Saffron Aid, in partnership with Madas Health, is delivering an innovative Health AI solution to support healthcare delivery in remote and underserved communities. The system enables structured, reliable clinical consultations conducted by nurses and first aiders, even when no doctor is physically present.

Using a decision tree approach based on Australian and international medical guidelines, the Health AI platform guides frontline health workers through a comprehensive consultation process. Consultation transcripts and any attached images are securely forwarded to a qualified doctor for final clinical assessment, supporting safe and timely decision making.

The Challenge
People living in remote communities often face significant barriers to healthcare access. Travelling to see a doctor can take several hours or even days, resulting in delayed diagnosis, increased costs, and poorer health outcomes.

The Solution: Health AI Enabled Care
The Health AI system provides a practical, scalable solution that improves access to healthcare while reducing unnecessary travel and delays.
Key benefits include:
– Faster access to medical assessment and advice
– Reduced need for long distance patient travel
– Improved consistency and quality of clinical consultations
– Better support for remote and frontline health workers

How the System Works
– The initial consultation is recorded using the Health AI platform
– The system prompts the nurse or first aider with clinically relevant questions
– Consultations are structured, measurable, and consistent
– Transcripts and images are sent to a doctor for review and diagnosis

Pride Foundation Australia 2026 Large Grant Round (ATSSSI)

Common Ground First Nations is a 100% First Nations-led and operated storytelling organisation working nationally to change systems through story.

Our vision is to strengthen cultural visibility, expand access to trusted First Nations knowledge and create sustainable pathways for First Nations creatives to thrive. We commission, mentor and pay First Nations storytellers – writers, filmmakers, artists and knowledge holders – to create culturally grounded work and share these stories widely through innovative digital platforms and curriculum-aligned education resources.

Across Australia, there is growing recognition of the importance of First Nations perspectives. However, many schools, institutions and communities still lack consistent access to trusted, First Nations-created materials. At the same time, First Nations creatives face structural barriers to sustainable employment and national visibility.

Common Ground addresses both challenges by pairing community-led creative production with accessible education resources and national digital distribution. On average, 75% of our funding flows directly to First Nations storytellers and communities. Our work reaches more than 3 million people annually, with over 14,000 teachers using our resources each year.

Our current priorities include expanding First Nations Bedtime Stories, launching the national impact campaign for Facing the Numbers, and strengthening paid mentorship pathways through Creators Circle and Grounded Story.

Funding supports commissioning fees for First Nations creatives, production costs, free education resource development and impact evaluation — ensuring stories remain community-led and nationally accessible.

The Biodiversity Council is an independent expert group founded by 11 Australian universities to promote evidence-based solutions to Australia’s biodiversity crisis.

Our mission is to motivate effective evidence-based action to ensure biodiversity and Country prosper as Australia's trusted expert voice communicating accurate information on Australia’s most pressing biodiversity issues to the community, businesses and governments.

Our Biodiversity Councillors are leading experts, in science, Indigenous knowledge, law, policy, economics, behaviour change and communications.

Inala Wangarra is a frontline community impact organisation committed to supporting, working alongside, and walking with our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members. The organisation is situated in Inala, a southwestern suburb of Brisbane and is one of the region’s long-standing organisations celebrating 20 years of service in 2025.

We aspire for our people to be strong, prosperous, proud, anchored in culture, spirit, and identity. We recognise and uphold the inherent strengths, knowledge and resources within our community.

Inala Wangarra is committed to ensuring that all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Inala have access to a range of culturally safe and comprehensive multidisciplinary community-based care. We work toward this through:
• Providing leadership in the provision of community justice, cultural and social emotional wellbeing supports for the Inala Community
• Operating a sustainable service that maintains strong community and client trust.
• Delivering comprehensive multidisciplinary care aligned with our model of care.
• Establishing and sustaining robust partnerships that foster innovative approaches to service delivery.
• Advocating for the community in response to emerging needs, priorities and trends.

We are committed to delivering programs and activities that reflect the needs, aspirations and strengths of our local community.

Your funding would represent an investment in a respected community-based organisation that places its community at the centre of all it does. Our services and programs are culturally informed, high quality, and tailored to empower community members through the development of knowledge and skills that support both personal and professional

Safe Women Strong Families is a culturally safe domestic and family violence (DFV) support program designed specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and families in Ipswich and surrounding communities.

Delivered through Connecting Mob Aboriginal Corporation, the program will provide holistic, trauma-informed support, including domestic and family violence case management, safety planning, advocacy, and referrals to appropriate services. Support will be delivered through both mobile outreach and private in-house appointments to ensure women can access assistance in safe and culturally appropriate environments.

The program aims to improve safety, wellbeing, and stability for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women experiencing domestic and family violence by strengthening connections to support services, increasing safety planning, and promoting culturally informed healing and resilience.

Safe Women Strong Families aligns with national priorities under the Closing the Gap, particularly Target 13 to reduce family violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and children, and Target 14 to improve social and emotional wellbeing.

The pilot program will initially support 5–10 women over a six-month period while establishing strong referral partnerships with local health, housing, legal, and counselling services. Outcomes will include increased client safety, improved access to culturally appropriate support services, and strengthened community connections.

This pilot will demonstrate the effectiveness of Aboriginal-led, culturally grounded responses to domestic and family violence and support future program expansion through sustainable funding.

The National Justice Project is a not for profit social justice organisation that fearlessly fights to end systemic discrimination, defend human rights and strengthen access to justice in Australia.

Our vision is a society where everyone can live free from discrimination. To achieve this, we advocate for reform across priority areas including in First Nations Justice, Refugee Justice, Health Justice, discriminatory policing, First Nations deaths in custody, Out of Home Care and Climate Justice.

We are a small but courageous team that is proudly independent, client centred, culturally respectful, strategic, agile and collaborative. Our work combines law, education, advocacy and innovation to create positive social change. We focus on law and policy reform, while also working with communities to protect and uphold rights. At the same time, we invest in building future capacity to ensure justice advocacy continues to grow.

The Hymba Yumba Foundation was established to raise funds that directly support every Hymba Yumba jarjum (child/ren) and their families across personal development, health, education, and culture. The Foundation exists to remove barriers and create opportunities that nurture the whole jarjum, socially, emotionally, physically, culturally, and academically and ensuring each young person is empowered to thrive.

Through its flagship initiative, Hymba Yumba Independent School, nearly 250 jarjum from Prep to Year 12 are educated within a safe, supportive, and relational community grounded in respect, belonging, and high expectations. As a school where First Nations young people receive a First Nations education, Hymba Yumba intentionally integrate deep cultural learning, identity, and spirituality alongside academic excellence. Hymba Yumba believes culture and education are not separate pursuits and together they strengthen engagement, pride, and achievement.

The holistic model prioritises mentoring, wellbeing, and strong transition pathways into further study, training, and employment. By combining rigorous learning with cultural connection and leadership development, Hymba Yumba equip graduates with the skills, resilience, and knowledge to pursue their professional aspirations. Most importantly, they leave with the confidence to walk strongly and proudly in their identity as young First Nations people, prepared to contribute to their communities and share culture with future generations.

The Forever Reef Project is the world’s first living coral biobank, established to safeguard the extraordinary biodiversity of corals from the Great Barrier Reef. Led by Great Barrier Reef Legacy, the project is creating a unique “insurance policy” for the Reef by collecting, growing, and caring for a wide diversity of hard coral species in a protected, land-based facility.

As climate change and marine heatwaves increasingly threaten coral ecosystems, the Forever Reef Project provides a vital resource for reef restoration, scientific research, and long-term conservation planning. By maintaining living coral colonies representing the Reef’s natural genetic and species diversity, the project supports future interventions that may help preserve coral reefs for generations to come.

A core pillar of the project is the development of First Nations Coral Hubs, created in partnership with Traditional Owners to support Indigenous-led engagement, knowledge sharing, training opportunities, and culturally grounded stewardship of Sea Country.

Based in Port Douglas, the Forever Reef Project also connects the public directly with coral conservation through education programs, guided tours, and community partnerships — inspiring hope and action for one of the world’s most significant natural ecosystems.

While the project’s first priority is safeguarding Great Barrier Reef corals, Forever Reef is designed as a scalable model, with the long-term vision of expanding this approach to help protect coral biodiversity in other reef ecosystems around the world.

Great Barrier Reef Legacy is a grassroots, not-for-profit organisation based in Port Douglas, Queensland, dedicated to safeguarding the biodiversity and future of the Great Barrier Reef. Founded by a passionate team of marine advocates, scientists, and community leaders, GBR Legacy works to protect coral reef ecosystems through conservation, research, education, and collaborative action.

Our flagship initiative, the Forever Reef Project, is the world’s first living coral biobank created to preserve the extraordinary diversity of Great Barrier Reef corals for future generations. The project is building a unique “Noah’s Ark” for coral species — a carefully curated living collection that supports reef restoration, scientific research, and long-term resilience planning in the face of climate change.

Through our new Port Douglas facility, GBR Legacy also engages the public through immersive education experiences, guided tours, and community partnerships, inspiring people to connect with reef conservation in meaningful ways.

With strong collaborations across science, tourism, Traditional Owner groups, and industry, Great Barrier Reef Legacy is committed to ensuring that the Reef’s living legacy is not only protected, but carried forward — for the ocean, for nature, and for generations to come.