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Newslines Radio: Literacy: Never too late to learn

18 June 2012
Community Wilcannia
Children and Schooling

Indigenous adults are improving their reading and writing skills.

Find out more

For more information on Indigenous education, including literacy programs and student assistance, visit Indigenous at the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR).

The Indigenous Literacy Foundation aims to raise literacy levels and improve the lives and opportunities of Indigenous Australians living in remote and isolated regions by providing books and literacy resources to Indigenous communities and raising community awareness of Indigenous literacy issues.

The Yes I can! adult literacy campaign in Wilcannia is based on a model developed in Cuba called Yo! Si Puedo in 2000.

The project is funded by the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) and DEEWR.

The Wilcannia Local Aboriginal Land Council is the lead agency for the implementation of the project with support from Wilcannia Central School.