‘Reading and writing with our mob in Kempsey.’ The sign says it all!
It was great to celebrate info day at the new Literacy for Life Foundation Kempsey Campaign last week.
Kempsey Facilitator Latisha (middle) with casual staff Kerry (right), and Tina (left), signing up students on information day.
Facilitator, Graham (left), welcomed everyone to the info day, ‘The Dunghutti people have walked and lived on this Country for thousands of years. Our connection to this land is unbroken, it holds our dreaming, our language, our kinship, and our identity,’ Graham said.
Kempsey Coordinator, Anna, introduced the team and thanked everyone for everything they‘ve already done to help the literacy Campaign start from strength.
Literacy for Life Foundation Executive Director, Jack Beetson (right), with Booroongen Djugun CEO, Kylie O’Bryan (centre) and Real Futures Operations Manager, John Clancy (left). The info day was held at Booroongen Djugun, which is hosting the beautiful literacy Campaign classroom.
Literacy for Life Foundation is an Aboriginal organisation that coordinates community-led adult literacy training. The Foundation’s results are at least 30 times better than comparable programs. We rely on donations from the community as well as funding from governments. The Skills for Education and Employment (SEE) First Nations Program is funded by the Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.