The Midwest Aboriginal Men’s Empowerment (MAME) Project was identified (2022) by the Geraldton Aboriginal Men’s Group (GAMG) to address the lack of Family Domestic Violence (FDV) information, support and understanding available for First Nation’s male/men and boys in the City of Greater Geraldton including Mullewa.
The program’s core objective was to increase the number of active Aboriginal FDV Primary Prevention conversation ‘influencers’ in the City of Greater Geraldton with a clear understanding on FDV primary prevention including the role of rigid gender stereotypes
As a result, the MAME Program community involvement wanted to make sure that there was a substantial approach to building safer, stronger communities, for our women and children.
To do this we developed the Yurla Wangga (Men Talking) Program, a transformative three-day training experience. This Program is Cultural grounded with community community-led approaches that explores primary prevention strategies to help end violence against women- rooted in cultural practise community connection, and a shared commitment to respect and equality.