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Biyani - Australia

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'Biyani' is an Aboriginal word meaning 'women healing women'. The Biyani project is for Aboriginal women by Aboriginal women, with the aim of coming together to improve physical, emotional, spiritual and mental health, community and explore connections to the land.
Development Issues
Health, women, girls.
Key Points
Hundreds of years of cultural genocide have had a tremendous effect on the physical, emotional, spiritual and mental health of Aboriginal women. Many women find themselves feeling disconnected from the land, from each other and from themselves. The Biyani project is a holistic way of looking at and providing health care to Aboriginal women in the context of residential 'camp' settings.
Partners

South Western Sydney Area Health Service, Urimbirra Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Corp, Tharawal Aboriginal Corp, Liverpool Women's Health Centre, Women's Legal Resource Centre

Sources

Biyani - Women Healing Women information pamplet