Young people, Reconciliation. Our Future 
(1 hour session)

Ms Diat Alferink

The six presenters are:

Ms Nola Davey (Aboriginal Youth Action Committee)

Mr Farin Wanganeen (Youth Views Project and Indigenous Mentorship Program)

Ms Arwen Pratt (Future of Young Employees Initiative)

Mr Troy Bond and Mr Rus Nasir (Substance Abuse Community Education through Story Boards)

Mr Jason Scott (National Indigenous Youth Forum)

The stories from the six presenters will highlight various practices and development models that encourage young people to exercise leadership and decision-making skills in their communities. It is the leadership development and decision-making that young people believe is fundamental to creating better pathways for the future of youth and their community.

The facilitator (in dot point) will summarise key themes emerging from the six presentations.

As a next step the facilitator will encourage healthy debate and discussion between the audience and the panel on the key themes.

Ms Alferink is a passionate “Reconciliationist”, who over the past ten years has been actively involved in reconciliation and community development projects with youth, arts and the Indigenous community in South Australia.

Ms Alferink is committed to Indigenous young people actively taking up leadership roles in there community which fosters and encourages a stronger future for Indigenous Australia. Most recently, Ms Alferink attended the Future Leaders of Tomorrow Forum in Launceston Tasmania, which was hosted by the Australian Youth Foundation.

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