Our Voices Matter

AWAN regularly visit communities across NSW to meet directly with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community women and service providers to hear from them about the wise practises and challenges they face when experiencing or supporting women and children impacted by domestic, family and/or sexual violence.

AWAN provide culturally-safe and trauma-informed spaces to empower women to share, learn and feel supported to be seen, heard and valued.

As Aboriginal women, we know our communities are diverse, so it's vital that our work is place-based and led by the knowledge, expertise and experiences of our women and communities.

To date, AWAN have communities within the Far West, Central, North Central, South Central, Central Coast, Sydney, Illawarra and New England regions of NSW. We have held several roundtables and a state-wide conference in 2023.