Livewire
Funding recipient
NFPOnline Pty Ltd (subsidiary of Starlight Childrens Foundation)
Project partners
Tiger Spike Pty Ltd and Lifelounge.
Project achievements
This project is connecting young Australians with a serious, chronic illness and/or disability to one another, as well as family and friends, through a safe online community.
The Livewire project has used the full capability of broadband to provide a fully-featured online community for young people living with a serious illness, chronic health condition or disability in order to provide them with a safe, fun and secure network. The Livewire online community combines multimedia content such as music, video, games; social networking tools such as chat, blogs, forums, friendships; and, is a user-generated content platform where users can upload their own photos, stories and other materials within the safety of a moderated environment. Livewire is moderated by specially trained professionals and selected experts, and offers much-needed peer and social support for its users. Livewire is fully operational and has a membership base of over 28 000.
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Funding | |
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| Australian Government: | $ 7 200 000 |
| Other contributions (includes cash & in-kind): | $ 7 700 000 |
| Total: | $ 14 900 000 (excluding GST) |
