Macquarie University’s Centre for Risk Analytics and Food Next Door invite you to celebrate the successful delivery of the project ‘Food moves skills into migrant women’.
This event will take place on Thursday 3 August 2023 from 5.30pm to 7.30pm at Macquarie University City Campus, Angel Place, Level 24, 123 Pitt Street, Sydney. It will bring together Macquarie researchers, government stakeholders, industry partners, funding bodies and project participants who have contributed to the successful completion of this pilot program. The event will share the transition journey of African women who participated in the program to acquire financial literacy, social enterprise and leadership skills.
The ‘Food moves skills into migrant women’ project was conducted over two years to significantly impact the lives of African women with refugee backgrounds residing in regional Australia. With the generous support of Ecstra Foundation through its Women’s Economic Security Project Grant program, the project focused on:
- creating and providing culturally appropriate financial literacy training in co-creation with participants
- creating mentorship manuals and resources for refugees on sustainability leadership
- mentoring on project management skills and social enterprise business creation
- creating a culturally safe space for developing leadership, social enterprise and financial management skills.
Join the Centre for Risk Analytics to hear from mentees and mentors about their transition journey, and learn about the resources created.
The event will provide a valuable opportunity for researchers, project alumni, philanthropy bodies, government and community stakeholders to come together, celebrate and hear about impactful strategies to address financial literacy, leadership and sustainable food systems for regional populations.
There is no registration fee for the event, but we ask participants to register for catering purposes.
For more information about the event, email Dr Fabiola Barba Ponce, Centre for Risk Analytics, at fabiola.barba-ponce@mq.edu.au.
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