We are a national book industry charity, which aims to reduce the disadvantage experienced by children in remote Indigenous communities across Australia, by lifting literacy levels and instilling a lifelong love of reading. We do this through our three core programs:
We gift new culturally appropriate books to communities that need them. We have supplied over 260,000 books to over 250 remote communities in our lifetime.
An early literacy program designed to encourage reading in children under five and inspire their families and carers to get involved. Some Book Buzz books are translated into first language.
We have published 80 books written by community, some in their first language, with the support from many of Australia's renowned authors and illustrators.
No books are sold in the small store at Haasts Bluff, in the MacDonnell Ranges, 230 kilometres west of Alice Springs. But since 2008, kids living in the remote community...
Get out your secateurs and join us for a special fundraiser in the Southern Highlands! Our friends from New South Publishing Elspeth, Pam and John are opening their beautiful Waratah...
At Bayulu Remote Community School in the East Kimberleys, books from the ILF Book Supply Program are fostering literacy among preschoolers and Kindergarten to Year 6 kids alike. Around 100...
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation works as an initiative of the Australian Book Industry with the support of:
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation is registered with the ACNC and is a Public Benevolent Institution with DGR1 and TCC status. ABN 45146631843.
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