The Role of Partnerships: The Fred Hollows Foundation responded to a request from the Jawoyn community of the Northern Territory to tackle a major underlying cause of poor health - the lack of nutritious food. The result is a multi-faceted nutrition project that empowers local people to gain long-term improvements in nutrition by working in genuine partnership with the community.

Aspects of the project include:

• Appointing a community-based nutritionist (a first in the Northern Territory).
• Supporting a Women’s Centre initiative to provide breakfasts and lunch for school children.
• Supporting the Sunrise Health Service by brokering partnerships with corporate and philanthropic foundations to secure funding for specific, urgently-needed health programs.
• Securing an experienced manager seconded from Woolworths to mentor, train and advise community store management committees, local managers and staff.
• Providing a culturally-appropriate financial literacy program.
• Supporting a literacy program providing resources for pre-school programs.