The Coca-Cola Australia Foundation mission

Our mission is to support marginalised young Australians by funding innovative programs that tackle some of the key causes of their hardships and inspire long-term change.

We fund practical and sustainable programs and solutions that help individuals and/or communities and that have a lasting impact on those supported.

 

Our four areas of focus

The Coca-Cola Australia Foundation focuses on four core areas of marginalisation:

• Social/economic marginalisation – often due to a breakdown in family or community support, low-income, poor education, drug and/or alcohol dependency, homelessness, or a combination of these factors.       
• Marginalisation amongst indigenous youth – with an emphasis on poor literacy and numeracy, health issues, poor nutrition, social exclusion, or a combination of these factors.
• Physical marginalisation – specifically due to living in remote or rural regions of Australia.
• Mental health issues and youth depression – an increasing focus on mental health, as a growing issue amongst young Australians.      

Inspiring change

Using the funding provided by the Coca-Cola Australia Foundation we hope to inspire change in the following areas:

• Education – providing and enhancing basic numeracy and literacy skills to help young people to improve their everyday quality of life.
• Leadership – enabling young people to develop confidence and leadership skills for their futures.
• Wellbeing – promoting physical fitness, nutrition education and social wellbeing amongst young people.
• Environment – improving the physical and social environment for future generations of young people.