World Vision Australia is on Wurundjeri Land

We acknowledge that our National Office is on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, who are the first owners of the lands here. We would like to acknowledge the Wurundjeri who have lived here, worked here and contributed to the rich cultural heritage of this land.

Not on this map?

That’s not surprising, as there are nearly 500 more nations than the nine we’ve identified above. You can find the Traditional Custodians of the land you're on by visiting the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) map.

To Australia's Political Leaders...

Walk with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to create the future they want for their children, families and communities.

✔️  Make a constitutional change, rightfully enshrining a First Nations' Voice in the birth certificate of our nation.

✔️  Establish a Makarrata Commission to supervise a process of agreement-making with Australian governments.

✔️  Allow the Makarrata Commission to supervise a process of 'truth-telling', to allow the full extent of past injustices experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to be uncovered and revealed.

Bigger voice for a brighter future

World Vision and the entire Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) came out strongly in support of the Uluru Statement on 1 November 2017 at the ACFID Annual General Meeting:

"ACFID Members recognise that Indigenous people the world over have the right to self-determination (Article 3, UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples), and that truth-telling has a vital role in restorative justice and healing." 

World Vision Australia supports the Uluru Statement from the Heart because:

1. we are devoted to the protection and development of children anywhere.
2. empowering communities to understand and control their own development needs is the world-best-practice model we use in nearly 100 countries around the globe.
3. we have been listening to the needs of First Nations people since we started working alongside them in 1974.

It's natural that World Vision stands alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples supporting their calls for change.

You can:

• Read or Listen to the Uluru Statement from the Heart
• Watch a short video from our CEO Claire Rogers about Constitutional Recognition

Getting the best start possible

Young Mob

Our Young Mob program supports young First Nations people from urban NSW and Victoria. It empowers them to be stronger within themselves and within their culture, strengthening their identity and self-esteem so they can take on all of life’s challenges with confidence.

Young Mob also offers educational trips to culturally significant places like Uluru so they can experience their culture first-hand and connect with other First Nation communities across Australia. These trips are delivered with our partner, First Hand Solutions Aboriginal Corporation.

Watch these Young Mob videos: Changing Young Lives and Visiting Martu.

World Vision is a member of SNAICC

SNAICC is the national voice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.

All Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children have the right to be immersed in their culture, and it is our shared responsibility to ensure that children grow up safe and connected to their kin, community, and cultural traditions.