As the primary sponsor, UBS contributed $37,500 to the KiDS Community Action Network, with a further $12,500 supporting future program development. These funds will support 51 projects that children and young people believe contribute to their wellbeing.

These grants are only the start of how NAPCAN supports children and young people to engage in activities that foster healthy relationships with their wider communities - with their school friends, their teachers, their neighbours, and a range of individuals who contribute to building better communities on their behalf. Details about each initiative will be published here later this week.

KiDS CAN 2007 Microgrants Recipients
See the complete list of microgrant recipients HERE

We would like to congratulate all the children and young people who have participated in this year's program. We look forward to working with you in the years to come to develop your ideas and programs with the support and expertise of the KiDS CAN team.

For those of you who were not successful in this year's KiDS CAN funding round, we will be responding to each of you with some feedback and individual comments, and would highly encourage you to re-submit your ideas next year.

Kids CAN 2007 Awards
From the Microgrants pool, nine submissions were selected for the KiDS CAN 2007 Awards. The KiDS CAN Awards event was held on Wednesday 24th October at the Museum of Contemporary Art during Children's Week.

First Place:
Banskia Public School - Kids Art Network ( KAN )
Using KAN project will allow children to use the Arts to build bridges between different cultures, religions, places and people. Kids will teach and learn from each other through a variety of art forms. KAN will inspire young people to express their individuality and help them to reach ther life long goals. Kids will also learn to use the Arts in their daily life helping them to build their self esteem and reach their potential."

Equal Second:
Rosie's Place - Coming Together:
Uniting children who face the isolation and stigma of sexual assault. "This project aims to produce a resource for children who have experienced sexual assault. The resource, in the form of a booklet will be developed as a coresearch model, consulting with the many children who attend our service. The information sought includes their ideas in regard to the dynamics and impact of sexual assault as well as strategies for dealing with such trauma."

Kempsey South Public School - Murring Living: (Dunghutti - Good Living)
1) Additional support program for students to enhance knowledge and decision making in relation to food and healthy lifestyle choices. 2) Teaching children to more effectively use leisure time through fair and safe play activities whilst enhancing social skills development during break time at school and in the community. 3) Increase awareness of local Aboriginal culture by enhancing social cohesion, community connectedness and assisting in the development of community partners through the medium of art, which will be modelled by local artists and respected elders.