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The Smith Family
The Smith Family is a national, independent, social enterprise that supports children and families living in financial disadvantage to create a better future through education. Founded in 1922, its vision is to create a more caring and cohesive Australian community.
UOW Cares will help fund the Learning for Life program - an education support program that works in two ways: it provides financial assistance to help parents and carers with the education needs of the child; and through personal support delivered through qualified Learning for Life Workers. The program has so far supported 40,000 children and young people to make the most of their educational opportunities and break the cycle of disadvantage. Read more about this program at http://www.smithfamily.com.au
The Cancer Council NSW
Cancer will directly affect around one in three people in NSW. The impact is far reaching as families, friends and workmates search for information and support to help them through the experience. Established in 1955, The Cancer Council NSW provides up-to-date information and practical and emotional support for cancer patients, their families and carers. The Cancer Council also invests in quality research to help beat this disease, and in campaigns to prevent cancer and to find it in its early stages when it may be easier to treat.
UOW Cares will help fund cancer research and the Cancer Council Connect peer support program. The Cancer Council's mission is to defeat cancer and it sees research as playing a vital role. The Cancer Council NSW funds more cancer research than any other charitable organisation in the state. The organisation's expansive research portfolio includes studies in hospitals, universities and institutes across NSW, as well as groundbreaking internal research in epidemiology and behavioural research.
The Cancer Council's approach to research is unique in that it covers all types of cancer and every stage of the cancer journey -- from prevention, through to diagnosis and treatment, and on to survivorship. More people are surviving cancer than ever before, and for cases where a cure is not possible quality of life may be greatly improved.
Cancer Council Connect is a one-to-one support program that puts people diagnosed with cancer in touch with a trained volunteer who has had a similar cancer and treatment. The volunteer can help with practical advice and emotional support. Read more about the Cancer Council at http://www.cancercouncil.com.au
The Fred Hollows Foundation
The Fred Hollows Foundation is a not-for-profit, community-based, non-government development aid organisation. The Foundation was launched in Sydney in 1992, just five months before Professor Fred Hollows passed away. Its vision is of a world where no one is needlessly blind and of a land where Indigenous people enjoy the same health outcomes as all Australians.
The Foundation works with blindness prevention organisations in Asia, Africa and the Pacific to develop or strengthen the local health infrastructure, and seek sustainable solutions to issues of inequitable access to health programs and affordability of services. Through skills training programs and the development of new technologies, it has helped to restore the sight of more than 1,000,000 people worldwide.
UOW Cares will provide support for health care programs in Africa, Asia, Indigenous Australia and the Pacific. Read more about the Foundation at http://www.hollows.org/
The South Coast School for Children with Autism
Communicating with others is something that most of us take for granted. Can you image a child who is isolated from the world, because he cannot make any sense of it? Autism is a lifelong developmental disability that is more prevalent than cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy, Down’s syndrome and childhood cancer. A recent study has found that one in 160 Australian children aged between 6 and 12 years have an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) – that is over 10,000 Australian children in that age group. Overall, it is estimated that over 130,000 people Australia wide that have some form of autism. Over half will require significant support for most of their lives. The South Coast School for Children with Autism is one of six schools in NSW operated by the Autism Spectrum Australia. Based at Corrimal, it provides specialised education programs for children with ASD as well as a range of early intervention, family support, and community integration programs. UOW Cares will help support the School’s outreach services to families within the Illawarra and Shoalhaven regions.
The Australian Conservation Foundation
ACF is committed to inspiring people to achieve a healthy environment for all Australians. For 40 years it has been a strong voice for the environment, promoting solutions through research, consultation, education and partnerships. ACF works with the community, business and government to protect, restore and sustain our environment. ACF is Australia's leading national not-for profit environment organisation and is funded almost entirely by individual membership and donations.
UOW Cares will help support ACF's efforts to tackle the urgent problem of climate change, protect our marine environment, ancient forests, endangered species, and restore our great inland river systems. ACF is working to ensure that future generations have the same opportunities as we had to explore and enjoy our environment. Read more about ACF at http://www.acfonline.org.au/
Oxfam Australia
Oxfam Australia is an Australian, independent, not-for-profit, secular, community-based aid and development organisation. It is dedicated to building a fairer world, in which people control their own lives, their basic rights are achieved and the environment is sustained. In 28 countries across East and South Asia, Southern Africa, the Pacific and Indigenous Australia, it works in partnership with local communities to improve people’s access to essential services such as clean water, basic health care and education. Its projects are improving the health of poor communities, and helping more children – especially girls – go to school.
In Southern Africa alone, it is estimated that 1.5 million children have been orphaned because of HIV and AIDS. UOW Cares will help fund Oxfam’s work in this and other areas of high need around the world, providing food, education and support programs. Read more about Oxfam Australia at http://www.oxfam.org.au
Indigo Foundation
Indigo Foundation (IF) is an independent Australian community development organisation, which provides effective and innovative assistance to improve the lives of people in marginalised communities in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. It works in the areas of health, education, and agriculture. IF seeks to empower local communities to access resources, and have control over the decisions that determine their basic needs and human rights. It does this by providing financial and technical support to local non-government and community-based organisations, with a particular focus on local capacity building.
UOW Cares will help support IF’s community development projects in:
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Rote, Indonesia: public health, education and agricultural training in rural communities
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Hazarajhat, Afghanistan: education
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Solomon Islands:vocational training for young men and women and leadership training for youth.
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Tamil Nadu, India: education project focused on Dalit caste.
Read more at http://www.indigofoundation.org/
The RSPCA
The RSPCA is Australia’s largest animal welfare organisation, caring for all creatures great and small. It is a non-government, not-for-profit, community-based charity. Its mission is to prevent cruelty to animals by actively promoting their care and protection. UOW Cares will help the RSPCA’s efforts in the treatment and care of sick, injured and unwanted animals and assist in the operation of its animal shelters. Read more about the RSPCA at http://www.rspca.org.au/
UOW Equity Fund
Opportunity comes to some more easily than others. Providing a young person with access to a high-quality University education is one of the most transformative gifts there is. By supporting this area, you help the University open doors of opportunity to those with potential, rather than just advantage.
The University’s Equity Fund provides ‘Equity and Merit’ Scholarships to students who might not otherwise have the chance to attend University. In most cases, the scholarship holders come from a low-income family background. They may also be awarded to students with disabilities or to indigenous Australians. The Fund also provides support for students experiencing financial difficulties which may impact on their studies. Your contribution will help the University to increase the number of ‘Equity and Merit’ scholarship and to help improve support, particularly in that all important first year of University.
UOW Research and Innovation Fund
Your gift to this area will provide crucial support to a UOW research project, with a new project to be selected by the University Research Committee to receive support each year. You can read more about the research initiative for the current year here.
The Research & Innovation Fund supports the advancement of critical community research activities at UOW. Research to investigate community health issues and improve the quality of life for all Australians; to develop technological innovations for vital industries; to improve telecommunication and transportation systems; to make better use of our limited resources; to understand more about and further Australia’s place in the global community; to promote effective teaching practices; and to investigate social and environmental issues.
The University is committed to research that makes an impact. Effective partnerships with industry and other research organisations ensure that the work of our talented academics is relevant and informed. Multidisciplinary research teams provide the opportunity for research at the boundaries between disciplines to enable quantum leaps in our understanding of critical issues.
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