- Cook Government delivers grants totalling $50,000 to two community-based organisations to help stop gender-based violence
- Funding will deliver activities as part of this year's 16 Days in WA - Stop Violence Against Women campaign
- The 2024 campaign theme is 'Stopping Family and Domestic Violence: Play Your Part', highlighting the role that everyone can play in stopping family and domestic violence
Grants totalling $50,000 have been presented to two community-based organisations to raise awareness of gender-based violence during this year's 16 Days in WA - Stop Violence Against Women campaign across Western Australia.
16 Days in WA is an annual campaign led by the State Government and runs from 25 November - International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women - to 10 December, which is Human Rights Day.
The theme for 2024 is 'Stopping Family and Domestic Violence: Play Your Part', which aims to encourage everyone to consider their role in calling out disrespectful behaviour and helping to stop the cycle of violence.
The Centre for Women's Safety and Wellbeing (CWSW) and the Aboriginal Family Legal Services will both receive $25,000 to fund activities which support and promote the campaign.
The CWSW will administer grants of up to $1,000 to eligible organisations. Recipients will use the funds to support community events or educational activities that raise awareness about gender-based violence and encourage change.
The Aboriginal Family Legal Services will support the Ochre Ribbon campaign activity during 16 Days in WA. Ochre Ribbon supports action against family violence impacting Aboriginal families and communities.
For more information about the grants, or to apply for the grants please visit:
https://cwsw.org.au/our-projects/
For more information about the campaign please visit: 16 Days in WA (www.wa.gov.au)
As stated by Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence Minister Sabine Winton:
"The Cook Government takes supporting victim-survivors of family and domestic violence seriously.
"It's important to remember that everyone in our community has a role to play when it comes to preventing violence against women and challenging poor behaviours.
"Campaigns such as 16 Days help raise awareness about how individuals can play their part in preventing gender-based violence.
"I look forward to seeing how the funding awarded to Centre for Women's Safety and Wellbeing, and Aboriginal Family Legal Services, enables groups across Western Australia to deliver events and initiatives that raise awareness and foster change."
