Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Programme (AACAP)
AACAP is a joint initiative of the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) and Australian Army. Its objective is to:
- improve the environmental health and living conditions of Indigenous Australians
- contribute to the National Agreement on Closing the Gap.
Each year the AACAP works with a remote community on:
- construction – improving infrastructure and facilities
- health – supplementing local providers and improve access
- training – empowering community members and improving employability
- community engagement – two-way learning and improving benefits
- deployment and force projection – supporting Army objectives.
These activities greatly improve the health and living standards in the community.
In 2022 AACAP marked its {HYPERLINK Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Program (AACAP) 25th Anniversary Ceremony address | Australian Army } 25th Anniversary. Celebrations were held on 14 October 2022 in Gapuwiyak, NT, a previous AACAP recipient.