Wearing her heart on her sleeve! Actress Teresa Palmer dons a charity T-shirt to promote literacy levels in Indigenous communities By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:20 BST, 23 May 2019 | Updated: 07:20 BST, 23 May 2019 Viewcomments Teresa Palmer is doing her bit for charity. The 33-year-old actress took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a photo of herself modelling a white T-shirt printed with the definition of the word 'literacy'. The T-shirt is helping to raise funds to improve literacy levels in Indigenous communities across Australia. For a good cause: Teresa Palmer took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a photo of herself modelling a white T-shirt printed with the definition of the word 'literacy'. The T-shirt is helping to raise funds to improve literacy levels in Indigenous communities across Australia 'Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander children are three times less likely to meet the national minimum standard for reading and writing, which seems incredibly unfair considering the opportunities afforded to those with even basic literacy skills,' she captioned the photo. 'Every single day I read and write; for work, for knowledge, with my children, or even just to know I’m walking in to the right toilet!' She added: 'Literacy can shape us into great authors or researchers, creatives or academics; literacy is everywhere.' 'Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander children are three times less likely to meet the national minimum standard for reading and writing, which seems incredibly unfair considering the opportunities afforded to those with even basic literacy skills,' she wrote on Instagram Teresa went on to explain that the shirt had been designed by Vik & Woods, and is available at David Jones stores, with all profits going to The Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation. She concluded: 'Literacy IS freedom!!' In a December interview with Vogue Australia, Teresa spoke about using her public profile to raise awareness for causes close to her heart. Philanthropist: In a December interview with Vogue Australia, Teresa spoke about using her public profile to raise awareness for causes close to her heart Candid: 'When I got into acting, I wasn’t getting into it just to have recognition and to make money, that didn’t feel totally right to me, it felt like something was missing,' she told Vogue Australia. Pictured alongside her husband of six years, Mark Webber 'When I got into acting, I wasn’t getting into it just to have recognition and to make money, that didn’t feel totally right to me, it felt like something was missing,' she told the magazine. 'But then it started to become fulfilling once I realised that there are no rules, that I can be someone who has a profile, but also be incredibly open and have an honest communication with people. 'Because of what I do I have a greater reach, so it means that I can use my profile to create a community where people can start to connect and it’s a positive, loving community where there is more unity, which is what I think we’re all feeling we need right now in this climate.' Activist: 'Literacy can shape us into great authors or researchers, creatives or academics; literacy is everywhere,' she wrote on Instagram Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility