Respectful Relationships Sport and Recreation Program (RRSRP)
Respectful Relationships Sport and Recreation Program (RRSRP)
Sport is an integral part of Australian culture. It is woven into the fabric of the everyday lives of many Australian individuals, families and communities. The Respectful Relationships Sport and Recreation program recognizes this enormous potential for sport and recreation organisations to inform positive cultural change.
The RRSRP is an evidence-based program to promote and foster respect, equality, and inclusion. It supports State Sporting Associations, sport and recreational youth-based organisations, and regional local governments by building their capacity to promote respect, inclusion, safety, and gender equality, with the longer-term aim to create the cultural change required to prevent gender-based and family and domestic violence.
Starick is funded by the Department of Communities with support from the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC) to deliver the program, and there is no cost for organisations to participate.
Evidence suggests that communities expect sport settings to be safe, and for sporting organisations to work towards gender equality and the prevention of violence against women. With appropriate support, sporting clubs and organisations can tackle this significant issue and create lasting change.
The RRSRP is underpinned by research from Our Watch and the DLGSC’s Gender Diversity Case for Change, and aligns with SportWest’s True Sport framework.
Interested in participating in the Program? Contact the Respectful Relationships team for a chat via rrsrp@starick.org.au
Already participating in the Program? Log into the Respectful Relationships Sport and Recreation Program Online Platform here: rrsrp.starick.org.au