This phase provides opportunity young Africans in years 10-12 in senior high schools to be mentored. This is a programme designed to create rapport with target class, keeping the target group focused and motivated to further their educational careers through to advance learning and University.
Some components of make it happen also focus on the need to stop all forms of violence among the youths in schools, while exposing the various negative side effects of violence through lectures, talk shows and peer mentoring. This programme creates and establishes Support teams in schools to assist and provide support for identified year 10-12 students who may need more attention with their studies due to family abuse, or any form of violence, or observed to be generally lagging behind academically. The support will be provided by graduands of Stop the violence training programme.
This is a six-month training and mentorship program delivered under the auspices of African Australian Mentoring Program, and is targeted at young Africans with the aim of providing mentorship in capacity building, self-esteem and leadership. This program is focused on identifying what violence is and creating awareness on how to stop it both within and outside of African communities, especially amongst the youth. We work together with Edith Cowan University, WA Police, Department of Local Government Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC), and Office of Multicultural Interests to deliver this program. STV as it also known partners with non-African organizations and bodies through OACWA youth department to engage community based solutions to stopping violence in Perth. The first phase launched on the 18th February 2017 and ended on 2nd September 2017. The second phase commenced in the first quarter of 2018.
OACWA provides cultural training and information sessions to service providers and government and corporate agencies. This project aims to increase the knowledge and responsiveness levels of these organisations with new and developing communities by learning from Africans that have successfully overcome challenges.
OACWA also provides culturally appropriate mentoring and information sessions to individuals and African groups to support their development and transition into Western Australian society.
OACWA provides support and settlement orientation to recently arrived African Migrants. to enable them to get established in Western Australian society. OACWA will implement this project by linking younger people to peer mentors, guiding and directing to the appropriate migration service providers, advocating and cultural events.
Provide counselling services for people of African background and friends of Africans. The service includes: Anger Management Counselling, Domestic Violence Counselling, Problem Gambling and Addiction counselling; Adolescent Mediation Therapy and General Counselling.
OAC-WA delivers a youth project that addresses the based needs, mentorship and advocacy for African youth in the state. OAC-WA has forged partnership with Miss African, Miss Liberia, Face of South Sudan and Perth African Cup of Nations Tournament to craft pathways for young Africans to linkup with local sporting, fashion, musical and arts groups to develop and provide platforms to participate in the broader community. This is done by Africans who are always willing to voluntarily help fellow expats.
Runs a day Centre for elderly people where we provide fun but therapeutic social activities for elderly African people as well as elderly people from other ethnic groups that may need this service. Our goal is to reduce the elderly isolation and include them in the community as well as help them continue living independently in the community. We have experience in looking after the elderly as well as those with mental illness (dementia included).
