CAPE YORK PARTNERSHIP

Cape York Partnership is a non-profit Indigenous organisation empowering the people of Cape York to choose a life they have reason to value. Our partnership consists of 10 entities working on areas of policy, empowerment, education, employment, health, language and culture. We co-design all our initiatives with the people of Cape York so they can lead the changes they need for their communities to prosper.

Why it Matters

Since colonisation, the people of Cape York have endured discrimination and displacement as well as a social and welfare policy approach that has often failed Indigenous Australians.

Our region has unacceptably high unemployment, a spiralling health crisis, a lack of educational opportunities, damaging welfare dependency and ancestral languages on the brink of disappearing.

We want to ensure that Indigenous rights and responsibility exist in balance. If individuals and communities are empowered to take responsibility for their lives, opportunities will open up and self-reliance will flourish.

What we are Doing

We partner with governments, corporates, philanthropists and – most importantly – the people of Cape York to create a hand up, not a hand out.

From policy design to real-world implementation, we have built successful businesses, employment initiatives, financial coaching services, a language centre, health clinic, fresh food delivery service, respected schools and much more – all from the ground up.