The purpose of this project was to present a summary of key themes and proposed changes for expert consideration for the refresh of the Optimal Care Pathway (OCP) for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with cancer, as informed by a rapid review of published evidence and stakeholder consultation activities.
Project Timeline: October 2023 – June 2024
Karabena Consulting was engaged by Eastern Health to create a holistic cultural awareness and comprehension program. This program aims to embed people’s experiences of reconciliation to further strengthen Eastern Health’s capacity to develop and deliver culturally sensitive services. Two half-day sessions were delivered at Eastern Health offices, incorporating Indigenous methodologies and practices to be applied in their management styles and decision-making strategies.
Project Timeline: April – June 2024
Karabena Consulting was engaged by AIDA to undertake an external evaluation of the STSP. This project served as the first independent evaluation of the STSP, a key milestone in examining the program’s efficacy and impact, and to explore areas to strengthen its strategic development.
Project Timeline: December 2023 – June 2024
The Traditional Owner Rights and Land Justice Branch (TORLJ) conducted a planning day to map out key priorities for 2024, integrate the First Peoples - State Relations (FPSR) Guiding Principles into their work, and begin a comprehensive planning process.
Project Timeline: February – March 2024
Karabena Consulting was engaged by DJSIR to undertake Statewide consultations with Tourism Operators, Community people and Traditional Owner organisations on key inclusions and aspirations that regions had to create a viable First Peoples visitor economy.
Project Timeline: August 2023 – June 2024
Karabena Consulting was engaged to implement our 'Living Libraries' cultural awareness and training program. This comprehensive initiative, developed by KCT and implemented in partnership with Karen Milward Consulting Services, included two half-day training sessions followed by visits to community agencies, designed to contextualise the learnings through real-life experiences. Each community organisation received a payment for hosting Australian Unity staff during these visits.
Project Timeline: May – June 2024
The National Redress Scheme Survivor Roundtable provides survivors of institutional child sexual abuse and their advocates a platform to give feedback on the Scheme and receive updates on its performance. The Second Year Review highlighted the need for formal inclusion of survivors in the governance structure.
Project Timeline: Ongoing, with the most recent roundtable held in Perth on 6 March 2024.
Karabena Consulting and Karen Milward Consulting were engaged to undertake the evaluation of the first Dhelk Dja 3-Year Action Plan (2019–2022).
Project Timeline: June 2023 – April 2024
This project aimed to develop a coherent and consistent framework for measuring progress in achieving the Priority Reforms outlined in the National Agreement on Closing the Gap. Led by an Expert Governing Committee of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander experts, the project involved comprehensive consultations, data analysis, and the formulation of recommendations for indicators, measures and data sources.
Project Timeline: June 2023 – April 2024
Karabena Consulting partnered with Swinburne University's Moondani Toombadool Centre (MTC) to develop a Strategic Plan for their Indigenous Innovation Hub. This plan is aimed at nurturing Indigenous entrepreneurship, aligning with the cultural values and needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Project Timeline: September 2023 – January 2024
The Australian Government established Primary Health Networks (PHNs) to increase the efficiency of medical services, reduce fragmentation of care and improve health outcomes for everyone, especially the most vulnerable. The Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network (EMPHN) is one such example of these networks.
Project Timeline: July 2023 – December 2023
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) has contracted Karabena Consulting to undertake a multi-year cultural safety audit to explore the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients and staff regarding cultural safety issues; and improve the cultural safety of the hospital’s services.
Project Timeline: July 2021 – August 2023
Karabena Consulting was engaged by VACCHO to independently measure the ‘health’ of their partnerships with four Victorian cancer organisations. This involved disseminating a Partnership Health Check survey, conducting team interviews, and facilitating a reflection workshop with VACCHO and its participating partners.
Project Timeline: August 2023 – October 2023
Karabena Consulting was contracted to facilitate the meeting of all members of Victoria’s Closing the Gap Partnership Forum, now named Ngaweeyan Maar-oo, to establish the self-determining priorities and driving implementation action on closing the gap.
Project Timeline: August 2023
The KWT Fund, recognising the need to centre Indigenous perspectives in its philanthropic efforts, sought to create a grant making impact assessment tool that respects and incorporates these principles.
Project Timeline: August 2022 – August 2023
The Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network (EMPHN) has made significant strides towards bolstering community representation within its governance and advisory panels.
Project Timeline: June 2023 – August 2023
Karabena Consulting has long been interested in improving economic outcomes for First Nation’s people across Australia and the world.
Project Timeline: August 2022 – November 2022
Karabena Consulting was engaged by Mercy Hospitals Victoria Ltd to lead the co-design of their 2023-2026 Aboriginal Employment Plan.
Project Timeline: September 2022 – June 2023
Karabena Consulting was engaged by the Centre for Evaluation and Research Evidence (CERE) to lead a culturally sensitive data collection initiative in the evaluation of the Family Preservation and Reunification Response (the Response) Phase 2 program.
Project Timeline: March 2023 – June 2023
This project aimed to support the First Nations Gambling Awareness Program (FNGAP) to meet the requirements of recommendations made in the PricewaterhouseCoopers (Indigenous) Evaluation Report (2022).
Project Timeline: November 2022 – May 2023
