A new report from the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training includes the following recommendation: Recommendation 12 The Committee recommends that, by March 2023, the Australian Government establish a sustainable, ongoing funding model for the Literacy for Life Foundation to deliver Yes, I Can! campaigns in more Aboriginal and Torres...
Continue readingNAIDOC WEEK 2022 Theme, Dates, Actions
NAIDOC Week 2022 will be held 3-10 July. There are many ways you can get involved. The theme for NAIDOC Week 2022 is Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! It is a celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and a chance to acknowledge our history, culture and achievements. If you would like...
Continue readingLiteracy for Life Foundation 2021 photos
Photo 1: Tennant Creek students taking part in digital literacy training, supported by Literacy for Life Foundation co-ordinator Alera Foster. Photo courtesy Stefan Carrillo. Photo 2: Tennant Creek digital literacy class. Photo courtesy Stefan Carrillo. Photo 3: Yarrabah Graduation Day. Photo courtesy Leanne Hardy. Photo 4: Yarrabah graduate Geraldine (second from left) – “One...
Continue readingABC Life Matters: Fixing Australia’s appalling record on Indigenous literacy
Jack Beetson spoke to ABC Life Matters about Aboriginal literacy and the work that needs to be done. You can listen to Jack’s powerful interview on the ABC Life Matters website....
Continue readingA message from Jack Beetson
When our students graduate it’s emotional. Tears were flowing when Violet (second from the right) graduated in the NSW town of Collarenebri. Violet, 53, was born deaf. And she missed out on learning to read and write at school. You can imagine how isolated you’d feel if you had so few ways to communicate....
Continue readingNAIDOC Week 2021 theme is Heal Country, heal our nation
NAIDOC Week 2021 will be held 4-11 July. There are many ways you can get involved. NAIDOC Week is a celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and a chance to acknowledge our history, culture and achievements. If you would like to host a screening of the documentary In My Own Words, find...
Continue readingLaunch in Yarrabah, QLD
A Campaign aiming to help adults improve their English language reading and writing will launch in Yarrabah today. Aboriginal not-for-profit, Literacy for Life Foundation, is coordinating the Yes, I Can! Campaign, which is led by the local community and funded by the Queensland Government. The format is based on an innovative approach to teaching...
Continue readingIndigenous Literacy Day 2021
Show your support for people learning to read and write on Indigenous Literacy Day 2021, September 1. Did you know more than 60% of Aboriginal adults we have surveyed indicate they have only very basic levels of literacy, and would struggle to write or read a sentence? Literacy for Life Foundation is working to...
Continue readingEducation Inquiry Backs Adult Literacy Campaigns for Indigenous Communities
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training has released its Report on Education in Remote and Complex Environments. The inquiry was carried out at the request of Dan Tehan MP, Minister for Education. The project was extended from its original deadline and its scope expanded to cover the impact and...
Continue readingCampaign Project Officer – Far North QLD
DUTIES: Working under the direction of the National Campaign Manager, the CPO is responsible for: Planning, organisation and administration of the Campaign Budget Implementing the 3 phases of the Campaign Managing the household Literacy Survey Socialisation and Mobilisation of the Campaign in community, with organisations and service providers and establishing a local Campaign Working...
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