Waltja - Alice Springs NT Aboriginal Art Diary

Posted by admin on Sunday, July 24, 2011

Community Training

Waltja is committed to providing training in partnership with Aboriginal communities to meet Waltja’s five strategic goals: Helping people know New ways to do things Working together Better help for families Good ways to do things Waltja offers workshops and one-to-one training in a range of community development and community service areas, such as nutrition, health, child care, youth, aged care and...

Posted by admin on Monday, June 27, 2011

Keeping Our Elders Strong and Safe Project

Waltja Directors care a lot about keeping old people strong and safe. The Directors understand that old people have problems in their lives including money problems, fighting, and difficulties travelling out to country to share culture with young people. So they got some money from the Attorney General’s Department to do this project. This project is about promoting care and respect for old people and...

Posted by admin on Monday, June 13, 2011

Remote Reconnect Service

Reconnect is a community-based early intervention program for young people aged 12 to 18 years who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The program aims to help young people achieve family reconciliation and improve their level of engagement with work, education, training and the community. Waltja operates this service in four remote communities – Ltyente Apurte (Santa Teresa), Titjikala, Amundurrngu...

Posted by admin on Monday, June 13, 2011

Child Care

Waltja has a range of projects and programs that support the development of innovative community-driven early childhood services. This is achieved with sensitivity and an awareness of the unique value system of Indigenous families. Early Childhood Training Waltja is developing training material to deliver Certificate III in Children’s Services in response to community interest and the need to develop...

Posted by admin on Monday, June 13, 2011

Good Life for our Elders

The Good Life for our Elders project is a training and support program for carers of the elderly and people with a disability on the communities of Atitjere, Engawala and Mulga Bore in the Northern Territory. The project aim is to improve the quality of life for people with a disability and elderly people by improving the quality of care they receive and the range of support available for their carers. The...

Posted by admin on Monday, June 13, 2011

Aged & Disability

Disability Operations and Brokerage - Waltja works to support people with a disability, living in remote communities, to be active members within their own community. Waltja receives funding from the NT Department of Health and Families to operate the Disability Operations and Brokerage program. This program helps the aged and people with a disability to live on their communities with the best possible...