Project Waterways provided culturally responsive trauma informed training anchored in truth telling around ongoing impacts of colonisation, power and privilege and important skill development around addressing this complex intergenerational trauma. The report details the impact of the nationally delivered, culturally responsive trauma informed training initiative, highlighting how the co-design approach strengthened the Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisations (ACCO) sector, increased workforce capability to respond to intergenerational trauma and drove progress towards the National Agreement on Closing the Gap Target 12.

Project Waterways strengthened the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled sector by enabling national collaboration through a partnership model that respected the cultural and intellectual property of the partners. This collaborative approach demonstrates that ACCOs have the capacity and capability to deliver large-scale contracts typically reserved for non-government organisations. The partnership model established through Project Waterways also creates a strong foundation for continued growth, with the potential to expand and include ACCOs across additional jurisdictions.

Recommendations

1. Ongoing opportunities to provide culturally responsive trauma informed training
2. Accreditation culturally responsive trauma informed training.