Red Dust Role Models | Strong Young Women's Program

Working together to achieve community goals and aspirations

We follow the guidance from Elders and community leaders to develop programs that reflect what’s important locally.
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We partner with:

Women and girls — including those currently disengaged from school, work or services — to reconnect with Culture, identity and aspirations.
Elders, Senior Custodians and local leaders who guide cultural safety and co‑facilitate intergenerational learning
Communities seeking strengths‑based, culturally grounded wellbeing using yarning and shared narrative.
Schools, services and community partners committed to co‑design and culturally safe practice.

What this program delivers for Women and Girls

We bring young women and girls together to learn from Elders, Aunties and role models, share stories in yarning circles, and strengthen identity, belonging and responsibility to self, family, community and Country. Through culturally safe yarning circles, on‑Country learning and creative, hands‑on activities, participants reconnect to Culture and build the skills, confidence and support networks to thrive. The program weaves cultural health and healing with leadership development to nurture a strong sisterhood and grow sustainable local leadership.

Beverly Angeles

Indigenous Teacher

Red Dust's Strong Young Women's program is a fantastic, hands-on, informative health and wellbeing program, delivered by strong, local Aboriginal women for young Aboriginal women. The topics are relevant and engaging with real life outcomes that inform and empower the young women. I would recommend all schools to deliver this program as part of their core school curriculum.

Michelle Sparks

Case Manager Ampe Akweke

The Red Dust Strong Young Women's Program is vital to empowering and supporting the lives of many at risk young girls. Encouraging self-confidence and decision making skills one client at a time.