Our vision is to increase the survival of children suffering from respiratory disease.
Who are we:
The Sisterhood Project is a registered charity started by two sisters, Grace and Skye, to provide free infant and child First Aid to disadvantaged parents and carers.
Grace Larson is also the 2024 Victorian winner of the Agrifutures Rural Woman of the Year Award for her work with The Sisterhood Project.
We want to prevent death - Save children's lives - through education and breaking down barriers to that education.
If your child is injured or in an accident, knowing First Aid could save their life.
Everyone who cares for children should learn how to perform First Aid, but not everyone can afford to.
Image: Skye Larson and Grace Larson
The Current Situation:
Children in rural Australia from lower social demographic backgrounds have a higher risk of respiratory disease.
(Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2022)
In Victoria, around 40% (approximately 520) of children who suffer an out of hospital cardiac arrest will not survive.
(Nehme et al. 2018)
In Australia, 30% of all child hospital admissions are due to respiratory conditions.
(pchf.org.au, 2023)
Every year, over 68,000 children are hospitalised every year from accidents.
(Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2022)
The Problem
Accredited Infant and Child First Aid courses cost anywhere from $90 - $150.
For some parents, this could mean going without groceries or rent for the next week.
For others, they simply do not have access to their finances or the freedom to choose how that money is spent.
“In Victoria, survival to hospital discharge for children who suffer an out of hospital cardiac arrest has increased from 33% in 2000 to 60% in 2016 largely due to first responders and access to defibrillators in the community.”
- Nehme et al. 2018
Our Mission
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Our Mission |
To increase awareness and the survival of children who suffer from respiratory diseases by funding life-saving education for parents and carers that otherwise can’t access it.
How we will do this
The Sisterhood Project is partnering with accredited First Aid providers to offer free Infant and Child First Aid training to parents and carers that can’t otherwise afford it.
First Aid training has been shown time and again to have a significant impact on the outcomes of adults and children that suffer an accident, injury or cardiac arrest.
By providing free Infant and Child First Aid courses to vulnerable and low-income mothers we are empowering them to know what to do in an emergency. This knowledge can significantly improve infant and child survival rates and save lives.