We are addressing the poor literacy rates in Indigenous remote communities, by gifting books, promoting early literacy and publishing community stories, many in home languages.
We gift new, culturally appropriate books to communities that need them. We have supplied over 350,000 books to over 280 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 90 books written by community, reflecting 18 Aboriginal languages, with support from many of Australia's renowned authors and illustrators.
Four First Nations participants from remote Communities in the Northern Territory have taken part in the official launch and inaugural workshops of the Talent Pathways Program in Sydney with the ILF.
On Tuesday, 4 March 2025, First Nations primary school students joined Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) Lifetime Ambassador Andy Griffiths at the Australian Museum in Sydney to launch the 2025 Great Book Swap.
In a new book, Sweet Home: Stories of Country and family published by the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, 28 students from Dawurr Boarding House share their heart-felt stories about what home means to them.
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation works as an initiative of the Australian Book Industry with the support of:
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Indigenous Literacy Foundation is registered with the ACNC and is a Public Benevolent Institution with DGR1 and TCC status.
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