The Oaktree Foundation
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| Motto | Young people leading a movement to end extreme poverty. |
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| Founded | 2003 and incorporated on 13 February 2008 |
| Founder | Hugh Evans and Nicolas Mackay |
| Type | International aid and development charity |
| Focus | General education and poverty relief |
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Area served
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Cambodia, Papua New Guinea and East Timor |
| Method | Political advocacy and development through partnership, led by young people |
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Members
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200,000 (2014) |
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Key people
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Sashenka Worsman, CEO |
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Revenue
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A$2.27m (2013) |
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Volunteers
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150 (2014) |
| Website | oaktree |
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Formerly called
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The Oaktree Foundation |
Oaktree is an Australia-based non-government organisation that works to build community and political support for action on ending extreme poverty, and provides aid and development to countries in need across the Asia Pacific. Founded in 2003, the organisation is run by young people aged 16 to 26, and overseen by an advisory board.
Internationally, Oaktree partners work with developing communities to support quality educational opportunities for young people, aged from 12 to 30 years. In Australia, Oaktree focuses on educating and training young people to be effective agents of change, as well as advocates for policy change through sustained, community-driven campaigns. The organisation claims to be Australia's largest youth-run organisation.
Oaktree was founded in Melbourne by Hugh Evans and Nicolas Mackay in 2003. After winning a World Vision contest to visit development programs in the Philippines, aged 13 years, Evans went on exchange to in the Himalayas in India two years later. A further trip to the rural valley communities of the KwaZulu-Natal Province in South Africa, where he volunteered with World Vision, saw him return to Melbourne in 2003 and join with Mackay and other young people to establish Oaktree, with the purpose of combating some of the inequalities that Evans had witnessed. In October 2013, Oaktree launched a new brand and website to mark its 10th birthday.
Oaktree has invested over A$2.5 million into aid development projects between 2003 and 2012.
The mission statement of Oaktree as of 2013 is "Young people leading a movement to end extreme poverty." Oaktree aspires to achieve its mission in three ways:
As of October 2013, Oaktree has an office in every Australian state and in the Australian Capital Territory. With 125,000 supporters and 350 volunteer staff as at 31 December 2011, Oaktree generated A$1.76 million in revenue.
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