Koya Aboriginal
Corporation
koort moort naatj djoorkoorniny
where community is at the heart
BENANG Our Vision
A world where children, young people, their families, kin and community are connected, healthy, strong and empowered.
WARNINY Our Mission/Legacy
To gather Aboriginal grassroots knowledge and community-lived experiences about what builds individual, kin and community strength, so that Aboriginal and vulnerable children and young people may grow succeed and thrive in their chosen life journey.
About Koya
Operating for more than 20 years, Koya is a 100% Aboriginal owned and led not-for-profit organisation whose founder who was a Stolen Generation Survivor and respected Ballardong Elder.
Our primary purpose is engaging, developing, nurturing and supporting Aboriginal and vulnerable children and young people, in order that they may grow, thrive and succeed in their chosen pathways, fulfil their potential and live healthy, empowered and independent lives. We support communities in Perth’s North East and South West metro areas.
Koya is the Noongar name for frog. The Noongar nation is the traditional owner of the South West of the state of Western Australia. The koya (frog) is the totem of the founding family members of Koya Aboriginal Corporation, who shared their story with us.
Koya is our protector. He keeps an eye on you to keep you safe. He warns you of any immediate danger and pre-warns you of bad news that may be coming your way.
But Koya can also bring you good news and good feelings to tell you that all is right.
Our passion are our programs, our activities, our enterprises and importantly our translational research that create and builds holistic, lifelong wellbeing through identifying and harnessing the strengths of our people, our community, so that they may not only dream about new horizons but aim for and achieve them.
Our Work
Primary School Academies
Working with schools, students and families to increase attendance and improve educational outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
Multisports Program
A range of sporting opportunities, including basketball, netball, swimming, soccer and traditional Indigenous games for children and young people aged 4- 17.
Djookian Club (Sister’s Club)
A safe, healthy, accessible and supportive gathering space for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and other at-risk girls and young women aged 11-17.
Deadly Spirit Holiday Programs
Range of engaging school holiday activities for school aged children and youth which support social, emotional, physical and cultural wellbeing.
Peer Ambassador Program
Range of life skills, health and wellbeing, culture and work readiness activities designed to support young people aged 14 to 30 to achieve their goals.
Research
Translational research that provides evidence to inform program development, implementation and delivery.
Aboriginal Nature Trekz (ANTz)
The aim of Aboriginal Nature Trekz (ANTz) is to connect Aboriginal heritage and culture to the Australian identity through education, training, innovation and high-quality tourism operations. ANTz is a social enterprise that aims to provide tourism training and employment pathways for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
ANTz Cultural Mapping Project
Enhances the ongoing connection and representation of the Noongar community with their heritage, which in the Swan Valley reaches back some 46,000 years by providing geo-spatial representation of 128 registered cultural sites in the CIty of Swan.
Contact
Please contact us for more information.
Email
admin@koya.org.au
Phone
08 6424 9210
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