The Wall of Hands Appeal is The Australian Literacy & Numeracy Foundation's (ALNF) annual fundraising and awareness campaign, which highlights the distressing fact that currently only one in five Indigenous children in remote communities can read at the minimum standard.
All Australians have the chance to raise their hands in support of Indigenous literacy by donating as little as $5 to the Wall of Hands Indigenous Literacy Appeal. Together we will work towards achieving 100% literacy rates among Indigenous children in Australia. Joining the movement is simple. Go to www.wallofhands.com.au, and make a donation today.
Well-known Australians leading the movement include Bob Hawke, Gotye, Tom Calma, The Chaser, the team at Triple J, Urthboy, The Wiggles, Kerry O'Brien, Hon. Barry O'Farrell, Mario Fenech ,Dan Kelly, Fuzzy, Peter Overton, Jessica Rowe, Hon. Jenny Macklin, Mia Freedman, Hon. Peter Garrett, Pip Edwards, Bridie Carter, Deborah Cheetham, Deborah Thomas, Hon. Adrian Piccoli, Sarah Wilson, Matt Shirvington and Rhys Muldoon, The Swans, Lewis Jetta to name a few.
"If only one in five children in any capital city in Australia could read a book, most Australians would want something done about it immediately. We believe all Australians have the right to literacy, because being able to read and write is a basic human right", said ALNF's Co-Founder Kim Kelly.
"Imagine not being able to drive a car because you can't sit for the driver's test, imagine your child is ill and you can't read the dosage on a medicine bottle, and imagine not being able to use an ATM or fill out a form. These are just some of the day to day struggles suffered which can be eliminated through the delivery of the ALNF's literacy programs."
The Wall of Hands Appeal gives all Australians the opportunity to do something simple to transform Indigenous literacy for generations to come. Dr Tom Calma: "ALNF's literacy programs are making a real difference to so many young lives and in the long run, their learning will make a difference to the generations that follow.
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The Wall of Hands Appeal is The Australian Literacy & Numeracy Foundation's (ALNF) annual fundraising and awareness campaign, which highlights the distressing fact that currently only one in five Indigenous children in remote communities can read at the minimum standard.
All Australians have the chance to raise their hands in support of Indigenous literacy by donating as little as $5 to the Wall of Hands Indigenous Literacy Appeal. Together we will work towards achieving 100% literacy rates among Indigenous children in Australia. Joining the movement is simple. Go to www.wallofhands.com.au, and make a donation today.
Well-known Australians leading the movement include Bob Hawke, Gotye, Tom Calma, The Chaser, the team at Triple J, Urthboy, The Wiggles, Kerry O'Brien, Hon. Barry O'Farrell, Mario Fenech ,Dan Kelly, Fuzzy, Peter Overton, Jessica Rowe, Hon. Jenny Macklin, Mia Freedman, Hon. Peter Garrett, Pip Edwards, Bridie Carter, Deborah Cheetham, Deborah Thomas, Hon. Adrian Piccoli, Sarah Wilson, Matt Shirvington and Rhys Muldoon, The Swans, Lewis Jetta to name a few.
"If only one in five children in any capital city in Australia could read a book, most Australians would want something done about it immediately. We believe all Australians have the right to literacy, because being able to read and write is a basic human right", said ALNF's Co-Founder Kim Kelly.
"Imagine not being able to drive a car because you can't sit for the driver's test, imagine your child is ill and you can't read the dosage on a medicine bottle, and imagine not being able to use an ATM or fill out a form. These are just some of the day to day struggles suffered which can be eliminated through the delivery of the ALNF's literacy programs."
The Wall of Hands Appeal gives all Australians the opportunity to do something simple to transform Indigenous literacy for generations to come. Dr Tom Calma: "ALNF's literacy programs are making a real difference to so many young lives and in the long run, their learning will make a difference to the generations that follow.
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