Indigenous community development projects

Edited by Daryl Higgins

Table of contents

• Foreword
• Indigenous Community Development
  • Australia's Indigenous communities 
  • The impact of colonisation 
  • Healing the communities 
  • Community development from an Indigenous perspective 
  • Handing back power to communities 
  • Leadership 
  • Evaluation methodology 
  • Telstra Foundation funding
• Section 1 - Children: Health, Culture and Wellbeing 
  
  • Introduction 
  • The projects 
  • Key learnings 
  • Project 1: Torres Strait Paediatric Asthma Education 
  • Project 2: Traditional Indigenous Games 
  • Project 3: Keeping Kids Healthy Makes A Better World 
  • Project 4: Children's Picture Dictionaries 
  • Project 5: Ara Irititja Archival Project - Knowing the Past to Strengthen our Future
• Section 2 - Youth: Participation and Leadership 
  
  • Introduction 
  • The projects 
  • Key learnings 
  • Project 6: Jarum Youth Group 
  • Project 7: Soaring 
  • Project 8: Reconciliation through Education 
  • Project 9: Cape York Youth Network 
  • Project 10: After-Hours Youth Drop-In Centre
• Section 3 - Schools: A Sentinel Site for Change
  • Introduction 
  • The projects 
  • Key learnings 
  • Project 11: Early Intervention Program 
  • Project 12: Jobs 4U2 Indigenous School-To-Work 
  • Project 13: Swan Nyungar Sports Education 
  • Project 14: Strong and Smart Digital Project
• The Value of Philanthropy
  • Trust 
  • Flexibility 
  • Leverage 
  • Indigenous leadership 
  • Building sustainability
• Glossary of Terms
• References
• Contributors