The Indigenous Literacy Project (ILP) believes that Australia’s Indigenous people should enjoy the same education, employment and societal opportunities as other citizens. However, a lack of literacy skills among Indigenous communities is a common and critical barrier to participating in activities that many of us take for granted.
To help alleviate this literacy disadvantage, The Fred Hollows Foundation is working with remote Indigenous communities in women’s centres, crèches, schools, safe houses, and in art centres. In 2009 The Foundation is working to provide books to remote communities in Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western NSW and Western Australia in the areas listed below.
In addition, The ILP in conjunction with the Northern Territory Writers Centre has provided over 1,000 Indigenous themed books for 75 remote schools in the Northern Territory.
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Katherine East Region, Northern Territory
In 2008 the area supported by the ILP will be expanded to include the entire Sunrise Health Services (SHS) region. This will mean that in addition to the five communities of Gulin Gulin (Bulman), Wugularr, Manyallaluk (Eva Valley), Barunga and Urapunga which already are benefiting from the project, four new communities will participate. These are Jilkminggan, Werebun (Edith Falls), Minyerri and Ngukurr. -
Ngaanyatjarra Region, Western Australia
ILP will target eight communities represented by the Ngannyatjarra Council. Papulankutja, Mantamaru, Patjarr, Tjirrkarli, Wanarn, Warakurna, Warburton and Wingellina will now benefit from ILP through the efforts its English as a Second Language Coordinator as the local ILP Officer. -
Western New South Wales
ILP will reach communities in Brewarrina, Wilcannia, Ivanhoe, Enngonia, Bourke, and Menindee. -
Woorabinda, Queensland
The expansion of ILP delivery into Queensland, where the project began, has been a long term goal. More recently the flooding of January 2008 that devastated the region will have resulted in the loss of much of its literacy resources.
Click to see a detailed map of the NT Communities where ILP funds have provided books and other literacy resources.
- Katherine East Region
- East Arnhem Communities:
These include Gemydu, Angurugu, Milyakburra, Yirrkala, Umbakumba, Numbulwar, and Galiwinku
- Gulf Community groups in Borroloola
The expansion of ILP delivery into Queensland, where the project began, has been a long term goal. More recently the flooding of January 2009 that devastated the region will have resulted in the loss of much of its literacy resources.
- Camooweal, Dajarra and the small Urlampi community near Urandangi
The ILP is providing books to small groups and communities in Port Augusta and to Mount Lindsay, in the APY lands on the border of South Australia.
The ILP will reach communities in Brewarrina, Wilcannia, Ivanhoe, Enngonia, Bourke, and Menindee.
Ngaanyatjarra Region. The ILP will target eight communities represented by the Ngannyatjarra Council. Papulankutja, Mantamaru, Patjarr, Tjirrkarli, Wanarn, Warakurna, Warburton and Wingellina will now benefit from ILP through the efforts its English as a Second Language Coordinator as the local ILP Officer.