Literacy for Life Foundation Executive Director, Jack Beetson, has become the first Indigenous Australian to be inducted into an international hall of fame honouring leaders in education, at an awards ceremony held overnight in Belgrade, Serbia. Ngemba man, Beetson, 62, was welcomed into the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame in recognition of leadership...
Continue readingCollarenebri celebrates students
The small town of Collarenebri celebrated the achievement of students taking part in Literacy for Life Foundation’s Aboriginal Adult Literacy Campaign at a graduation ceremony on Friday, September 13. 16 students graduated, having begun their journey to improve their reading and writing just a few months earlier this year. Executive director of Literacy for...
Continue readingIndigenous Literacy Day 2019
Join thousands around the country and show your support for people learning to read and write on Indigenous Literacy Day 2019, September 4. 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...
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Evaluating adult Indigenous literacy on VET participation and children’s education. Please apply by July 12, 2019. Visit the relevant section of the UNSW website to find out more details on how to submit an Expression of Interest online. This is a great opportunity to use your skills to further the work of Literacy for...
Continue readingNAIDOC Week 2019
NAIDOC Week 2019 was held July 7 – July 14. NAIDOC Week Theme for 2019 was – Voice. Treaty. Truth. Let’s work together for a shared future. NAIDOC Week is a celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and a chance to acknowledge our history, culture and achievements. The NAIDOC Week Awards Ceremony...
Continue readingFrom Havana to Ltyentye Apurte, NT
The Literacy for Life Foundation held an official launch in Ltyentye Apurte today, kicking off a campaign called Yes, I Can! to help locals improve their English language reading and writing. The innovative approach has helped over ten million people learn to read and write around the world, including near neighbour, Timor-Leste, where over...
Continue readingElevating Aboriginal Women’s Voices – A Message from Pat Anderson
On behalf of Literacy for Life Foundation, I am pleased to present this submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission’s Wiyi Yani U Thangani Project. The Report contains views of women involved in Literacy for Life Foundation’s Aboriginal Adult Literacy Campaign in the communities of Boggabilla and Toomelah, New South Wales. It has been noted...
Continue readingSydney Morning Herald covers world first campaign in Campbelltown
Yesterday classes kicked off in our first ever Aboriginal Adult Literacy Campaign being run in an Australian city. The Sydney Morning Herald visited and spoke to staff and students and have written it up in today’s paper. You can read the story, Adult Literacy Lessons Transforming Aboriginal Communities online and via the link below....
Continue readingMinister Mitchell launches South West Sydney Aboriginal Literacy Campaign
Minister Mitchell attended the community launch of Literacy for Life Foundation’s Aboriginal Adult Literacy Campaign in Airds on Friday. The launch was held at Tharawal Aboriginal Corporation, Literacy for Life Foundation’s community partner for the South West Sydney Campaign. Aboriginal Housing Office and NSW Department of Education have provided funding for the initiative, which...
Continue readingTalking literacy with Outback Radio
Katy and Lia from our Collarenebri campaign recently had a chat with 2WEB Outback Radio. It was a great opportunity to let people in the local area know about the adult literacy campaign and how they can get involved. Radio is a really important way of sharing news about the campaign because you don’t...
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