Giving Back

Yakuway Indigenous Corporation

Over the past decade AJ has had the opportunity and honour to walk country, sit in circle, yarn, weave and learn from elders from a number of communities throughout Australia. As custodian of a majestic, ancient piece of land with a number of significant artefacts, AJ has also been learning much in the way of listening deeply. Like many Australians AJ has come to understand that Aboriginal people have a special respect for Nature and that the connection they have with the land is sacred. As AJ has journeyed with elders, Aunties and Uncles she has begun to understand this more and more. She has also come to appreciate a very strong sense of community from them as well as from living in a small community of only 200 people.

Through her learning to walk right way she has seen the importance of the fact that
all persons matter. That as Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr would say “All of us belong.
And there are many more Australians now, who understand that we are a people
who celebrate together.”

Two of AJ’s 10 principles of the path of Steward Eldership are based on this awareness:

1 - Dadirri - Deep Listening - to walk right way, silently, heart open.

2 - Summum bonum - Voluntarily serve the highest good with humility.

In honour of this path AJ has become a founding board member of the Yakuway Indigenous
Corporation. Yakuway means to take care and the not for profit aims to support the health and
wellbeing of Indigenous people. As a Board Member, AJ is honoured to support the rollout of
special programs aiming to address issues relating to mental, social, physical and emotional
health and wellbeing of Indigenous people and in particular, elders in the region.

Yakuway Indigenous Corporation aims to provide a culturally safe environment to support Indigenous community members to take their health and wellbeing into their own hands so they can live life well in a holistic way. The key goal for Yakuway is to write a new chapter in the story of Indigenous people in our region. To read more about our mission and big vision visit About — Yakuway Indigenous Corporation.

Corporate giving. All it takes is a 10 degree shift.

Most organisations and businesses want to do the right thing and be good corporate citizens however many don’t know where to begin when it comes to selecting a worthy cause or charity and finding a way to make a genuine impact on lives in their community.