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events or activities that strengthen social inclusion within the ACT community, to apply for grants, up to $1500, under the Youth InterACT Grants Program.
In the 2016-17 Youth InterACT Grants round, a total of $6,800 was allocated in grants funding to five multicultural organisations to undertake youth-related projects and events, including:
• Hindu Temple and Cultural Centre – for mentoring Hindu youth
• The Tongan Association of Canberra and Queanbeyan – seminars with Tongan youth leaders to improve youth participation and support links with adults
• ACT Pacific Islands United Council – Pacific Youth Connection Day
• Sauiluma Samoan Cultural Group – Samoan Youth Cooking Skills and Contest
• Hajira Mohammed/Multicultural Youth Services – Building positive social connections for young multicultural women.
Applications for the current Youth InterACT Grants round close Sunday 3 September 2017. Information is available online at: https://dhcs.smartygrants.com.au/2017-18YouthInterACTGrants. The Youth InterACT team can also be contacted by email at youthinteract@act.gov.au or by telephone on 6207 8698.
Youth groups can also apply for funding under the ACT Government’s Participation (Multicultural) Grants Program, Participation (Digital Communities) Grants Program and the Community Support and Infrastructure Grants Program for multicultural events and activities supporting young people.
(7) The annual National Multicultural Festival provides a platform for all manner of community expression of multiculturalism. ACT multicultural communities and diplomatic missions use this opportunity to represent and celebrate all aspects of Canberra’s rich and diverse multicultural community. The ACT Government reviews and amends the organisation and conduct of the Festival on an ongoing basis, to improve its effectiveness, using information such as demographics, visitor and stakeholder satisfaction surveys and volunteer feedback.
(8) The National Multicultural Festival Steering Committee provides regular feedback and advice to CSD to inform the planning and implementation of, the National Multicultural Festival. The Steering Committee meets monthly from August to March each year and consists of one or more representatives from each community group with a presence on the National Multicultural Festival footprint.
The Steering Committee has direct involvement in the following areas:
(a) Finalising the footprint
(b) Identifying Showcase performers
(c) Stall layout
(d) Stall allocations (for showcases only)
(e) Communication with other communities
(f) Briefing and debriefing sessions
(g) Footprint walk prior to bump in
For the 2018 Festival the group has changed its name to the Showcase Coordinators Group to better reflect its role and input.
The ACT Government welcomes feedback on the Festival from all stakeholders in the ACT multicultural community, including the Canberra Multicultural Community
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