The Alannah and Madeline Foundation is a national children’s charity keeping children safe from violence by providing care, prevention programs and advocacy.
The Foundation was set up in a memory of two children, Alannah and Madeline Mikac aged 6 and 3, who along with their mother and 32 other people, were tragically killed at Port Arthur, Tasmania.
NAB is a proud sponsor of The Alannah and Madeline Foundation. The partnership demonstrates our shared philosophy to protect our most valuable assets – children.
NAB’s involvement has helped The Alannah and Madeline Foundation develop an anti-bullying framework ‘The Better Buddies Program’. Now operating in 150 schools throughout Australia, the Better Buddies Program delivers a very positive and effective anti-bullying, anti-violence message using the Buddy Bear as its mascot.
The program aims to permanently change the culture of bullying which exists in this country by teaching school children that it is ‘cool’ for a big kid to look after a little kid.
The framework provides year-long formal and informal buddy activities as well as four special events: Better Buddies Games, Better Buddies Book Week, Better Buddies Picnic and Better Buddies Week.
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