May 6, 2009

Mrs Kerry Jones, Executive Director for the Constitution Education Fund Australia (CEFA) discusses CEFA’s innovative world-first civics education projects in an article published today on “Online Opinion”. Mrs Jones said today “Social enterprise projects (SEPs) are a modern way forward for non-profit, non-partisan, project-based organisations such as CEFA which want to give to local communities.

SEPs link governments, businesses and non-government organisations (NGOs) for organisational projects without the profit motive. Projects that utilise the Australian interest in volunteering and local community engagement are also proving very successful. CEFA combines all these elements as Australia’s foremost national civics education provider. Our goal is never to duplicate projects or resources already being effectively provided by governments, universities and other bodies. We are particularly proud of CEFA’s Parliaments in primary and secondary schools across Australia. Our Governor-General Essay Competition attracts undergraduate entrants from all Australian Universities and is now in its sixth year”. 

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