Nestlé AYDP & Role Models & Leaders Australia Working together to change communities by empowering young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls Katrina Koutoulas, Head of Market Wellness, Nestlé Oceania
Girls are the most powerful catalyst for change on the planet. - UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION Increasing the educational outcomes achieved by young women from Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander backgrounds is particularly important not only to them, but their families and communities, as women are often instrumental in bringing about social change in disadvantaged communities. - WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION
Enhancing quality of life & contributing to a healthier future Shared Vision Creating Shared Value Both identify good nutrition as the cornerstone for physical and mental wellbeing Both are committed to bringing better understanding of nutrition to communities to help care for themselves and their families Communities in Need On average, life expectancy of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian is 10 years less than a Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians In recent decades, there has been a rapid rise in nutrition related lifestyle disorders among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity GIRLS ACADEMY Develop a Girl; Change a Community
Shared Objectives Girls Academy Objectives Increase school attendance Advance academic and personal achievement Improve Year 12 graduation rates; and Facilitate post-school transition planning Nestlé Objective Create positive impact in the communities we work in Develop long term community commitments to future proofing next generation with key focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities where we operate Empowering low-socio economic communities for improved social and health outcomes Support with knowledge & capability- (nutrition education) Part of Nestlé Commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals Good Health & Wellbeing 4
Nestlé Support Girls Academy & Nestlé Developing & empowering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Girls for improved social and health outcomes Nutrition Professional Development Advocacy & Awareness Volunteering
Girls Academy Janine Way, Program Manager, Oxley High School Girls Academy 6
How We Came About Ricky Grace Founder and CEO The Girls Academy is the flagship program for Role Models and Leaders Australia Ltd, an organisation founded in 2004 by Ricky Grace If you want your country to grow and succeed, you have to empower your women President Barack Obama, 2015 7
8 Why We Are Needed Our Challenges
What We Are About Develop A Girl Change A Community 9 Increasing the educational outcomes achieved by young women from Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander backgrounds is particularly important to not only them, but their families and communities, as women are often instrumental in bringing about social change in disadvantaged communities. World Health Organisation, 2014
10 Where Are We Girls Academy Locations
Our Key Objectives Big 4 Objectives CAREER OPTIONS ATTENDANCE ACHIEVEMENT GRADUATION 11
Program Outcomes First Comes Attendance Attendance Rates Overall 12
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What We Do Our Academy Minimum of 2 full time mentors for each Academy Over 80% of our staff are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women - Mentors provide Aunty or big sister style mentoring & leadership Community driven - Every Academy is steered by locally based advisory committees comprising of members from the community, schools and sponsors. 85+% of our funding is spent on the ground 14
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Our Growth Girls Academy Growth Our journey so far Our future journey 17
Program Outcomes Our Success So Far Since 2010, graduation rates have increased by 76% Over the last 5 years, Girls Academy enrolments has seen year 12 enrolments increase by 276% 79% of Girls Academy students surveyed have a clear post-school destination plan - with 41% indicating they intend to pursue tertiary education Single largest provider of educational engagement and well-being programs to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander secondary girls in Australia In 2016, the Girls Academy Attendance Rate was 11.2% higher than the All Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Attendance Rate In 2016, the NT Girls Academy Attendance Rate was 17.6% higher than the All Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Attendance Rate In 2016, the WA Girls Academy Attendance Rate was 7.5% higher than the All Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Attendance Rate In our Gunbalanya Academy, we saw the first two girls to ever graduate from West Arnhem College. This year, we are expecting 9 graduates 18
Supporting Our Program Benefits of Supporting the Girls Academy SUPPORT at risk Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls FEDERAL STATE 19 PARTNER with an Australian charity ENGAGE in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait community CONFIDENTLY invest in a proven program with real outcomes supported by Govt PROFILE your organisation as a leader in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander engagement DELIVER on your Reconciliation Action Plan commitments INVEST in the next generation of Australians TAX EFFECTIVE GIVING CORPORATE OUR FUNDING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT STATE GOVERNMENT CORPORATE
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