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Bábbarra Women's Centre – a creative social enterprise

07 March 2019
Community Maningrida
Jobs, Land and Economy
Five Indigenous women wearing colourful clothing sit in a line on a beach with water and trees in the background.

The Bábbarra Women’s Centre in Maningrida, Northern Territory, empowers local women by providing them an outlet for the sale of their artistic and cultural work. This is leading to an improvement in their wellbeing and that of their families and communities.

The Bábbarra Centre in Maningrida, Northern Territory, is a social enterprise which empowers women by providing an outlet for the sale of their artistic and cultural work.

The centre, supported by the Community Development Program, is enabling women’s economic independence and improving the wellbeing of their families and communities.

Learn more about the women of the centre and the inspiration they are to the girls of Maningrida and surrounding areas.

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The Australian Government’s Community Development Program supports job seekers in remote Australia to build skills and contribute to their communities.