Indigenous Literacy Project

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Regenerative 2030

Provide school children in remote Indigenous Communities with culturally relevant literacy resources.

The aim of this project is to fund 800 culturally relevant books into the hands of school children in remote Indigenous Communities across Australia. For every AUD$10 donated, the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) can get a culturally relevant book into the hands of a child in a remote Community.

In remote Communities across Australia there is often no infrastructure such as libraries or bookstores. Access to reading material is extremely limited and this impacts the achievements of Indigenous children.

It is ILF's ambition to provide remote Indigenous Communities with the literacy resources they request to support their aspirations for Community and Culture. Through collaborative investment in Community and meaningful strategic partnerships, the ILF supports sustainable and positive change in Indigenous literacy through the supply of books and a focus on the publication of First Nations content. ILF aims to advocate and build awareness among the wider Australian population of the strengths, knowledges and wisdoms held within remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities.

In 2024, the ILF aims to -

> gift 136,800 culturally relevant books into 430 remote Communities through their Book Supply program.

> strengthen relationships with the 107 playgroups they're working with through their Book Buzz program.

> and publish 30 books representing 21 languages.

The books are part of a curate list agreed on with Community members and is updated every year. Over 50% of these books will have Indigenous content (either authors or illustrators) which is very important as children will only engage with stories that they see themselves in.

Addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education: Obtaining a quality education is the foundation to improving people’s lives and sustainable development.

Gender Equality: Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world.

Reduced Inequalities: To reduce inequalities, policies should be universal in principle, paying attention to the needs of disadvantaged and marginalized populations.

Impacts

Children in remote Communities will receive brand new books from a list that has been chosen with their reading needs in mind.
Increase in access to quality, culturally appropriate books to Indigenous children in remote Communities.
Supports families and Communities to engage with their children with educational activities and outcomes.
Strengthen engagement with children’s literacy development and education in remote and very remote Indigenous Communities.
Help build a culture of literacy by providing resources where there are few to none.

Background

The Indigenous Literacy Foundation

Our Ambition is to provide remote Indigenous Communities with the literacy resources they request to support their aspirations for Community and Culture.

Our Purpose is to invest in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander remote Communities to provide the tools and resources they request to shape the direction of their children’s literacy futures.

Through collaborative investment in Community and meaningful strategic partnerships, the ILF supports sustainable and positive change in Indigenous literacy through the supply of books and a focus on the publication of First Nations content.

We aim to advocate and build awareness among the wider Australian population of the strengths, knowledges and wisdoms held within remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities.