Steff Armstrong has been providing leadership to Weenthunga as our Health and Education Consultant. She also has initiated a number of projects relating to connecting with and supporting First Australian senior secondary school girls, showcasing to them a range of health careers. She has spent a lot of time building relationships with key community members, families, local teachers and tertiary educators, fostering networking and collaboration in their work supporting the girls. Steff is a very strong advocate for working two way – First Australians and Australians collaborating and sharing, learning from each other and together being more effective than on their own.
29/09/2019
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Weenthunga presents at IAHA 2019
Weenthunga was honoured to be selected to present on our Nyarrn-gakgo mangkie young women’s program and VAHENonline at the 2019 IAHA Conference. We’ve shared our Abstracts below. Nyarrn-gakgo mangkieNyarrn-gakgo mangkie in Woiwurrung means ‘Hear Within’. “We come together in a safe environment to hear and understand other women’s stories. We’re supported by community and ancestors to listen to our own … Read More