African Communities Action Plan – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

The Victorian Government has announced new and expanded initiatives as part of the African Communities Action Plan – the first of its kind in Australia, designed by African Victorians, for African Victorians.

Expressions of interest are now open for community organisations that are interested in hosting employment brokers, who will provide individualised and tailored support to African Victorians seeking a job.

A one-off grants round worth $240,000 will also be available to eligible groups for community projects that are innovative and positively impact the lives of Victoria’s African communities.

Overview

The Victorian African Communities Action Plan aims to build welcoming communities, improve outcomes and create lasting opportunities for Victorians of African heritage.

The Action Plan proposes over 250 actions across six focus areas:

1. Business

2. Employment

3. Education and training

4. Health and wellbeing

5. Inclusion and empowerment

6. Leadership, cohesion and connection

The Action Plan acknowledges the strengths of Victoria’s African communities and supports Victorians of African heritage to own, lead and be part of solutions. The Action Plan also asks governments, as well as the civil, private, academic, philanthropic sectors, to think about how they can work more closely with African communities to help improve wellbeing.

Community Innovation Grants Program
https://engage.vic.gov.au/victorian-african-communities-action-plan-grants/community-innovation

Community Employment Brokers Program
https://engage.vic.gov.au/victorian-african-communities-action-plan-grants/employment

Grant round closes 7 February 2020

African Community Action Program — From little things, big things grow!

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	The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District acknowledges the Yorta Yorta People of the land which comprises the Goulburn Valley. We pay respect to tribal Elders, past, present and emerging and we celebrate their continuing culture and acknowledge the memory of their ancestors.
	The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District is a peak body whose mission is to promote and represent the social, cultural and economic well-being of ethnic communities in the Goulburn Valley Region through the provision of quality and innovative settlement, refugee support, community development, and information and advocacy services.