What is a RAP?
The RAP program was launched in July 2006 as a forward looking aspect of the 40th anniversary of the 1967 referendum, the most successful in Australia’s history, in which more than 90% of voters said “YES” to equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander fellow citizens.
The RAP program turns “good intentions into action” by encouraging and supporting organisations, large and small, to engage within their sphere of influence in the national effort to close the 17-year gap in life expectancy between Indigenous and other Australians.
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RAP Trademark To protect the integrity of a RAP program, Reconciliation Australia has lodged a trademark application for the term, Reconciliation Action Plan. Where organisations choose not to be part of Reconciliation Australia's formal RAP program, involving consultation and registration by Reconciliation Australia, they should not be publicly using the term on websites, documentation or for publicity. |
- A Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) is a tool to help your organisation build positive relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.
- RAPs give you a format for exploring how reconciliation can advance your business / organisational objectives.
- RAPs are your public contribution towards the national effort to close the 17-year life expectancy gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous children.
- A RAP formalises your contribution by encouraging you to identify clear actions and realistic targets, as well as lessons learnt.
- While each organisation shapes their own RAP, all plans include a creative blend of relationships, respect and opportunities.
- Developing a meaningful RAP takes time, but the final product is a simple, easy to read plan of no more than five pages.
- The RAP Toolkit is a guide on how to get there.
