Our Vision for Reconciliation
Flourish Australia’s vision for reconciliation is the attainment of the highest standard of social and emotional wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and communities. We seek to learn, work and grow together in a true partnership, built on mutual respect and shared understanding. Through engaging in reconciliation, we seek to address challenges faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and communities across the lands on which we offer our services.
Our Reconciliation Action Plan
Flourish Australia is developing a Reconciliation Action Plan(RAP) as a strategic framework for implementing practical initiatives that contribute to building respectful relationships, recognising the rights and cultures of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and addressing historical injustices. By working together, we seek to address challenges faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and communities across the lands on which we work and focus on improved outcomes in areas of social and emotional wellbeing, housing, employment, education, physical health, family life, community life, cultural life, spiritual connection, respect and decreasing suicide rates. We are committed to supporting equitable economic opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples including through employment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and by supporting the growth of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses. We are working towards further embedding and growing our partnership with local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, communities and organisation’s. Through that partnership we seek to learn and work together in a true partnership, built on mutual respect and shared understanding. Our RAP promotes diversity and inclusion within Flourish Australia, creating environments where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People are valued, heard, and supported, and will also grow the cultural competence of the organisation, ensuring that employees recognise and respect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander’s ways of knowing, being and doing.
The Plan focused on six key areas:
- Being Part of Local Communities
- Respecting and valuing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff knowledge and skills across the life of the project
- Supporting staff
- Promoting cultural responsiveness
- Delivering culturally responsive services
- Delivering on commitments
The Innovate RAP will refer to and build upon the achievements already made through the implementation of Strong and Deadly Together Plan, growing and strengthening the organisation’s commitment to reconciliation
