WELFARE & SUPPORT

Our Welfare & Support initiatives are designed to.

 • Provide comfort and financial assistance during bereavement
• Support families navigating sudden hardship
• Offer community connection when people need it the most
• Uphold our cultural responsibility to take care of one another

Because no Motswana should face difficult moments alone.

BAVA offers a financial bereavement contribution to registered members who experience the loss of an immediate family member.
This support is made possible through membership contributions and the generosity of the community.

This initiative ensures:

• Emotional support from the BAVA community
• Financial relief during a difficult time
• A dignified and respectful response rooted in our cultural values
• The comfort of knowing your community stands with you

Available to active, paid BAVA members.

We heal, support and uplift as a community. 

Life brings unexpected challenges.
But it also brings the strength of community — when we choose to show up for one another.

BAVA’s Welfare & Support Program exists because:
• We believe in working together, rising together
• We value compassion and dignity
• We honour Setswana traditions of collective care
• We want every Motswana in Victoria to feel seen, supported and valued

The BAVA team may also offers the following:

• Community Care Check-ins:

Volunteers who reach out and connect with members going through hardship.

• Emergency Support Referrals:

Guidance to available services across Victoria for critical support needs.

• Wellbeing & Mental Health Support Links:

• Connecting members to culturally safe support services.

Student Support Connections:

Helping new or young Batswana navigate life in Victoria.