Project

Brighter Future For Australian Indigenous Youths

Host Organization: Action Change (Formerly GVI Trust) London, London, United Kingdom http://www.actionchange.org

About

Several projects are trying to tackle the social gap among the Indigenous people in Australia. Our project is focused on the youths of Indigenous communities in Australia. These youths face many issues that lead to them dropping out education and/or ending up in the criminal justice system. Our objective is to enhance their skills through ways they can relate and helping them to become ambassadors for change within their community and Australia.

Need

Statistics show that an Indigenous person's life expectancy in Australia is 71.4 years compared to 81.4 years. Even with Government initiatives such as Closing the Gap, a big gap still exists between indigenous Australians and the rest of the population. Youth is a critical stage at which life-changing decisions regarding one's career and employment opportunities are made. Youths from our community have limited future opportunities in their reach and our goal is to change that.

Long term impact

This project will drive down the number of Indigenous youth in and entering the Australian national criminal justice system, by engaging the youths to tackle their inequalities we will also reduce educational dropout rates and empower these remote and struggling communities to create ambassadors that will influence future change at a national level. This project success will be life changing for these communities but for it to work we need to come together and help today.

About the Organization

Our Mission "To Support communities in creating brighter, better and more sustainable futures for all their citizens." Our Purpose Building an international community of people united in a common goal of making an impact on global issues, raising awareness of the need for protection of our environment, and meeting the challenges presented by natural and unexpected disasters.

GlobalGiving Categories:
  • Education
  • Climate Action
  • Economic Growth
  • Physical Health
  • Justice and Human Rights
  • Clean Water
  • Mental Health

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Total Goal
$30,000
Remaining Goal
$8,802
What is a Project?

Domestic and international programs and services housed within organizations, addressing specific needs of community groups.