Can you imagine not being able to read a newspaper, a road sign or directions on a bottle of medication? Sadly, this is a reality faced by many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders living in remote communities today.
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) aims to raise literacy levels and improve the lives and opportunities of Indigenous Australians living in remote and isolated regions.
This is done by providing books and literacy resources to Indigenous communities and raising broad community awareness of Indigenous literacy issues.
Indigenous Literacy Day
On 5 September 2012, everyone is invited to participate in the sixth Indigenous Literacy Day (ILD).
This important day aims to help raise funds to raise literacy levels and improve the lives and opportunities of Indigenous Australians living in remote and isolated regions. They need your support to help raise funds to buy books and literacy resources for these communities.
- Events and fundraisers are held across Australia.
- Participating publishers donate 5% (or more) of their takings from their invoices on ILD.
- Participating booksellers donate 5% (or more) of their takings from sales on ILD.
- Participating schools host The Great Book Swap Challenge and other fundraising activities.
- Participating businesses, clubs and organisations host The Great Book Swap Challenge and other fundraising activities.
- Across Australia people attend ILD events including local Great Book Swaps, purchase books at participating bookshops or organise their own private fundraising literary lunches and morning teas.
- People everywhere pause to read to support Indigenous literacy.
