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Gudjagang Ngara li-dhi is an Aboriginal organisation on the Central Coast of New South Wales (NSW), Australia representing the Aboriginal communities that fall within the Local government catchment area of Wyong.
In 2011 a group of local Aboriginal women concerned for the growing number of Aboriginal children from the area entering out of home care, were driven by a wish to provide care for families, children and young people within the context of their cultural community.
The name Gudjagang Ngara li-dhi is from the Darkinjung language and means ‘listen to the children’. This principle…
Telethon Kids Institute brings together community, researchers, practitioners, policy makers and funders, who share their mission to improve the health, development and lives of children and young people through excellence in research. Importantly, they want knowledge applied so it makes a difference
The Fraser Mustard Centre has been created to bring together leading Australian child development researchers and innovative government policy makers and planners.
In 2011, ACCI Relief (ACCIR) established the Kinnected Program, which seeks to preserve and strengthen families, scale down the overuse of residential care, and advocate for care reforms globally.
The Kinnected Program seeks to take a proactive approach to scaling down the use of residential care and assisting children within the context of their families. ACCIR is the aid and development arm of the Australian Christian Churches (ACC) movement.
Based in Australia, Kinnected works within the country to
- Conduct education and awareness about the harmful effects of long-…
Kin Raising Kids Tasmania advocates for all children and young people in Tasmania to be raised in safe, happy and adequately resourced homes. This includes children in the care of their grandparents or kin. Their vision is that all children and young people in Tasmania are raised in safe and happy homes, no matter their situation. Their mission is to encourage and support kinship carers, including grandparents raising grandchildren, who are the primary carers of diverse family and kin. The group offers peer support, advocacy, information and referral services to member…
The Parenting Research Centre helps children thrive by driving new and better ways to support families in their parenting. The Centre helps governments and community agencies put the best scientific evidence on parenting support into action. Their main focus to date has been on organisations in the fields of health, education and welfare.
InterCountry Adoptee Voices (ICAV), previously known as ICASN (InterCountry Adoptee Support Network) began in 1998 in Sydney, Australia as a support network created by intercountry adoptees for intercountry adoptees, of any country of origin.
ICAV’s informal network has grown to include adoptees and adoptee led groups from around the world. Today, ICAV provides a platform for adoptees to connect in, share, educate, and advocate to the wider public about the issues they face – political, social and emotional, including the not so positive aspects…
ACCI Relief is the Aid and Development arm of the Australian Christian Churches movement. They are also signatories to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Code of Conduct for Disaster Relief and aim to meet the standards for Disaster Response as set out by the Sphere Humanitarian Charter.
ACCI Missions is the missionary sending and support agency of the Australian Christian Churches movement. ACCI's mission is to transform communities and nations, one life at a time, by developing holistic sustainable…
Rethink Orphanages Network: better solutions for children is a cross-sector network that aims to prevent the unnecessary institutionalisation of children by shifting the way Australia engages with overseas aid and development. Rethink Orphanages Network is represented by members from international aid and development, philanthropy, education and faith-based communities and is working with externals stakeholders from a range of sectors including government, media, and the travel industry. This diverse network is uniquely positioned to take action on issues related to…
Forget Me Not is an Australian NGO that works with partner organisations in Nepal, Uganda and India, on the ground with local knowledge and expertise on child protection and prevention of family separation.