The Foundation salutes Clem  Alby - seen here with his grandson - who is a key volunteer driver for Return To Country programs.
Clem  is a Pitjantjatjara man who spends as much as three days a week driving dialysis patients and their carers back for short respite journeys to their Country. Without Clem's dedication, powerful commitment and generous heart  many people would never be able to reconnect with their family, their community and their Dreaming. One woman said "Our country, our home is far away. We are homesick and we cry for our families. We are always trying to think of ways to go home for a short visit, but we have no money to get there. If we go home for a visit we come back happy and Alice Springs doesn't seem so bad."
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Indigenous Australians have a life expectancy around 17 years less than the national average.
 

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The Jimmy Little Foundation was established to help improve kidney health in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across regional and remote Australia. Dr James O Little AO is a legend of the Australian music scene and has been performing for over fifty years. After two years on dialysis and a successful kidney transplant, he realised the importance of all Australians being able to access quality health care no matter where they live and wanted to make a concrete contribution to those communities most affected by kidney disease. Jimmy is living proof that there can be productive life after diagnosis of kidney disease which is decimating indigenous Australians at an alarming rate.
* Kidney failure affects 15,000 Australians, with 2,000 new patients requiring dialysis or a...
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Donations

Donations can be made at any Westpac Branch:
Account Name: Jimmy Little Foundation
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