Support Us

AuSIL relies on donations for our work in minority languages in Australia and Timor Leste.  Please consider giving to our general funds to be used where most needed as we seek to partner with communities through translation, literacy and encouragement. If you would prefer to give towards a specific project, please see the list below.

Methods of Giving

1 – Direct deposit transfers to AuSIL may be made from any bank to the account below.

Account Name Bank BSB Account Number
AuSIL Main Account Westpac 035-318 181227

Please ensure that your deposit can be identified as a donation, and send an email with details of the deposit to:  

finance_ausil@sil.org

If you would like your donation allocated to a specific project, then please let us know. 

2 – Cheques or Money Orders

If you send a cheque or money order, please include a note with your name and address and how you would like the money to be used.

Postal Address: Box 40434, Casuarina NT 0811

Street Address: 72 Dripstone Road, Nakara, NT
Tel:  Phone (08) 89111326
E-mail:   ausil@sil.org

Projects

Australia

  • Arnhem Land Translation Projects
  • Laptop Computers for Indigenous Translators
  • Alyawarr Translation Project
  • Anmatyerr Translation Project 
  • Kriol Old Testament recording Project
  • Ngaanyatjarra Literature Production Project
  • Plain English Version Project for Indigenous Australians
  • Support of AuSIL members working in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages
  • Audio recording, editing and mastering of existing language materials

Timor Leste (East Timor)

  • Translation Projects in Timor Leste
  • Promotion of Indigenous Languages in Education
  • Scholarship Fund for Disadvantaged Students
  • Dictionary Projects
  • Audio recording, editing and mastering of existing language materials

Please note that donations to AuSIL are not tax-deductible.

AuSIL will acknowledge your gift and recognises the legal responsibility to spend funds effectively and to be accountable to donors.

Have specific finance queries? Contact finance at ausil@sil.org