Projects

Over the last five years, Oaktree has supported 11 projects in 6 countries, directly creating education opportunities for 14,935 beneficiaries, and supporting a total of 40,000 young people indirectly. Oaktree currently supports 6 projects in 4 countries, ranging across the pathway of education from early childhood, through primary and secondary, to vocational education.

Generate

Looking to volunteer?

In 2010 you can be part of a team of like-minded energetic individuals and create real change in your local community and the developing world.

Generate is a unique entry level volunteer program that exposes young people to the aid and development sector through active campaigning.

Generate is open to all tertiary students under the age of 26 as of November 2009 and is targetedtowards first and second year university students who haven't previously volunteered.

Schools 4 Schools

Our Vision

"To provide life changing educational opportunities for young people in developing communities and create a generation of global citizens among young Australians through school partnership"

Schools 4 Schools was launched by The Oaktree Foundation in 2007 with the goal of providing life changing educational opportunities for young people in developing communities.

Schools 4 Schools provides a platform for young people to be the driving force in empowering developing communities living in poverty through education.

Social Centre For Computing and Programming (Philippines)

Oaktree helped establish a computer training centre in Barangay Parang by providing $25 000 in start-up capital. Our partners International Needs and Kabayani Youth Movement manage the centre, with an onsite internet cafe providing sustainable funding.

Trokosi (Ghana)

Oaktree supported vocational training and micro-credit programs for 300 young women released from Trokosi – a form of traditional slavery. The Oaktree Foundation provided partner International Needs through with $250,000 for the Adidome vocational training centre, and built awareness by filming a documentary.

Heartbeat (South Africa)

Heartbeat works with communities to increase their capacity to care for children orphaned by AIDS, providing education, medical-care, psycho-social support and lifeskills training. Oaktree funded the Emtonjeni Centre in Mpumulanga, supporting 145 children and young people to access Heartbeat’s programs.

Teacher Training (Papua New Guinea)

Oaktree is supporting 10 young people through two years of teacher college in partnership with Baptist Union. On return we will support them as they return to their remote and rural community and reopen a primary school that has been closed for 15 years, enable approximately 200 children to go to school.

School Building (East Timor)

Through Oaktree partner Stromme Foundation, we are building 6 schools, training two to three teachers for each school and providing scholarships across the Likisa district. This will allow 3,090 children to have better access to a higher quality primary education.

Seeding Libraries (East Timor)

Oaktree is providing a library of local-language picture books for 36 primary schools in Likisa through our partners Timor Children’s Fund and Stromme Foundation, enabling 7,560 children to learn to read.
$2,250 provides a library that enables 200 children to learn to read

Help Educate Children (India)

Oaktree is working to train teachers and build schools in remote and rural village communities. A community education program will be deployed to help ensure all kids participate in formal education.
$225 provides a child with access to quality education for a year.

Sethani (South Africa)

The Community Resource Centre established in Valley of 1000 Hills currently provides library services and vocational training to young people in the community. Oaktree and partners Sethani and Starfish provided capital for construction, and are now supporting the community to manage the centre.
$260 pays the salary of a creche teacher.