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Each year provides an opportunity for adults, young people and children to come together and promote the positive influence grownups have on children's lives across the Northern Territory. These are the successful applications.
Hosting the 5th Annual Callistemon House Family Violence Enough Is Enough Basketball Tournament . This round-robin tournament involves students and young people from Binjari, Katherine, Barunga and Beswick communities and receives exceptionally strong support from the regional community. The tournament started in 2004 after students from Callistemon House decided to do something about the high level of domestic and family violence experienced in their lives – the tournament is a great way to bring together the whole community under the banner of taking a stand against this violence.
(Callistemon House & YMCA Katherine)
This exceptional community playgroup was initiated by a group of dedicated local women from Milikapiti in June 2007 in response to the need for a parenting program that incorporates local Tiwi culture. Early Childhood Australia and Nungalinya College work together with the women to organise parent/child excursions to the beach and bush that allows the women to share traditional culture amongst parents and children in a safe environment. The playgroup are currently developing a series of posters that promote a number of important parenting messages including the importance of play in children's development using traditional cultural and language.
(Early Childhood Australia)
NCPW workshop series supporting the families of the Positive Learning Program in Darwin and Palmerston. The evening workshops promise to be of real value to families and young people involved by providing information and support for growing up strong, protecting their children and increasing confidence to seek help when necessary. PLP aims to build stronger social networks between families that are often disconnected from mainstream society for a number of socio-economic reasons.
(Life Be In It NT)
School based “Children See, Children Do” initiative programmed for 3rd term including "STAMP out Bullying" performances inspired by the Incite Youth Arts workshops and traditional dance from the surrounding communities. The “Buddy” Awards also aim to engage students, both young and old, in positive role modelling activities throughout the week. Children and families from Jay Creek Outstation, Little Sisters TC, Amoonguna Community, Hidden Valley TC, IIpye IIpye TC, Hoppies TC, Anthepe TC, Abbotts TC, Karnte TC, Ilparpa TC, Larapinta Outstation and many more TCs/Outstations will be involved in Yipirinya Schools NCPW activities.
(Yipirinya School Council)
The launch of Yulara's Safety House Program is an important awareness activity to remind all adults that they have the responsibility for the safety and wellbeing of children. All children have the right to grow up free from harm so it is important that the Safety House Program is promoted to adults and children so that people are aware of these safety strategies in the community.
(Yulara Childcare Centre)
"Stick with Me" information day initiative aimed at promoting positive modelling strategies on how parents can teach their children to behave respectfully to others public. Children and discipline is a challenging task for many parents so it is easy to recognise that by promoting the “ Stick with Me ” strategies many parents will learn the necessary methods towards reducing the risk of child abuse and neglect.
(Playgroup Association of the Northern Territory )
“Children See, Children Do Day” event aims at promoting NCPW's key message to all adults and parents from the Communities of Umbakumba, Alyangula, Angurugu, Malkala and Bickerton Island . Children will also paint a mural during the day that reflects the message “Today's children are tomorrow's leaders”. By gathering many peoples from different cultural backgrounds at a fun and friendly event everyone will see clearly that parents need to make a positive influence on their children for the future wellbeing of their community.
( Groote Eylandt and Mllyakburra Youth Development Unit Inc)
Interactive Reading sessions will showcase a range of learning resources that encourage parents and carers of children with additional learning needs to develop their children's literacy skills and achieve their full potential. Parents and carers from the Darwin region will be invited to take part in these interactive reading sessions that promote the well-being of children and build networks between parents/carers of children with special needs. The resources used during these sessions will be made available to all families and carers across the NT who are DSANT members.
(Down Syndrome Association of the NT)
School based programme aimed at increasing students' and families' awareness of the positive strategies towards preventing future child abuse and neglect across all communities. NCPW programme coordinated by Support Services Staff and Peer Helpers to engage Kormilda's 1080 students from Darwin and 40 surrounding remote communities in NCPW's key theme, Children See Children Do through a range of student debates, guest speakers, peer facilitated workshops, fun activities and service agency expo.
(Kormilda College)
Community discos give children, young people and adults from the Galiwinku community an opportunity to come together for a positive night of music and dancing! By involving adults and young role models from Galiwinku Sport and Rec, Night Patrol Service and NT Police the disco will be able to promote the Children See Children Do message in fun and friendly way.
(Nhulunbuy Blue Light Disco Council)
Batchelor Assist Group will organise a Children See Children Do seminar series for the children and families of Fred's Pass and the Batchelor region. The seminars will be facilitated by Mrs Vivien Bleby from the Parkin Wesley College, Adelaide, focusing on a whole of community approach towards preventing child abuse and neglect. The seminar series aims to develop greater understanding of the complex issues around child abuse and its prevention with families in communities across the rural district.
(Anglican Parish of Fred's Pass/Batchelor)
Corrugated Iron has cleverly aligned their After School Arts/Skills Program in the Bagot Community with the Children See Children Do message for a series of workshops over August and September. Corrugated Iron has recently been training young people from the Red Cross Shak Youth Drop-in Centre to take on leadership roles within the community and encourage their peers to be involve din this program. The continuation of the rewarding program during NCPW will continue to strengthen the community's sense of well-being by developing the self esteem in children and young people of the community.
(Corrugated Iron Youth Arts)
The “Uz Mob See Uz Mob Do: Strong Culture, Strong Kids” leadership camp involves indigenous students from grades 5 to 11 from combined NT Catholic Schools. The aim of the camp is to encourage school attendance and enhance self-esteem by rewarding students on attendance and excellence in their social and academic achievements. Eighty students will be invited to attend the 3 day camp at Riyala Camp where leadership workshops will develop students' future direction for their studies and communities' wellbeing.
(Sacred Heart Primary School)
“Positive Behaviour Week” at Pigeon Hole School will promote the importance of positive influences students and adults have on each other. School forums will involve students, parents and teachers in a range of fun role play activities and games that reinforce the message of making a positive influence on one another's lives. Photos of these activities will be gathered from the week and displayed at a school disco to remind students and adults from the Pigeon Hole community of their positive actions towards others in the school community.
(Pigeon Hole School Council)
“Day to Day Living” Program engages young people and their families in workshops that identify positive coping strategies for mental illness by building on protective factors within families. During NCPW TEAM health will facilitate a range of life skills workshops with families suffering mental illness focusing on: communication skills, strategies to build resilience and protective behaviours. The group also aims to develop a positive arts based resources to share with other families experiencing mental illness.
(Top End Association for Mental Health)
The “Wait A Minute Mate” campaign aims to get adults and young people to think about the outcomes of their actions and behaviours on the wider community's wellbeing and safety by asking “Is that REALLY what you WANT?” as the consequences for you actions. NAPCAN was proud to support the WAMM campaign workshops in Palmerston during NCPW 2007 and is extremely pleased to see the development of the adult focused campaign in 2008 including a series of drinks coasters and posters.
(Palmerston Personal and Social Safety Working Group)
“How To Drug Proof Your Kids” workshop series has been identified by local parents as a needed program for some families in the Karama/Malak area of Darwin 's Northern suburbs. The program recognises that drug and alcohol misuse are key social problems that are often associated with child abuse and neglect and build parents skills and confidence in detailing with these problems at home and in the community.
(Hope City Church)
The Maningrida Women's Night Patrol will bring together different groups of adults, young people and community organisations to focus on the views and voices of Maningrida's children. Adults often disregard the views and opinions of children and young people so the Maningrida Child Safety Service are giving children cameras to show adults what makes them happy growing up in Maningrida and who are the adults that make this possible. Photos will be exhibited in the Maningrida Arts and Culture building where the whole community will be invited to view the children's images and stories.
(Maningrida Child Safety Service)
Sex Workers Outreach Program NT aims to run a parenting/life skills workshop series with a group of parents who are sex workers from the Darwin area. A half day bonding session with children and parents will follow on from healthy living/positive parenting workshops that aim to develop parenting skills, boosting confidence as parents and expand participants' social network ensuring the safety and wellbeing of their children and families.
(SWOP NT)
Positive parenting evening involving families that are socio-economically disadvantaged in the Palmerston area in a 7-Steps to Safety workshop along with other parenting skills session followed by a cinema outing to spend quality time with their children. This initiative brings together a group of parents who are unfortunately unable to participate in similar social activities with their children on a regular basis and allows them to build social support networks that subsequently will increase the protective factors that prevent child abuse and neglect from occurring.
(Somerville Community Services)
NAPCAN is proud to support the Pandanus Project's DRUMBEAT program. This program builds confidence in young parents' ability to understand and meet their child's developmental needs by using African drum rhythms to explore commonalities between participants' emotions and relationship needs. Pandanus Project aims to implement the DRUMBEAT program in the J-Block prison with pregnant female inmates and hopefully perform during NCPW 2008.
(Anglicare NT – Pandanus Project)
Safe Movie Nights for children, young people and parents of the Minjilang Community will use popular cinema to entertain whilst encouraging discussion between adults and young people about morals and behaviours within the community. By creating a safe environment for children to gather and develop social skills whilst enjoying themselves local adult volunteers will have a great opportunity to build better protective relations between children, families and the wider community. Minjilang Community Council will also host a community discussion around the Children See Children Do TV commercial with adults during the evenings.
(Minjilang Community Council)
“Best Man for the Job” Fathers' Day Short Video Clip Competition in Alice Springs will show who children in the community see as being positive role models in their lives and celebrating these everyday heroes with the wider public. This initiative will capture the creativity of the children and young people in the region and encourage them to have their opinions seen and heard by the adult population. Recognising the fathers, grandfathers, brothers, uncles and other men from the Alice Springs region who don't often see themselves as role models is a great way to build their confidence as positive community leaders and encourage them to influence other men to have a positive influence on children in the community.
(Family Relationship Centre Alice Springs)
Check out the 2007 Microgrant recipients HERE
Check out the 2006 Microgrant recipients HERE
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