Acknowledging cultural protocol on Warumungu Land is explained through the story at the heart of our constitution, the story of Julawarra and Gilygi.

Julawurra the python who was the gyirda (rightful boss) of Jurnkkurakurr our sacred waterhole, and Gilygi the snake that came without permission from the west. Our Wingara (spiritual ancestral beings) created law to keep order on our Country. It was them that put these laws in place, and still today these laws keep harmony in our community. These Warumungu laws and customs came from our spiritual ancestral beings, on our Manu (country).

Today we still practice these protocols, and they need to be acknowledged and respected by both cultures, Wumpurrarni (Indigenous) and Papulinyi (non-Indigenous), for us to work together in harmony.


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Support Wilya Janta to complete construction of the Tennant Creek Housing Pilot project

We are seeking philanthropic support to complete construction on the community led Tennant Creek Housing Pilot project, and to support the startup phase of Wilya Janta Aboriginal Corporation. Your contribution will provide direct benefit to Aboriginal people in Tennant Creek and deliver essential support for Wilya Janta to further develop its community led solution to the wicked remote housing challenge. All donations above $2 are tax deductible.

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Wilya Janta (Standing Strong) Housing Collaboration

How your donations help

Consultation & Research

Helping us train up local people to understand design process and regain agency, working with the assistance of Architects to deeply engage with community members to ensure design comes from the grass roots, at the same time growing Local Design Experts who'll forever be able to have a say in how things are built in their community.

Identify local construction materials and employment opportunities and make them happen.

Development of a community-led evaluation process of design, construction and performance of houses to iteratively improve homes with each new one built, training and employing local people so the control always stays in the community

Wilya Janta (Standing Strong) Housing Collaboration

Wilya Janta Aboriginal Corporation

We are not government funded and we have operating costs including wages, travel, office space and so on. Eventually we'll stand on our own two feet with consulting work (be gone with the big city consultants, we know better!) but donations will help us get there.

We are looking for funding to work with registered training organisations to develop training pathways for Local Design Experts and Local Evaluation Experts who will be empowered to drive the housing agenda locally.

Donations will enable Wilya Janta to develop resources and share their processes of community engagement in design and construction to other remote communities who like what they see.

Wilya Janta (Standing Strong) Housing Collaboration

Construction

Engage and develop local employment in materials and construction opportunities with the community - for our pilot, donations will help in providing employment to make mud bricks using the old machine we've had re-built.

Work with industry partners to develop cost effective and scalable construction processes and methods.

Assist in travel, accommodation and employment for Wumpurrarni people to travel to our modular construction partners' factory and participate in the build.

Wilya Janta (Standing Strong) Housing Collaboration
TERMS: Gifts of two dollars or more to Wilya Janta in each State and Territory are tax deductible for the donor. Endorsed by the Australian Taxation Office as a Deductible Gift Recipient. Northern Territory, ABN 68813157159 Wilya Janta is exempt from income tax as a not-for-profit organisation. Wilya Janta follows the Australian Privacy Principles and keeps donors' information private. For more information please contact us.