Forever Grateful is a uniquely personal Australian charity founded by heart transplant survivor Jayden Cummins. In 2024, only 527 Australians became organ donors, yet each helped two to three others keep writing their story.
Through raw, honest storytelling, Jayden visits schools, workplaces, and communities to spark life-saving conversations about organ donation and heart health.
Forever Grateful has requested Canon equipment to record and share their presentations more widely. With a Canon EOS R50 V and microphone, Forever Grateful will capture high quality stories in dynamic environment to expand their reach - far beyond the rooms Jayden can visit in person.
Ambulance Wish WA helps people in palliative care or living with a terminal illness to fulfil a final wish - whether it’s feeling the ocean breeze, visiting a beloved garden, or spending precious moments with loved ones.
Staffed by volunteer ex-paramedics and healthcare professionals, and using donated ambulances, the service provides specialist transport and care to make these moments possible, funded entirely by donations.
Three Canon compact cameras will capture these once-in-a-lifetime moments for families who often cannot be present. Currently, volunteers rely on phones, which can be difficult to use in the moment. Preserving these memories with clarity and care will ensure that final wishes are not only experienced, but remembered.
The Feel Good Project was founded by former salon owners to provide free hair and beauty services to people experiencing homelessness, hardship, or unstable housing, including those fleeing family violence. Operating from a mobile trailer, they restore confidence, dignity, and connection one haircut or beauty treatment at a time.
Since launching in 2024, The Feel Good Project has supported more than 1,300 people, with 85 percent returning for ongoing care and many re-entering work or education.
Canon camera equipment will enable Feel Good Project to take professional photographs that clients can use for job applications, identification, or simply to see themselves with pride.
Squadrone is an Australian startup dedicated to transforming STEM learning and helping more girls see themselves in science and technology. By combining drone coding with creative mini-drone light shows, Squadrone’s free workshops for girls aged 8–16 teach safe drone operation, basic coding, and the thrill of bringing a light show to life.
With a Canon mirrorless camera and accessories, Squadrone will document their workshops and mini-drone light shows, as well as promoting access and inclusion by offering free workshops and an online option for regional participants. This content will be used to promote STEM education, share inspiring stories, and increase the visibility of female engagement in technology across regional and metropolitan Australia.
Farrer Primary School is co-creating a new school song with composer Dan Walker, weaving in Ngunnawal language under the guidance of Elder Tyronne Bell. This project aims to deepen students’ understanding of local culture, language, and identity, while celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories.
With a Canon DSLR or mirrorless camera, microphone, and accessories, staff and students will document songwriting workshops, rehearsals, and performances. The grant will also support artist honorariums, video editing, and learning materials, with the final song and recordings becoming a lasting cultural resource for families and the community.
As the only dedicated coastal and marine education facility for school-aged students in South Australia, the Marine Discovery Centre of South Australia delivers interactive learning experiences that combine ecological sustainability and hands-on discovery.
From aquariums showcasing local marine species to beachside marine trails, students learn about sustainable fishing, responsible water use, and the importance of preserving marine ecosystems.
To extend their reach, the Centre has requested Canon camera equipment to record educational sessions, which will allow them to share their programs with students who cannot visit in person, ensuring that young people across South Australia are inspired to take positive action for the future of our oceans.
Wildlife Victoria operates a 24/7 emergency response service, dispatching volunteers to provide free assistance and care for over 97,000 sick, injured or orphaned animals every year.
In caring for wildlife, better diagnostic images mean faster, more accurate diagnoses, and more lives saved.
Wildlife Victoria has requested a Canon EOS camera and microscope mount to improve their diagnostic assessment capabilities and outcomes for their patients. The equipment will allow their team to capture detailed images of samples and share them instantly with pathologists and other wildlife vets, improving treatment outcomes for patients.
Medical Pantry is a not-for-profit organisation based in Victoria that rescues surplus medical supplies from hospitals, clinics, and manufacturers and redistributes them to vulnerable communities.
Since 2021, Medical Pantry has saved over 15,000 tonnes of medical equipment from landfill—supporting health, sustainability, and circular economy innovation.
Medical Pantry has requested Canon equipment to document the products they redistribute, and raise awareness about the scale of medical waste as part of their Plastic Map project. By mapping the sources, types, and volumes of plastic waste in the healthcare ecosystem, Plastic Map will drive advocacy and industry change.
ECOllaboration is an environmental charity in South East Queensland connecting people and nature through learning and collaboration.
Through community-based citizen science surveys, volunteers are gathering vital data on platypus sightings and habitat health across the Sunshine Coast. Without comprehensive data, the species isn’t formally recognised as under threat, making conservation action harder to secure.
With a Canon EOS R10 camera and specialist lenses, ECOllaboration will capture clear, high-quality images of these elusive animals. The photos will strengthen scientific datasets, raise public awareness, and inspire more people to protect the waterways that platypus call home.
Sonorus is an impact-driven medtech start-up focused on reducing the impact of rheumatic heart disease (RHD), which disproportionately affects First Nations communities.
In partnership with First Nations communities, Sonorus is co-designing a handheld stethoscope powered by AI that can detect early signs of RHD without the need for a resident cardiologist. By putting this technology directly into the hands of local health workers, Sonorus aims to empower communities to find the disease early and connect people to treatment.
With a Canon EOS R6, Sonorus will capture and share the voices, stories, and knowledge of First Nations people, and facilitate workshops to ensure the stethoscope is designed around real-world needs.
PowerWells is bringing clean, affordable energy to off-grid communities by transforming discarded lithium-ion batteries into home solar power systems.
PowerWells runs STEM workshops for First Nations young people in remote Queensland communities. Participants learn to build solar systems from repurposed e-waste, sparking technical skills, environmental awareness, and future career pathways.
With the support of Canon photography and printing equipment, PowerWells will capture imagery of their work, build a lasting library of visual resources to power future engagements at scale, and provide photos and materials to participants to keep as a gift to participants.
Cockburn Integrated Health offers free health programs to support improved health and wellbeing, including an Aboriginal Ear Health Program to children in and around Perth.
With more than 400 children accessing the program every year, clinics provide critical early intervention to close the gap in Aboriginal ear health in Western Australia, with 1 in 2 Aboriginal children affected by middle ear disease by their first birthday.
With Canon photography and printing equipment, Cockburn Integrated Health will capture images and videos that share the program’s impact with the community and funding partners, and support the delivery of speech pathology outreach services.