Cotton On Foundation Field Report PJ003_2016 Field Report_WEB | Page 8

THE YEAR’S
HIGHLIGHTS
THANK YOU!
In 2016 we created an additional 1,500 educational places
for communities in Southern Uganda, taking us up to 5,300
so far – that’s over 25% of our 20,000 by 2020 goal achieved.
Creating these new educational places has been achieved
through outreach schools, which are an important part of the
Cotton On Foundation project model of interconnected central
and outreach villages.
IT’S GOING TO BE A BIG FEW YEARS AHEAD,
AS WE STRIVE TOWARDS 20,000 EDUCATIONAL PLACES BY 2020.
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As we commit to creating inspiring learning environments,
2016 has seen us open two innovative buildings that have
won awards for excellence in Architectural design. They are
the Ross Langdon HIV Education Centre and the St Bernard’s
Secondary School Multi Purpose Hall.
Our work globally has grown this year, with new education
programs established in South Africa and Thailand. And
our activity in Indigenous communities in Australia has
strengthened,bringing culture and arts into education for
young people in North East Arnhem Land.
We couldn’t have achieved any of this without the amazing
enthusiasm of our teams across the globe. Connecting
teams to our projects has given us an incredible range of
opportunities to roll up our sleeves and engage with our
projects in fun ways. We had a team in Asia paint a mural
on our new education centre in Phitsanulok, South African
teams lead activities for students in our new school partner –
Ethekwini Primary School – in KwaMashu to celebrate Nelson
Mandela day. We also kicked off our first ever Road to 10,000
trip to Uganda with 20 team members from across the globe
to support our work in Uganda.
UGANDA THAILAND SOUTH AFRICA AUSTRALIA
SOUTHERN UGANDA NORTHERN THAILAND KWAMASHU NORTH EAST ARNHEM LAND /
NORTHERN TERRITORY