The Alannah and Madeline Foundation
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| Founded | 30 April 1997 |
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| Type | Charity |
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Greg Sutherland, Chairman |
| Mission | Keeping children safe from violence |
| Website | amf |
The Alannah & Madeline Foundation is a national Australian charity which was launched on 30 April 1997.
The Alannah & Madeline Foundation's mission is keeping children safe from violence. The Foundation cares for children who have experienced or witnessed violence and runs programs which aim to prevent violence in the lives of children. The Foundation plays an advocacy role by being a voice against childhood violence.
The Alannah & Madeline Foundation was set up in memory of Alannah and Madeline Mikac, aged six and three, who were killed with their mother and 32 others at Port Arthur, Tasmania, on 28 April 1996.
Alannah and Madeline's father, Walter Mikac, Phil West and a small group of volunteers including Gaye and John Fidler who survived Port Arthur, established the Foundation in the girls' memory, a national charity with the belief that all children should have a safe and happy childhood without being subjected to any form of violence.
On 30 April 1997, the Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard, officially administered the national launch of the Alannah & Madeline Foundation.
The Alannah & Madeline Foundation is located in Victoria, but operates as a national charity.
The Foundation's mission is keeping children safe from violence.
The Foundation's logo was created using part of a family portrait drawn by Alannah Mikac, just months before she was killed at Port Arthur. The logo is Alannah and her younger sister Madeline holding hands.
The Alannah & Madeline Foundation cares for children who have experienced or witnessed violence and runs programs which aim to prevent violence in the lives of children. The Foundation plays an advocacy role by being a voice against childhood violence.
Better Buddies was launched in 2000 and is a school framework designed to create friendly and sharing school communities, in order to reduce the incidence of bullying in Australian schools. Better Buddies helps students entering their first year of primary school to feel safe, valued and connected to the school community. The school pairs new primary school students with an older student buddy.
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, international patron of the Alannah & Madeline Foundation, has been closely involved with the Better Buddies Framework in Australia and Denmark. In 2007, Crown Princess Mary's Foundation, the Mary Foundation, introduced 'Free of Bullying' to Denmark in co-operation with Save the Children Denmark. The program was developed with inspiration from the Alannah & Madeline Foundation's Better Buddies program. The preventative anti-bullying program has now been implemented in more than 1,000 preschools and 370 schools throughout Denmark.
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