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Our Impact in Action
Community-Led Projects
Programs Shaping the Future
Construction of Staff Accommodation
Our team is currently developing a project to provide much needed accommodation to the local staff of the school. Without the help of the local staff the school would not be able to function on a daily basis, therefore it is imperative that we support the staff in everyway that we can.
Annual Sports & Story Festival
The 2016 SPORTS AND STORY TELLING FESTIVAL is being held this year from 25 to 28 August. This years Festival will bring together the children from the Watarrka, Imanpa and Areyonga primary schools for 2 action packed days of fun and activities. The children (aged 7 to 13 years old), their teaching staff and elders from each community will attend the Festival. The festival will be held at Lilla.
Establishment of a Secondary School Campus
The Watarrka Foundation in conjunction with a metropolitian school is seeking to facilitate the development a remote secondary school campus in the Watarrka region. for remote indigenous and non-indigenous students.
Fat Bikes
In 2016 the Foundation provided the Watarrka Primary School with 24 Fat Bikes. The desert environment and children are extremely harsh on the bikes and extensive ongoing maintenance of the bikes is undertaken. The servicing and replacement of worn parts is generously undertaken by Chris Hakanson (Kings Canyon Medical staff member and keen mountain biker). The bikes have been extremely popular with the children and act a carrot to get them to attend school.
Basketball Court
The Basketball Hoop & Court Project provides local children and families with a safe, active space to come together, stay healthy, and build confidence. By upgrading the court surface and installing durable hoops, the Foundation has created a community hub where sport, teamwork, and social connection can thrive.
Vegetable Patch
The Foundation has worked for many years establishing fruit plantations and vegetable gardens for the local communities. We work closely with Slow Foods New South Wales to manage, replant and carry out maintenance of the established gardens.
Food Van
The Foundation has committed that each child at School will receive breakfast and lunch at School. In conjunction with the local Resort the Foundation ensures the School has the resources to achieve this. Providing breakfast acts as an enticement for the children to attend school and it improves the children’s concentration in class.
Clothing Appeal
The Foundation periodically collects and sends clothing bundles for the Lilla, Ulpanyali and Wanmarra communities in the Watarrka region. The collections typically co-inside with the Sports & Story Telling Festival or when we are freighting goods to Watarrka.
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