Support Needed

Bursaries

Gondwana’s greatest strength is that it gathers together the finest young voices from across our vast nation and its greatest disadvantage is the costs associated with bringing together these talented young people to become Gondwana Choirs. Our organisation is supported by the Federal Government through the Australia Council and by the NSW Government through Arts NSW. The major costs for our activities however are carried by the participants. Unfortunately this precludes many talented young Australians from taking part.

It is our goal to ensure that in the future any suitably talented child has the opportunity to participate in our programs without financial, social, physical or distance barriers. Approximately 50% of our choristers are from regional or remote Australia. These young people face higher travel costs to attend our programs and in addition, many come from drought affected communities.

 

Thanks to the support of the following individuals during 2008 we were able to provide 6 full and 18 partial bursaries for disadvantaged young people from across Australia to participate in Gondwana 2009 National Choral School.

Elizabeth & Ken Nielsen (Founding Donors)
Cardno Bowler
CMV Foundation Inasmuch
Michael & Sue Gregg
Michael Stuart-Watt
Allan & Betty Thompson
Kenneth Tribe, A.C.
Peter Turk
Trust Company Ltd ATF Fred P Archer Charitable Trust
David Vine
Helen Williams
Anna Yates
Anonymous x 5

 

Gondwana National Indigenous Children’s Choir
Gondwana Choirs is working to secure financial support to implement a 3 year plan to establish, evaluate and maintain the national children’s choir for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.

Gondwana Choirs has been a client of Artsupport Australia since 2005 and is currently working with Artsupport Australia to secure philanthropic support for the continuation of the national indigenous children’s choir into 2009 and beyond. If you are able to support this valuable initiative, please contact our Philanthropy Manager Clare Ainsworth on 02 9251 4226 or at clare@gondwanavoices.com.au.

 

 

 

 

 

 

How you can help!

 

There are many ways that organisations and individuals can support Gondwana Voices initiatives. These include:

• corporate partnership opportunities tailored to the needs of individual companies; and / or
• corporate donations; and / or
• individual giving

All donations of $2 or more are tax deductible.

Please contact our Philanthropy Manager, Clare Ainsworth, at clare@gondwanavoices.com.au or on 02 9251 4226 for more information.

 

 

Gondwana Choirs is assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body

 

We are very grateful to the following organisations for their support:

Founding Partner, Gondwana National
Indigenous Children’s Choir
Major Partner, Community Workshop Program

 

Major Partner, Gondwana National
Indigenous Children’s Choir

 

Design Partner

 

HR Partner