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The Alannah & Madeline Foundation is an Australian charity which was launched on 30 April 1997."Our History"
. amf.org.au. The Alannah & Madeline Foundation. 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011. It is located in
The Alannah & Madeline Foundation was set up in memory of Alannah and Madeline Mikac, aged six and three, who were killed with their mother and 32 others at
"Road to recovery"
. The Weekly Review, 21 March 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
. amf.org.au. The Alannah & Madeline Foundation. 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011. It is located in
Victoria
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, but operates as a national charity. The organization works to prevent violence against children.
History and organisation
Formation
The Alannah & Madeline Foundation was set up in memory of Alannah and Madeline Mikac, aged six and three, who were killed with their mother and 32 others at Port Arthur, Tasmania
Port Arthur is a town and former convict settlement on the Tasman Peninsula, in Tasmania, Australia. It is located approximately southeast of the state capital, Hobart.
The site forms part of the Australian Convict Sites, a World Heritag ...
, on 28 April 1996.
Alannah and Madeline's father, Walter Mikac, Phil West and a small group of volunteers including Gaye and John Fidler who survived Port Arthur, established the foundation in the girls' memory, a national charity with the belief that all children should have a safe and happy childhood without being subjected to any form of violence.
On 30 April 1997, the Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard
John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939) is an Australian former politician who served as the 25th prime minister of Australia from 1996 to 2007. He held office as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia. His eleven-year tenure as prime min ...
, officially administered the national launch of the Alannah & Madeline Foundation.Hutchinson, Carrie"Road to recovery"
. The Weekly Review, 21 March 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
See also
* The Hance Family Foundation, a similar children's organization in theUnited States of America
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguo ...
founded by Jackie and Warren Hance, whose three daughters were murdered by their aunt in the 2009 Taconic State Parkway crash.
References
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