The OACWA sits under the umbrella organisation, the Federation of African Communities Councils of Australia (FACCA), based in Adelaide, South Australia and has aligned its objectives and long term goals with those of FACCA. In brief, the OACWA is focused on working hard to achieve the following:
To work with FACCA to advocate for and advance the welfare of African people in Western Australia;
To
provide a platform on which Africans from diverse backgrounds and countries living in Western Australia would use to present economic, social, political and cultural issues of concern to the community and work collaboratively to find a lasting solution;
To advocate on African issues to the State Government and other relevant bodies as required;
To provide information and referral services for Africans in Western Australia;
To provide input into policy and decision making processes.
