A very important visit took place on the 11th of April to the preschool centres in Northern NSW that receive support from Gunawirra.
Radford Early Learning centre, Gunawirra, Jeff Nelson, a proud and deep thinking Aboriginal professional who works with Gunawirra, Good Beginnings Liverpool, Kootingal, Werris creek, Quirindi and Kempsey, (missed Gunnedah – car broke down) all attended to begin the actual process of building our new Activities website.
Ably led by Sarah Boardman of Radford, we spent the days really working very hard on our basic values and our actual practical work to get the site up and running. Every centre will look after a modem. Gunawirra will add to it the work of famous cartoonist Carl Sherrif who with Carolyn Leys from Gunnedah will plan the little movie for the children on the “Gunawirra ‘Good-hearts’ ” to do with Nutrition, Personal Hygiene and Health.
Norma and Shiri from Gunawirra with the help of Patricia and Chryne (our ‘mother infant’ Aboriginal specialist) will work on a movie with the avatars which Chris Bourke will help us create from the Gunawirra Kids. These are her Yarramundi Kids while we wait for our own Gunawirra Kids.
Chris is a proud and skilful Aboriginal women who specialises in working with children who are sexually abused and victims of alcohol, drugs and domestic violence. Gunawirra is honoured to have her now as a member and an integral part of our work. She will work for Gunawirra for a day each week.