persons who work with marginalised women, particularly criminalised women.The training will be useful and practical for [...]
Katherine Community Engagement Event
The AWAVA team are back from the first of our Community Engagement events which was held in Katherine last week. The event was designed to bring together local organisations and people interested in learning more about the National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and their Children and what they can do in their own [...]
AWAVA recieves funding for two new projects
AWAVA is pleased to announce that we have received Australian Government funding for two new projects to assist in the elimination of violence against women. Both projects focus on violence prevention in regional and remote communities. The Bridging the National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and their Children to Community Social Change Action – [...]
We’re hiring!
The Australian Women’s Alliance is seeking applications for the position of Program Manager. AWAVA and WESNET are seeking a motivated, independent, innovative person with a demonstrated background in leadership, managerial and organisational development, resource management, developing and implementing external communications strategies with various stakeholders, media liaison and strategic planning. If this sounds like you, click [...]
