Strategic Plan 2026–2030

March 2026

Our plan to create the foundations and infrastructure for First Nations gender justice and to set in motion a journey of peacebuilding

This Strategic Plan marks an important national moment. Not simply the release of a strategy, but the continuation of a movement grounded in the voices, experiences and leadership of thousands of First Nations women, girls and gender-diverse people.

It carries forward years of deep listening across the continent, moving from listening into coordinated, sustained systems change, building the national infrastructure needed to recognise, support and sustain the leadership First Nations women have always held.


"The solutions already exist within our communities. The leadership already exists. The knowledge already exists. What has been missing is a system that sees it, values it, and works with it."

— June Oscar AO, Chair, Wiyi Yani U Thangani Institute

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Spending time with our Ways of Working

Come on the Journey to designing a First Nations gender justice workplace with us! As an Institute, we strive to embody First Nations gender justice principles in our workplace culture, employment conditions, policies and practices. As we develop this approach, we hope to be able to support other individuals, groups and organisations to become safe, non-discriminatory, inclusive, creative and meaningful working environments which enhance wellbeing and drive change. The way in which we are constructing this model at the Institute is by embedding into our work process, and embodying in our actions, our Ways of Working, Measurement, Evaluation and Learning approach and systems change practices.

The Ways of Working outlined in our Change Agenda are more than principles—they are living practices that guide how we foster connection, respect, and transformative action. These practices are grounded in the ancestral knowledge, cultural protocols, and lived experiences of First Nations women, girls, and gender-diverse peoples.

Impact Opportunties

We are highlighting opportunities across Australia for First Nations women, girls and gender-diverse mob to engage a variety of opportunities to amplify their voices. If you know of more opportunities available, please share them with us so we can highlight them in our next newsletter. You can also find opportunities posts on our Instagram and LinkedIn.

Please note: These opportunities are not affiliated with the Institute. We are highlighting them in an independent capacity.