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Growing Healthier Communities

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EON Aboriginal Foundation delivers a nutrition-focused, healthy lifestyle and disease prevention program- the EON Thriving Communities Program. We build edible gardens in remote Aboriginal schools and communities for a secure supply of fresh fruit and vegetables, and partner with them to deliver hands-on gardening and nutrition education. We provide training and local employment opportunities to build long-term, healthy lifestyle change in community.

The Way We Work

The core values that guide the way we work include:

Trust – we value and seek the trust of the communities with whom we work and the trust of our funding partners who enable our work;
Respect – for our program participants, our stakeholders and the Aboriginal culture;
Accountability – we do what we say we are going to do; and
Adaptability – we are practical and innovative in our approach, constantly striving for improvement.

Our Vision

To make a lasting contribution in remote Aboriginal communities through the reduction of preventable and chronic disease caused by poor nutrition.

Our Mission

In partnership with remote Aboriginal communities and using edible gardens as a tool, deliver programs with a focus on health, nutrition, education and training that change community attitudes to healthy living.

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Our Year In Numbers

During 2023/2024 EON Aboriginal Foundation delivered its Thriving Communities Program to:

19

Remote Communities

Made

183

community visits

Spent

550

days in community

Delivered

726

edible garden classes

Gave

745

healthy eating classes

Prepared

13,400

nutritious meals

Achieved

60%

Aboriginal employment rate across EON

“THE STUDENTS HAVE DEFINITELY GROWN IN THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND EVEN EXCITEMENT JUST AROUND FOOD AND WHERE IT'S COME FROM, AROUND HEALTHY EATING, AND BEING ABLE TO DISCUSS HEALTHY CHOICES - FROM PRESCHOOL ALL THE WAY UP TO OUR SENIOR YEARS.”

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