PARTNERSHIPS AND CONNECTIONS
YWCA Adelaide are proud to be
partnering with the Salisbury Council
through a ‘Building Safer Communities’
grant by the Department of Social
Services. From early 2015 until June 2017,
we are delivering Respectful Relationships
Education to primary schools and high
schools,
and
Bystander
Intervention
Workshops to members of the staff and
community members of the Salisbury
Council.
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In 2015 we partnered with the Muslim
Women’s Association to deliver leadership
workshops to young women in their youth
group, and were delighted to attend their
Ramadan Community Dinner.
Arman Abrahimzadeh (winner of the Young
Australian of the Year SA Award 2015)
shared his award with us for the month of
June to raise awareness of not only his own
work in advocating on issues related to
violence against women, but also recognising
the long-standing work of women’s
organisations in SA. We truly thank Arman
for his kindness in sharing his well-deserved
(and beautiful!) award with us, and for his
leadership and dedication to raising
awareness and calling for change on the
issue of domestic and family violence.
In 2015 we were delighted to host research
student Gemma Beale during her SafeWork
SA Augusta Zadow Scholarship research
placement. This year we also hosted a Social
Work Student from University of South
Australia,
Ellen
Bunfield.
From
her
20
outstanding work with us we are now pleased
to have her on board as a casual staff
member delivering youth programs.
WORLD YWCA COUNCIL
The World YWCA Council was held in
Thailand in October 2015. Four YWCA
Adelaide members attended: Liz Forsyth,
Lisa Warner, Fiona Meade and Jemma
Taylor. This was a significant occasion, with
around 500 delegates from 73 countries
coming together to connect and adopt
resolutions for the movement, including the
World YWCA Envisioning 2035 Goal: “By
2035, 100 million young women and girls
transform power structures to create justice,
gender equality and a world without violence
and war; leading a sustainable YWCA
movement, inclusive of all women.”