Working toward our Innovate RAP The Innovate RAP is the next stage in the RAP Framework. Our actions must be aligned to enable our vision. This means creating new housing supply and increasing access to existing housing while ensuring cultural safety as an employer, as a service provider, and in our partnerships and our procurement. The Innovate RAP is a two-year plan, with mandatory deliverables required by Reconciliation Australia to support Housing Choices to gain a deeper understanding of our sphere of influence and establish the best approach to advance our vision for reconciliation by: o developing and strengthening relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and peoples; o engaging staff and stakeholders in reconciliation; and o developing and piloting innovative strategies to empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We now have an internal Innovate RAP Committee in place, with co-chairs from our senior leadership team to ensure momentum is maintained in delivering on our commitments. Our Committee includes representation from one of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, to whom we will listen and who we value, but we commit not to rely on to do the heavy lifting in this plan. The heavy lifting is for all of us to do. We will provide an opportunity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff to have a direct voice to our Board to ensure their experiences are being heard and considered. Following the disappointing outcome of the 2023 Referendum on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament, Housing Choices reaffirms its commitment to reconciliation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through this Innovate RAP.
Children at the 2024 WA First Nations Family Fun Day.
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Housing Choices Australia - Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan 2024 - 2026
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