Food Moves Skills into Migrant Women, Celebrating Project Completion

The Centre for Risk Analytics and Food Next Door invite you to celebrate the successful delivery of the project Food Moves Skills into Migrant Women. In this event we bring together researchers from Macquarie University, government stakeholders, industry partners, funding bodies and project participants who have contributed to the successful completion of this pilot program. The event aims to 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 a period of two years with the aim of having a significant impact on the lives of African women with refugee background residing in regional Australia. With the generous support of Ecstra Foundation through its Women’s Economic Security Project Grants program, the program focussed on:

• Creating and providing culturally appropriate Financial Literacy training in co-creation with the participants.
• Creation of mentorship manuals and resources to 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.

We hope you will be able to join us to hear about the transition journey from mentees to mentors and to learn about resources that have been created in the program.

The event will be an opportunity for researchers, program alumni, philanthropy bodies, government and community stakeholders to connect, 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, however we ask participants to register for catering purposes.

For any further details about the event please contact Dr Fabiola Barba Ponce, Centre for Risk Analytics: fabiola.barba-ponce@mq.edu.au

Date: Thursday 3 August 2023
Time: 5.30pm - 7.30pm
Venue: Macquarie University City Campus
Angel Place, Level 24, 123 Pitt Street, Sydney
RSVP by 5pm, Tuesday 1 August

RSVP by 5pm, Tuesday 1 August 2023

Register here.