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LAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD FOUNDATION
LAUREUS-SUPPORTED PROJECTS IN AUSTRALIA
When Laureus supported its first project in Australia in 2001, our network had spread to every continent in the world.
AUSTRALIA CATHY FREEMAN FOUNDATION PALM ISLAND, AUSTRALIA
Cathy Freeman Foundation (CFF) is committed to supporting Australia’s Indigenous young people to reach their potential by providing a range of pathways to success. The project offers sporting and educational programmes so that Indigenous youth can enjoy the same wellbeing, sense of self belief and educational opportunities as their non-Indigenous peers. CFF works with the community of Palm Island, one of Australia’s largest remote Indigenous communities, and amongst the country’s most disadvantaged regions in terms of social, economic and education indicators.
At the heart of the project’s work is the Starting Block Programme. This is a sports-based programme delivered to Indigenous students on Palm Island, with the objective of enhancing educational attainment and personal development. The key elements of this programme are rewarding educational achievement and providing incentives for continued positive education outcomes.
LAUREUS-SUPPORTED PROJECT CATHY FREEMAN FOUNDATION, AUSTRALIA
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