History:
Year 1 (May 2000 - June 2001)
Yalu'
Mar\githinyaraw
During the first year, the Yalu'
Mar\githinyaraw project focussed on working with families
and community to promote healthy lifestyles using Yol\u
practices as
the right pathway to walk for physical, spiritual and
emotional health.
-
 Community
Links: To actively
promote a healthy lifestyle using Yol\u practices and
stories the Yalu' Mar\githinyaraw project worked with
other community organisations and agencies including:
- Women’s Centre
- Strong Women, Strong Babies,
Strong Culture
- Community Development Employment Program
(CDEP)
- Shepherdson College (the local school),
- Galiwin'ku Council
- the community Police Aid, and
- the |alka]buy Health Centre
- Aged Care (Meals on Wheels)
- Homelands movement
- Batchelor Institute for Indigenous
Tertiary Education
- Sport and Recreation (School Holiday Program)
- Health Curriculum:
Yalu' Mar\githinyaraw workers were invited to develop
a curriculum for Yol\u children regularly
attended weekly classes teaching about health and education
in a Yol\u way
- Healthy Lifestyle Festival:
In collaboration with the |alka]buy Health Clinic the
Healthy Lifestyle Festival incorporated 2 weeks of
activities such as recreational activities and a music
festival
- School Holiday programs:
During the long holidays (Bush holidays and Christmas)
the Yalu' Mar\githinyaraw group
worked collaboratively with the Health Centre to deliver
school
holiday programs. These programs focused on
traditional activities:
- Campfire Nights:
Yalu' Mar\githinyaraw conducted “campfire
nights” where community members from all
clans and agencies were invited to attend. The focus
of the
activity was to promote harmony in the workplace and
home
- External Funding:
In July 2001, the project received funding from the
 Commonwealth
Department of Family and Community Services enabling
the program to continue until 30 June 2003
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