Our Vision

For all Aboriginal women and their children to be strong, safe, healthy and resilient in our culture and lives.

Our PURPOSE

Djirra walks together with Aboriginal women on their individual journeys to safety and wellbeing. We find solutions by sharing our stories and supporting each other in our strength, resilience, and self-determination.

We do this by delivering holistic, self-determined, and culturally safe specialist family violence services and early intervention and prevention programs.

Djirra amplifies Aboriginal women’s voices and experiences. We advocate for change to end family violence.

Our values

- We see, we hear, we believe Aboriginal women
- We find solutions through Aboriginal women sharing their stories, journeys and experiences
- We are fearless in our work with Aboriginal women
- Cultural integrity is at the core of everything we do
- Self-determination is the foundation of everything we do

Our STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

2023-2028

1. Deliver holistic, self-determined and culturally safe services that meet the needs and priorities of Aboriginal women
2. Expand our services to reach more Aboriginal women and children across Victoria.
3. Continue to amplify Aboriginal women’s voices and experiences to advocate for change to end family violence

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our priority outcomes

  1. Aboriginal women and their children are safe and thriving
  2. Aboriginal women are culturally strong and connected to community
  3. Laws, policies and practices are changed to reflect and respond to Aboriginal women’s priorities and needs 
  4. The narrative is changed, and misconceptions about Aboriginal women and family violence are challenged
  5. Djirra is self-determining and leading the design and delivery of effective family violence services
  6. Djirra has the reach and capacity to meet the need for FV culturally safe services for Aboriginal women

Our Organisational Strengthening Priorities & Initiatives

  1. Focus on diversity, inclusion and accessibility for our people and our clients
  2. Invest in our people
  3. Develop stronger partnerships to support all of our work
  4. Establish a new Melbourne home for Djirra and masterplan for all our locations
  5. Use evidence to show our impact and enable us to demonstrate what works
  6. Embed data sovereignty for Aboriginal women including how we manage our data
  7. Ensure our financial sustainability by diversifying income streams