Adult Literacy Inquiry calls for sustainable funding for Literacy for Life Foundation

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...

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Literacy 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...

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A 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....

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Launch 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...

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Indigenous 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...

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