the Alannah and Madeline Foundation
{{Short description|Australian charitable organization}}
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| name = Alannah & Madeline Foundation
| type = Charity
| founded_date = 30 April 1997
| location_city = Victoria, Australia
| key_people = Greg Sutherland, Chairman
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| homepage = {{URL|amf.org.au}}
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The Alannah & Madeline Foundation is an Australian charity which was launched on 30 April 1997.[http://www.amf.org.au/OurHistory/ "Our History"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404175614/https://www.amf.org.au/OurHistory/ |date=4 April 2016 }}. amf.org.au. The Alannah & Madeline Foundation. 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011. It is located in Victoria, but operates as a national charity.[http://www.probonoaustralia.com.au/directory/alannah-and-madeline-foundation "The Alannah & Madeline Foundation"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023215434/http://www.probonoaustralia.com.au/directory/alannah-and-madeline-foundation |date=23 October 2015 }}. Pro Bono Australia. 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2011. The organization works to prevent violence against children.[http://www.amf.org.au/OurPrograms/ "Our Programs"]. amf.org.au. The Alannah & Madeline Foundation. 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
History and organisation
=Formation=
File:Walter Mikac 2017.jpg, the organisation's founder]]
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, 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.{{Cn|date=December 2024}}
On 30 April 1997, the Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard, officially administered the national launch of the Alannah & Madeline Foundation.Hutchinson, Carrie. [http://www.theweeklyreview.com.au/article-display/Road-to-recovery/3829 "Road to recovery"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110504035229/http://www.theweeklyreview.com.au/article-display/Road-to-recovery/3829 |date=4 May 2011 }}. The Weekly Review, 21 March 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
See also
- The Hance Family Foundation, a similar children's organization in the United States of America founded by Jackie and Warren Hance, whose three daughters were murdered by their aunt in the 2009 Taconic State Parkway crash.
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Category:Foundations based in Australia
Category:Non-profit organisations based in Victoria (state)