Show your support for people learning to read and write on Indigenous Literacy Day 2020, September 2. 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 readingAdministrative Assistant Part-time – Position Available
Literacy for Life Foundation is seeking a highly motivated Admin Assistant to support our national staff and remote campaign teams from our offices in Sydney. The position is part-time, 3 days per week. Duties include: Administrative support to the Executive Director, Campaign Manager and Partnerships Manager and remote campaign teams Organise team travel and...
Continue readingLiteracy can help people keep safe from COVID 19: ABC Interview
ABC Radio recently interviewed Jack Beetson and the conversation covered a lot of ground. Jack spoke to Speaking Out host Larissa Behrendt about how tackling low literacy is helping Aboriginal communities keep safe from COVID-19 and playing a part in boosting recovery efforts. The interview also covered highlights of Jack’s career and people who...
Continue readingSBS outlines success
SBS have recently featured the work of Literacy for Life Foundation, outlining excellent results achieved in regional NSW. The below extract is taken from the article How Literacy Classes Have Transformed a Town, by Gemma Wilson. Today in Collarenebri, it’s not unusual to walk past the red shed in town and see Indigenous elders...
Continue readingNAIDOC 2020
New dates have been announced for NAIDOC week. Celebrations will be held from the 8th to the 15th of November. The announcement comes after the National NAIDOC Committee had to postpone NAIDOC Week 2020 (5 July – 12 July) in the interest of safety for our communities due to COVID 19. NAIDOC Week 2020...
Continue readingSouth West Sydney celebrates students
A further ten adults have graduated with newly improved reading and writing skills after completing Literacy for Life Foundation’s Aboriginal Adult Literacy Campaign in Sydney. The Foundation’s Executive Director, Jack Beetson, congratulated all involved. “These results are only possible because people have worked hard for each other. I particularly want to congratulate the students...
Continue readingFirst NT Class Graduates Adult Literacy Campaign
The community of Ltyentye Apurte has come together to celebrate the achievement of the first Northern Territory graduates of Literacy for Life Foundation’s Aboriginal Adult Literacy Campaign. Five students were honoured at the graduation ceremony, held in the community on November 27. Literacy for Life Foundation Executive Director, Jack Beetson, says the achievement is...
Continue readingJack Beetson presents public lecture at UNE
Professor Jack Beetson will present the inaugural Neville Crew Memorial Public Lecture on the topic ‘Adult literacy: the missing link to closing the gap’. Professor Beetson is a Ngemba man from western NSW and an internationally-renowned expert and advocate in adult education and training, Indigenous and human rights education and sustainable community development. He...
Continue readingSouth West Sydney Students Graduate
Literacy for Life Foundation’s first class of Sydney students graduated today, celebrating at a ceremony held in Campbelltown. “It is such a privilege to see the results of the hard work and the community pay off,” says Jack Beetson, Literacy for Life Foundation Executive Director. The Literacy for Life Foundation delivers an innovative program...
Continue readingJob Opportunity – Join The Team
Literacy for Life Foundation is currently recruiting for the role of Campaign Project Officer, Ltyentye Apurte (Santa Teresa) NT. The role includes responsibility for the day-to-day implementation of our innovative Aboriginal Adult Literacy Campaign in Ltyentye Apurte, with a particular focus on supporting the local team to develop their capacity to deliver the Campaign....
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