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‘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….

At the Literacy for Life Foundation, community is at the heart of everything we do. To excel in this role, you must be passionate about creating positive change for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through literacy. A commitment to social justice and the rights of First Nations people…

Building a pathway to literacy: co-designing a qualification for First Nations adult educators Image credit: https://www.uts.edu.au/case-studies/building-a-pathway-to-literacy-co-designing-a-qualification-for-first-nations-adult-educators This joint UTS and Literacy for Life Foundation project…

We celebrated student graduations across the country in December. These photos are a glimpse of how meaningful these moments are for our students, their families and communities.   In Mount Druitt, the Djirabitty Dance Company perform a traditional smoking ceremony to start things off. Mount…

Your support can change lives. 40 – 70% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults have low literacy. In some communities this can be as high as 90%. As an Aboriginal-led charity we support local people to deliver literacy classes in their own communities. These community-led Campaigns…

Thanks to your support, we are lifting adult literacy in Indigenous communities across the country. I started with Literacy for Life in my hometown, Tennant Creek in 2021. I saw firsthand the positive impacts a community-led approach can have on students and staff. While working on the Campaign, I…

Screenshot from bbc.co.uk Photo: Jack Beetson. Credit: Joy Lai/State Library NSW. Jack Beetson recently shared his remarkable personal story with the BBC’s global audience of 318 million weekly listeners.  You can find his radio interview here. The BBC wrote on their website: Jack…

NAIDOC Week 2026 will run from 5-12 July. The official NAIDOC Week website is a great resource for finding out how you can help mark this important celebration.  This year’s theme, Fifty Years of Deadly is an important milestone to celebrate. It’s also a reminder that while we honour…

National Reconciliation Week takes place every year between May 27 and June 3 and this year’s theme is ‘All In’.  These dates commemorate two important events in the journey of reconciliation: the 1967 referendum and the High Court’s Mabo decision.  This year’s theme,…

A Message from Jack Beetson: Urgent Donation Appeal It’s important to hold on to what’s real. And there’s nothing more real, or more positive, than the part our supporters have played in changing a little boy’s life. The young boy in the photo above is Zaiden, and that’s his mum and dad. The…