Rante-rante ampe Marle and Urreye (Safe, Respected and Free from Violence) Evaluation Report and Summary

With funding from Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (ANROWS), Equality Institute (EQI) evaluated two primary prevention projects — Girls Can Boys Can (GCBC) and Old Ways are Strong (OWS) — in partnership with Tangentyere Council, LCFC, and italk Studios. Collectively known as Rante-rante ampe Marle and Urreye (Safe, Respected and Free from Violence, SRFV), these projects represent the first formal evaluation of primary prevention initiatives in the Northern Territory focused on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. The project name, Rante-rante ampe Marle, comes from Arrernte language and translates to “girls and boys are equal.”

The evaluation was underpinned by Indigenist research methodology and employed a mixed-methods approach to assess impacts on participants’ knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about gender, violence, and Aboriginal cultures. Importantly, project staff were trained as researchers and directly contributed to survey administration, analysis, and report writing — embedding capacity-building within the evaluation process. Participants included project staff, program attendees, social media users, and animation audiences, ensuring that impacts were captured across diverse community groups.