Broome is an iconic town with a rich and fascinating history. It has been a melting pot of vastly different cultures for over one hundred years. Now it is a tourist haven and it is still extremely beautiful.
Ever since I
moved to Australia six years ago, I have wanted to come to Broome. I did travel a few times
with work, but these were flying visits where I think I had spent a grand total
of 48hrs here.
I have now been
given the opportunity to live and work and really get to know the place.
For the next
four weeks, I am here to work with a local Aboriginal Corporation in a
secondment scenario. I am joined by nine other people from different walks of
life in Australia. We have all volunteered to come here and immerse ourselves
in the location, the people, the work and the heat. Well...
This is done through an organisation
called Jawun. They are an organisation that facilitates Corporations and
Government departments in Australia to send people to live and work with
Aboriginal companies, Organisations and Councils. It is a sharing, a collaboration
of skills and knowledge. The local willing sponges take on board as much as
they can from the secondees and in turn, the visitors are given an glimpse into
the contemporary Australian Aboriginal way of life.
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In my opinion,
it is the responsibility of the secondees to share what they find, to tell as
many people as possible, to generate exposure for the Aboriginal People of
Australia.
This blog is how
I intend to share what I have learned.
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