‘Yes, I Can’
Aboriginal adult literacy campaign in remote EAL/D Aboriginal communities
Year granted: 2020
Organisation location: Sydney, NSW
Themes: Cultural safety, Empowerment
Project summary: This project aimed to increase the evidence base on the role of community controlled adult literacy programs to improve health and socioeconomic outcomes in remote EAL/D (English as an additional language/dialogue) communities in the Northern Territory.
‘The grant will allow Literacy for Life Foundation, an Aboriginal not-for-profit, to broaden and deepen the evidence base on the role of community-controlled adult literacy programs in improving health and socio-economic outcomes in remote multilingual communities in the NT.’- Frances Williamson, Research and Training Manager and Project Lead