Two years of helping communities thrive
Since 2021, Life Ed has been working to reach as many children as possible in remote, rural and disadvantaged communities through the Thrive Children’s Fund. Because every child deserves to thrive – no matter where they live, where they’ve come from, or how much money they have.
The children in these communities are too often the isolated, the ones that are most at-risk of chronic disease, mental illness and substance abuse. They are the kids who need us most and thanks to our foundation partner, Woolworths, we have been able to deliver the latest evidence-based learning to nearly 10,000 of these students across Australia over the past two years.
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From the vastness of Arnhem Land in the NT and seclusion of Kangaroo Island in South Australia, through to the reaches of the WA Wheatbelt and NSW Murray River regions, it has been a privilege to meet so many children, parents, teachers and communities – many of which could not contain their excitement as they met Healthy Harold for the very first time.
As times continue to be tough, with inflation and the cost-of-living on the rise, the housing crisis and natural disasters continuing to impact children and families across Australia, Life Ed and the Thrive Children’s Fund is needed more than ever.
Woolworths is the foundation partner of the Life Ed Children’s Thrive Fund, contributing $250,000 over the past two years. And committing another $125,000 this year, which will enable us to reach up to 7,500 more kids in 2024.
In 2023, we welcomed Sanitarium’s commitment to this cause, which will mean 3,000 children will benefit from participating in The Inside Story as part of the Thrive Children’s Fund in 2024. This will bring our Thrive total up to over 20,000 students by the end of next year!
The kids really enjoyed the session, there was so much excitement and entertainment. This made the students so much more engaged in learning as we talked about topics like keeping healthy and safe.
Kids at all stages benefit from Life Ed as they’re taught how important it is to be safe, to think before they act, and how to remember to do those things in catchy and interesting ways. The whole program does this really well, it is just fantastic!
A big thank you goes out to the Life Ed Thrive Children's Fund which was able to support 96 students to understand key issues such as being a good friend, being resilient and making healthy eating choices.
