KARREETA MEERTA PEENEEYT - GROW & RISE UP STRONG

A highly accessible Online Cultural Empowerment & Mentoring Program for First Nations Young People Anywhere in Australia.

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Reducing Barriers

Providing a highly accessible strength based & empowerment program to First Nations Young People anywhere at anytime via login portal or app on any smart device. Eliminating common participation barriers.

Community Building

Facilitating a community that brings together First Nations Young People from diverse communties across the country. Providing a place of safety, connection and belonging for participants to thrive.

Relevant Content

Covering topics that are relevant to the unique journeys of First Nations Young People. Building strength in culture & Identity & resilience to challenges they may encounter along the way.

Tailored Mentorship

Despite the program being entirely online, highly accessible and self paced; participants will have direct access to the lead Mentor / Facilitator via the comments section or email. With additional support available when required.

Karreeta Meerta Peeneeyt

Translating to "Grow & Rise Up Strong" in the language of the Peek Woorroong and Keerraay Woorroong People, Karreeta Meerta Peeneeyt is a first-of-a-kind Online Cultural Empowerment, Personal Development and Leadership Program created by First Nations Led Social Enterprise Yarn Bark, that is targeted at any First Nations Young Person aged 14+ across Australia.

First Nations Young People for too long have experienced complex barriers to accessing strength based and culturally appropriate programs and opportunities that support their cultural growth and personal development. Because of these barriers we witness thousands of First Nations Young People grow up disconnected, confused, lost and deprived of opportunities to fully understand and connect to the beauty and uniqueness of being part of the longest living culture in existence.

It has become increasingly evident overtime that there is a need for a more modernised program that eliminates many of these access barriers to ensure our young mob do not continue to miss out.

This highly interactive, engaging and strength based program aims to support First Nations Young People to realise their inherited strength, knowledge and capacity to live holistically healthy lives. Seeing them proud, not shame. Empowered, not disempowered.

Grounded in First Nations ways of being and learning approaches, Karreeta Meerta Peeneeyt facilitates a journey of exploring cultural connection, self-care and wellbeing, overcoming shame and limiting labels, healthy choices, connecting to the power of our collective community narratives and identity and finding confidence in our voices as First Nations Young People.

Consisting of all pre recorded video content and housed on a modern online platform, Karreeta Meerta Peeneeyt is accessible to any First Nations Young Person, anywhere, at anytime. All that is required is a connection to the internet and support to access a laptop or app on any smart device. Making this a program that comes to the comfort and safety of the young person, not them come to it.

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MENTOR INTRODUCTION

Will Austin is a proud Peek Woorroong Keerraay Woorroong First Nations Man and Founding CEO of Yarn Bark.

For the past 12 years Will has gathered diverse experience across the grassroots, government, community controlled, non-for-profit and consultancy sectors servicing the First Nations Community in Victoria and Australia Wide.

Will has extensive experience in designing, delivering and overseeing early intervention, prevention and cultural mentoring programs for First Nations Young People and Families that centre Cultural Connection as the most effective preventative measure to many of the issues experienced by the Aboriginal Community.

Will is a certified Trauma Informed Coach and a Highly Skilled Experienced Facilitator that for 10 years has been facilitating youth programs, workshops, keynotes and trainings across many community and corporate settings.

Will is the son of a Stolen Generations Survivor which drives his deep passion and commitment for the revitalisation of Cultural Knowledge and Practices, both to support the healing of intergenerational cycles of trauma and disadvantage and to create spaces for all people to connect to the essence and heartbeat of First Nations Culture, Community and Way's of Being.

Above all Will is a proud father of three beautiful children and leads strongly with the values of Respect, Authenticity and Connection in his life.

Karreeta Meerta Peeneeyt - Grow and Rise Up Strong