Jessica Mauboy on her Tour, Literacy, and Believing in the Next Generation of Storytellers

“I am really proud, I’m proud to be an Ambassador, to voice what the ILF believes in and to help young people, and particularly First Nations young people, to inspire, motivate, and encourage. So that they will have opportunities and they will have experience and that they will be confident in whatever industry they will be in,” says ILF Ambassador Jessica Mauboy.

Jessica Mauboy is one of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation’s (ILF) longest serving Ambassadors. She has celebrated Indigenous Literacy Day with students from remote Community schools at the Sydney Opera House, visited Communities including in the Tiwi Islands, and supported the ILF by raising awareness and support for its programs. 

In 2022 and 2023 Mauboy was involved in the Indigenous Literacy Day (ILD) FILMs, celebrating stories, cultures and languages with hundreds of thousands of viewers each year. 

Mauboy is also extremely passionate about the work of the ILF and advocates for the next generation of First Nations storytellers in every aspect of her life.