The Minderoo Foundation

ERADICATING MODERN SLAVERY IN THE COMMONWEALTH

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One in every 150 people in the Commonwealth is subject to modern slavery.

Urgent action is needed to achieve Sustainable Development Goal Target 8.7 and the eradication of modern slavery by 2030.

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Media ReleaseWalk Free30 Jul 2020Commonwealth countries must act urgently to meet modern slavery targetsCommonwealth countries have made little progress towards their commitment to eradicate modern slavery by 2030, despite an estimated 1 in every 150 people in the Commonwealth living in conditions of modern slavery.

COVID-19

Minderoo Foundation has committed up to $320 million in response to the COVID-19 crisis.

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26 Jun 2020Minderoo Foundation joins the Global Goal: Unite for Our Future Concert and Summit

Media ReleaseMinderoo Foundation a founding partner of global COVID-19 Data AllianceMinderoo Foundation has joined with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Mastercard, Health Data Research UK and other partners to form a global alliance to share data on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Research31 Jul 2020$3 million research boost to support ideas and innovation in WANew fellowship program to attract top recent PhD graduates to Western Australia.

Flourishing Oceans29 Jul 2020Global pandemic hinders, but does not halt, sailing legend’s 11th solo circumnavigationJon Sanders has reached the halfway point of his global circumnavigation, despite COVID-19 setbacks.

Building Community29 Jun 2020WAM and Minderoo Foundation bring music to vulnerable communities across WA“Can you feel the energy in the room? It’s incredible. I haven’t seen everyone this happy and connected in months.” – Chris Byrne, MercyCare.

Building Community22 Jul 2020Minderoo Foundation and Lions Club join forces for practical bushfire recovery effortsMinderoo Foundation Fire Fund has teamed up with Lions Clubs Australia to deliver further on-the-ground assistance to fire-affected communities in New South Wales.

Building Community26 Jun 2020Minderoo Foundation and the South Australian government collaborate to deliver recovery pods to bushfire-affected communitiesMinderoo Foundation has joined forces with the South Australian government to expand the rollout of the innovative Minderoo Foundation Fire Fund “recovery pods” to people affected by last summer’s bushfires.

Walk Free26 Jun 2020Modern Slavery Act enforced by new WA government procurement debarment powersCompanies that fail to meet their obligations under the Australian Modern Slavery Act (MSA) will be barred from access to the WA government’s $27 billion procurement contracts on goods, services, and public works.

EXPLORE RESPONSES TO SOCIOECONOMIC
CRISIS DURING COVID-19

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OpinionWalk Free09 Jun 2020Exploring cash transfers in the time of COVID-19How we think cash transfers can be used to reduce vulnerability to exploitation as a result of COVID-19, and how the lessons we have drawn from our policy paper might help current responses.

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Read the paper

For many vulnerable families, there is no real choice between sending a child to school or putting the child to work or marrying them early to help lessen the economic burden on the family.

PROMISING PRACTICES

This policy paper is the first in a series of papers stepping out lessons learned in program design as part of the Promising Projects project. Through creating a searchable database of anti-slavery and counter-trafficking programs, stakeholders can quickly understand what works, and what doesn’t.