"When we have power over our destiny, our children will flourish. They will walk in two worlds and their culture will be a gift to their country."
Uluru statement, 2017
READ OUR STORY
Photo by Wayne Quilliam courtesy of SNAICC - National Voice for our Children
Named after siblings, Carla, Anthony and GEmma Salteri, CAGES Foundation has been walking alongside First Nations’ communities for almost 15 years, focusing on strengthening the early years sector.
Our partners
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Image courtesy of Maari Ma Health
Community-led
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have the knowledge, skills and ways of working to best respond to their community’s needs and create lasting change.
Flexible
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled organisations succeed when they have flexibility and autonomy to implement tailored, holistic and creative solutions that increase community involvement.
Image courtesy of Mudyala Aboriginal Corporation
Image courtesy of Maari Ma Health
Community-led
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have the knowledge, skills and ways of working to best respond to their community’s needs and create lasting change.
Image courtesy of Mudyala Aboriginal Corporation
Flexible
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled organisations succeed when they have flexibility and autonomy to implement tailored, holistic and creative solutions that increase community involvement.
The Story of Cages Foundation
Image courtesy of Cullunghutti Aboriginal Child and Family Centre
Run by siblings Carla, Anthony and GEmma Salteri, CAGES Foundation has been walking alongside First Nations’ communities for almost 15 years, focusing on strengthening the early years sector.
Our values
Listen & learn
We endeavour to LISTEN and LEARN from the communities we fund to gain understanding and knowledge about issues and solutions.
Humility
We will demonstrate HUMILITY as we recognise the virtues and talents of others and honour their inherent value.
Transparency
We aim to be TRANSPARENT and share our learnings and activities with community to promote knowledge transfer.
Accountability
We will be ACCOUNTABLE and are committed to good governance in the administration and management of our foundation as well as in our funding decisions and advocacy.
Honesty
We believe that open and HONEST two-way communication is integral to building successful and trusting partnerships.