How We Are Involved
Initiatives We Support
ResilientCo’s philosophy is to approach our work with a generosity of spirit.
We believe in the importance of giving and providing valued support to projects that make a difference in reducing disasters and their impacts.
Here are a couple of examples of the volunteering work we undertake.
Firesticks Indigenous Corporation
We have been actively supporting Indigenous fire practitioners across Australia for more than six years, from supporting the establishment of Firesticks Alliance Indigenous Corporation and the National Indigenous Fire Network, through to managing one of the national Indigenous fire trial sites along with Wurundjeri Elders. Indigenous land management practices are a unique example of ancient wisdom that has the capability to heal land and people, while reducing risks of wildfire.
Our efforts were recently recognised with our local program named Yarra Ranges Environmental Program of the Year. We also assisted in seeding a $330,000 funding partnership between Suncorp and Firesticks to assist in the development of a national Indigenous fire training system and associated educational resources.
Australian Childhood Foundation
On the back of the 2019-20 Black Summer Bushfires, EllisKent was instrumental in the establishment of the ChildSPACE program to support Children to recover from the trauma of disasters.
We actively seeded and assisted in the establishment of the ACF project, raising more than $500,000 to ensure a trial program could be delivered over two years in the Upper Murray region of Victoria.
Our intention is that this program grows nationally and becomes a common program to support our most vulnerable after disasters.
The Resilience Canopy
We're the founders behind The Resilience Canopy, a registered NFP and charity.
We believe there's a better way to support communities on their own resilience journey. Communities know their challenges better than anyone else. We're building an ecosystem to support communities and partners to make sustainable, long term change.
Powered by the Minderoo Foundation together with ResilientCo, The Resilience Canopy is being delivered side by side with communities and partners, growing to reach a target of 2000 resilience practitioners and 500 resilient communities by 2030.