The Boab Network

BN and the Mowanjum Aboriginal Corporation (MAC) see education of the young as critical to breaking down real and imagined barriers in the future for the people. Students from the Community who have a reasonable school attendance record and are well behaved are shortlisted for possible selection to this annual camp, with review and final selection by elders. 12 students and two chaperones are flown, (previously brought to Perth by bus, 2500km, 3 days there, and 3 day back) for a week of mostly sponsored events. Events include visits to Clontarf College to provide a glimpse of possibilities, and a visit and discussion with the UWA Indigenous Studies department. Trains, escalators, shopping and high-rise buildings are eye-openers for these young people as they are be-friended by young volunteers.