About Us
World Central is an Australian Charities and Not-for-Profit Commission (ACNC) registered small charity, founded in 2017 with a vision of improving long term sustainable outcomes for remote kids and community in Central Australia and remote NT.
Our focus is on building stronger futures for remote children, young people, and Traditional Owners, with a commitment to closing the gap.
We are leaders in supporting, cultivating, promoting, and delivering sustainable youth and community services in Central Australia.
Our approach is based on evidence-based best practice and a focus on outcomes for young people and community members in remote Indigenous communities, predominantly—but not exclusively—in the Northern Territory.
The remote regions where we have worked is geographically vast yet connected through family networks, cultural ties and language groups, spanning the APY Lands, Central Desert, West MacDonnell, the Barkly, and Big Rivers regions, as well as neighbouring communities across NT, SA, WA, and QLD.
World Central partners with or supports multiple language groups, Traditional Owners, Government objectives and value-aligned stakeholders who share our commitment to child and youth safety, wellbeing, and empowerment.
What we do
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Deliver sustainable youth and community services in remote Indigenous communities.
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Support evidence-based programs that empower children, young people, and families and provide custom made, locally-driven & relevant sector solutions, which build bridges and elevate outcomes for kids and community, across remote communities.
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Work in genuine partnership with Traditional Owners, local leaders, governments, and stakeholders.
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Provide volunteer-driven and donor-supported projects, while pursuing long-term funding opportunities aligned with government priorities.
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Build capacity for local empowerment—supporting Indigenous leadership and autonomous service delivery.
World Central's vision is to collaboratively close the gap in remote communities in Central Australia and the Northern Territory region by 2040, seeing significant sector improvements in outcomes for children, youth & communities utlising long-term sustainable approaches socially, economically and with a future-focus, and the success of Government objectives which empower the people of remote communities to build stronger futures.
Our Approach
The vision and the work are based on foundations of evidence-based best practice youth and community development principle, much of which World Central has helped develop through standing on the shoulders of giants, mentors and walking with First Nations people we have had the privilege to work alongside, extensive lived experience acheiving shared goals in remote communities, supporting local leaders to be empowered and autonomous, academic principles, social work values and professional code, and a commitment to genuine collaborative community development driven by Traditional Owners, local voices, value-aligned partners, the Australian Federal Government, the Northern Territory Government and various local Government’s across Central Australia.
Our Vision
World Central's vision is to collaboratively close the gap in remote communities in Central Australia and the Northern Territory region by 2040, see sector improvements in outcomes for children, youth & communities utilising long-term sustainable approaches socially, economicly and with a future-focus, and the success of Government objectives which empower the people of remote communities to build stronger futures.