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The ILP is a partnership between The Fred Hollows Foundation, Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) and the Australian Publishers Association (APA). We are working to get books into remote and isolated Indigenous communities across Australia. Working closely with the ABA and the APA, The Fred Hollows Foundation purchases and supplies books to remote communities where The Foundation operates.

How does it work?

Community groups select and order reading material from catalogues and sample books. The books are then supplied to schools, libraries, early learning centres such as crèches, Women's Centres and other identified groups such as Art and Language Centres, to build their pool of reading resources.

What does your group need to do?

• provide a space for the storage of books - preferably a bookshelf
• ensure community members are able to access the books
• encourage a borrowing system for the books.

What costs are involved?

There are no costs involved for community groups just the expectation that books will be stored and made accessible to community members.

Want to be involved?

Just contact the Fred Hollows Foundation in Darwin and ask to speak with Ameina.

Have some questions?

Contact:
Ameina Brunker Indigenous Literacy Project Coordinator
Direct +61 2 8941 5145 Fax +61 2 8941 5815
Email abrunker@hollows.org Mobile 0439 271 432

Deb Dank Indigenous Literacy Facilitator
Direct +61 2 8941 5145 Fax +61 2 8941 5815
Email ddank@hollows.org Mobile 0458 473 384
A child at Wugularr School, east of Katherine in the Northern Territory.