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One global search. Hundreds of applications. We've been inspired by the extraordinary organisations who share our mission to defend the planet. The Defenders of Tomorrow.
56 unstoppable organisations from seven countries have been shortlisted by local expert panels of explorers, conservationists, filmmakers and sustainability leaders for the first ever Defender Awards. Seven winners will each receive $200,000 , a Defender for two years and expert mentorship to empower their mission for the next two years.
OUR AUSTRALIAN WINNER
SKIN CHECK CHAMPIONS: WINNING PROGRAM
Skin Check Champions is an Australian non-profit dedicated to winning the race against skin cancer through early detection. Founded after the tragic loss of a friend to melanoma, the organisation has delivered thousands of free skin checks to high-risk communities since 2013. Their mission combines awareness campaigns, workplace programs, and innovative technology—such as Project Check Mate, the world’s first AI-assisted, nurse-led national skin check initiative. This program brings pop-up clinics to regional areas where skin cancer rates are up to 31% higher than metropolitan regions, using advanced algorithms to detect suspicious lesions and save lives.
Skin Check Champions is an Australian non-profit dedicated to winning the race against skin cancer through early detection. Founded after the tragic loss of a friend to melanoma, the organisation has delivered thousands of free skin checks to high-risk communities since 2013. Their mission combines awareness campaigns, workplace programs, and innovative technology—such as Project Check Mate, the world’s first AI-assisted, nurse-led national skin check initiative. This program brings pop-up clinics to regional areas where skin cancer rates are up to 31% higher than metropolitan regions, using advanced algorithms to detect suspicious lesions and save lives.
SKIN CHECK CHAMPIONS: WINNING PROGRAM
Skin Check Champions is an Australian non-profit dedicated to winning the race against skin cancer through early detection. Founded after the tragic loss of a friend to melanoma, the organisation has delivered thousands of free skin checks to high-risk communities since 2013. Their mission combines awareness campaigns, workplace programs, and innovative technology—such as Project Check Mate, the world’s first AI-assisted, nurse-led national skin check initiative. This program brings pop-up clinics to regional areas where skin cancer rates are up to 31% higher than metropolitan regions, using advanced algorithms to detect suspicious lesions and save lives.
Skin Check Champions is an Australian non-profit dedicated to winning the race against skin cancer through early detection. Founded after the tragic loss of a friend to melanoma, the organisation has delivered thousands of free skin checks to high-risk communities since 2013. Their mission combines awareness campaigns, workplace programs, and innovative technology—such as Project Check Mate, the world’s first AI-assisted, nurse-led national skin check initiative. This program brings pop-up clinics to regional areas where skin cancer rates are up to 31% higher than metropolitan regions, using advanced algorithms to detect suspicious lesions and save lives.
HOW DEFENDER WILL BE INTEGRATED
As a Defender Award winner, Skin Check Champions will use the Defender to expand its reach into remote and underserved communities across Australia.
The Defender’s legendary off-road capability will ensure Skin Check Champions can tackle the most challenging conditions with absolute confidence, and the 3,500kg towing capacity will easily transport the silver bullet to the hardest-to-access locations.
This integration ensures that life-saving skin checks can be delivered wherever they are needed, mostly helping Skin Check Champions achieve its goal of increasing national skin check rates by 25% and halving melanoma deaths.
As a Defender Award winner, Skin Check Champions will use the Defender to expand its reach into remote and underserved communities across Australia.
The Defender’s legendary off-road capability will ensure Skin Check Champions can tackle the most challenging conditions with absolute confidence, and the 3,500kg towing capacity will easily transport the silver bullet to the hardest-to-access locations.
This integration ensures that life-saving skin checks can be delivered wherever they are needed, mostly helping Skin Check Champions achieve its goal of increasing national skin check rates by 25% and halving melanoma deaths.
HOW DEFENDER WILL BE INTEGRATED
As a Defender Award winner, Skin Check Champions will use the Defender to expand its reach into remote and underserved communities across Australia.
The Defender’s legendary off-road capability will ensure Skin Check Champions can tackle the most challenging conditions with absolute confidence, and the 3,500kg towing capacity will easily transport the silver bullet to the hardest-to-access locations.
This integration ensures that life-saving skin checks can be delivered wherever they are needed, mostly helping Skin Check Champions achieve its goal of increasing national skin check rates by 25% and halving melanoma deaths.
As a Defender Award winner, Skin Check Champions will use the Defender to expand its reach into remote and underserved communities across Australia.
The Defender’s legendary off-road capability will ensure Skin Check Champions can tackle the most challenging conditions with absolute confidence, and the 3,500kg towing capacity will easily transport the silver bullet to the hardest-to-access locations.
This integration ensures that life-saving skin checks can be delivered wherever they are needed, mostly helping Skin Check Champions achieve its goal of increasing national skin check rates by 25% and halving melanoma deaths.
MEET THE DEFENDERS OF TOMORROW
Click here to navigate to the inspirational projects shortlisted for the Defender Awards.
A LEGACY OF PURPOSE
Since 1948 Defender has helped expand knowledge of our planet’s ecosystems by navigating places many thought impossible to reach.
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*Our definition of small charity or organisation is one which generates a gross income of under $1,000,000 per year.
To qualify you will need to go through a three-stage application process. As part of this process we will undertake independent third-party eligibility checks. For more information about these checks, please see our Q&A.
The awards process has been designed to make it as easy as possible to apply to the programme.
Stage One: This first stage of the application process is designed to ensure that your organisation is of the right size, scale and in the right sectors to be eligible for the programme.
Stage Two: A more detailed application in which you will need to outline specific information about the project for which you require support. Details of how you will use the funding and vehicle and how you will measure the impact. Here you will need to showcase your film making skills as we will require a 60 – 90 second video providing an elevator pitch of your project.
Stage Three: A panel of experts will review the final shortlisted applications and select the winners.