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By donating you are making a genuine contribution to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers and their communities.
Since 2020, Lowitja Institute has invested $4.8 million in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research through 26 seeding grants and 19 major grants and our research methods, and since 2010 Lowitja Institute has invested $26.5 million to 148 health research projects.
Our study of our research by the Deloittes found that 25 per cent of Lowitja Institute project investigators went on to receive further grants.
Our research is built on priorities identified by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, 100 per cent of the projects we funded over the last five years featured Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander researchers. The impact of our projects goes beyond healthcare, influencing approaches to service provisions in education, housing and justice to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders communities:
- Find out about our The Lowitja Institute Research Agenda 2020-23
- See more of our Impact
- See previous Lowitja Institute’s projects from major project grants.
Testimonies:
“Thefact that it is genuinely community-initiated and led is the key to the project’s success.It’snot just research forresearchsake, it’s giving young people a voice and making sure the research has an immediate benefit for the community.”
– Sue Thomas, Strategic Priority Lead, The BigiswunKid Project, Fitzroy Crossing
“The Lowitja project grant will enable VACCA to continue to document and implement more Aboriginal specific cultural elements of practice and roll it out across the organisation and to other Aboriginal community controlled organisations (ACCOs) to build a strong Aboriginal evidence base in Victoria.”
–Chris Walsh, Senior Project Officer, Cultural Elements, VACCA
All donors will receive:
- recognition of your support of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing research
- acknowledgement as a donor on the Lowitja Institute website and other communications if given permission
- tax deductibility on your donation.
