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Common Human / community initiatives
Peer Mentor Project
Real projects. Shared experience. Stronger community connections.
Peer mentors help develop, deliver and support practical community projects, alongside opportunities to mentor, learn from one another and contribute what they know.
It's about turning real experiences and useful ideas into something people can take part in, shape and support.
From an idea to a community project
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Develop
Listen, share lived experience and shape an idea.
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Deliver
Help make practical, local activities happen.
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Support
Keep learning, connecting and improving together.
Community scopeAges 9 through adulthood
What the project does
People shape the projects they care about.
The Peer Mentor Project brings people together around practical ideas that can make everyday life and community participation a little easier.
Peer mentors contribute lived experience, local knowledge and a willingness to listen. They may help plan an activity, work with community partners, support delivery or connect someone with an opportunity to participate.
Mentoring and project work sit alongside one another: some people come to learn, some to share what they know, and many do both.
Participation and care
Community opportunities for ages 9 and up.
Different ages, experiences and interests call for different kinds of activities.
The wider Peer Mentor Project works across this age range, but not every activity is suitable or available for every age group. Eligibility, consent, supervision, safeguarding arrangements and any relevant checks are considered for each activity before participation.
For children and young people, activities involve age-appropriate arrangements and parent or guardian involvement where required. Venue-based or nightlife activities have their own access and participation requirements.
A Common Human Peer Mentor Project initiative
Night Lite
Prevention where possible. Support when it’s needed. Connection through community.
Night Lite is a practical community project being developed by the Common Human Peer Mentor Project. It brings a small, discreet pack of useful supplies together with clear, non-judgemental information about prevention, harm reduction and where to find help.
The proposed packs are intended to make practical information and support easier to find during a night out. They cannot guarantee safety, prevent every harm or replace professional or emergency assistance.
1,000
First-stage goal
Provide 1,000 Night Lite packs through participating Melbourne nightlife venues and events.
Fundraising onGoFundMe
Night Lite
Inside the proposed pack
A compact collection of practical items and plain-language help information, with final contents subject to project development.
- Everyday prevention supplies
Items such as a drink cover, condoms and lubricant.
- Practical comfort items
Proposed hydration supplies and a sick bag, with guidance for use.
- Help and support information
Cards explaining what to do next, who to contact, and how to reach venue staff or external services.
A proposed drink-screening card is only a screening aid. A result cannot confirm that a drink is safe. If something feels wrong, seek help from venue staff, medical services or emergency services as appropriate.
Ways to be part of it
There is more than one way to contribute.
People, venues and community organisations can all help a practical project take shape.
Volunteer
Offer time and practical help, with responsibilities and support agreed for the activity.
Share your knowledge
Bring lived experience, useful skills or ideas that can help a project develop.
Connect a venue
Introduce a nightlife venue, event organiser or local space that may be able to help.
Partner locally
Connect a community organisation or group interested in collaborating on a practical initiative.
Support a project
Contribute resources, share an initiative or help bring the next project to life.
Start a conversation
Have an idea,
a connection or
a way to help?
Tell us what you'd like to contribute and we can discuss the next practical step.