Gareth Ivory Foundation

Welcome to the web site of the Gareth Ivory Foundation

The Gareth Ivory Foundation exists to provide health, education, and income earning opportunities to improve the quality of life for people from disadvantaged communities in the Australia Asia Pacific region.

Tree of Life

Making soap from coconut oil

Residents of remote areas of coastal Papua New Guinea lack access to employment, education and health care. While they have few material resources they do have the Tree of Life - the coconut palm.

Supporting Education in East Timor

East Timorese Children after school

When the Portuguese left East Timor in 1975 after 450 years the country was annexed by Indonesia. The East Timorese wanted their independence and a resistance movement grew, which operated from the rugged, mountainous interior of the country. As a result of pressure from the United Nations, a referendum was held in 1999 in which the East Timorese voted for independence.