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Our Social Impact
Body Buddies is a Social Traders certified social enterprise. This means we are a business focused on doing good. In order to achieve this, we want to be as transparent as possible about what impact we have been able to have on our community with your support!
Impact to Date
Read Our 2024 Impact Report-
$140,000
donated & fundraised till date (approx)
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1100
toys donated to children & health causes across Australia & worldwide
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50+
non-for-profit sponsorships & support
Transplant Australia
We are honoured to have a longstanding and unique partnership agreement with Transplant Australia since our company launched in 2021.
Read our Jan-Jun 2024 Impact Report Below!
Jan-Jun 2024 Impact Report
In 2024, so far we have donated a total of:
$6,054.00 AUD
In 2023, we donated a total of:
$10,692.75 AUD
Note: our donations are calculated and donated in every 6 month period. We have a co-signed contract specifying the T&Cs of our partnership.
This money is used to support current organ donors & recipients with rehabilitation, advocacy to improve organ donation rates, their national awareness campaigns including the Australian Transplant Games, World Transplant Games, Fit for Life
Fundraiser for Transplant Kids
In May 2024, Body Buddies hosted the first Light a Life Fundraiser for transplant kids! This generated over
$125,000 AUD
for Transplant Australia's project to generate paediatric resources for transplant families!
The event was attended & supported by several policitians, including Assistant Federal Minister for Health Ged Kearney, Victorian Minister for Youth & Small Business Natalie Suleyman, DonateLife National Team, & local MPs!
Toy Donations
We are thrilled to have donated over 1100 body buddies products & toys to several underprivileged & ill patients, health causes, organ donors, including young children globally. This is all in hopes to bring a bit of joy & a unique flare to health education. This is through partnerships with organisations including:
AMSA Vampire Cup - 500 blood drop keychains
Gold Coast Hospital Paediatric Hospital - 100 products over 2 years
One Cainta Philippinesains - 50 toys
Brien Holden Foundation - 500 eyes
One Kidney Club Australia - 80 keych
Just to name a few!
Events
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World Transplant Games 2023
Body Buddies & the team travelled to Perth to join the WTGs. They engaged with over 3000 transplant recipient athletes from across the world & interviewed over 50 of them.
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Blood Drive 2023
Conducted and run a successful blood drive in Melbourne in collaboration with Lifeblood.
Supporting Good Causes
Body Buddies has an open & honest relationship with several organisations, youth groups, university health clubs, health-related charities. We believe by supporting these local organisations, their causes and events, we will be able to strengthen the global approach towards health literacy. These collaborations include raffle prize donations, discount code to health-related organisations & clubs, sponsoring health-related events, representing at health conferences.
Social Media Campaigns
We use our social media platforms to make health education easy & accessible for all! We have run structured online campaigns including a blood donation campaign, deathly diseases, organ donation stories campaign, case competitions, breaking the stigma as well as introducing fun, short, health education videos on our social media regularly!