Raising women with disabilities up through shared stories
It’s hard to believe it’s been 44 years since my life changed in an instant. As I look back, I see a journey that has been filled with uncertainty, fear, but also immense hope and possibility. There was a time when the future felt like an overwhelming question mark—when I […]
Tell us about yourself I’m 48 years old, a wife, mum of 2 teenagers and a dog, and I live in Brisbane. I have a number of conditions which are part of my disability including Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), Fibromyalgia, Osteoarthritis, and CREST Scleroderma. What has been your journey of […]
Tell us about yourself My name is Kendra Erhardt, I am from Alberta, Canada and am 32 years old. I have been a full-time manual wheelchair user for the past 5 years as a result of a spinal cord injury sustained in a sports accident. I started Wheelie Girl Travel […]
Life with a difference in Laos In 2017, I was privileged to be part of an Australian volunteer’s project with three other Australian women. We were lucky enough to work with host disability organisations, the Laos Disabled Women’s Development Centre, and Laos Disabled People’s Association, in Vientiane, Laos. Sharing […]
New South Wales woman Jo Nemeth has said goodbye to money to slash her consumption and lessen her impact on the environment. In the process of living 100% without cash, Jo has discovered the joys of slow living and released the burden of guilt that she felt regarding her former Western lifestyle’s impact on the environment.
As someone who has leapt ice crevices, fought to save the environment, and narrowly avoided death by quick sand and baboons, Rebecca Millar has lived an extraordinary life so far. And, as director of Kalbarri’s cultural community celebration – the Zest Festival – she has become renowned for her ability to think big. But what gives someone the belief they can achieve something extraordinary? What instils them with the conviction they can make a difference? Samille Mitchell takes a look at Rebecca’s past in an attempt to find the answers.
Elliot Costello gave up a job in the corporate sector to dedicate his life to helping fight poverty. Through his non-profit YGAP, he has helped thousands by arming social entrepreneurs with the knowledge and resources to make a difference, whether it’s providing health advice to pregnant mothers in Africa or feeding the underprivileged in Australian schools.
May Doncon fled her homeland as a child in fear for her life and has gone on to prove refugees can contribute greatly to their new countries.
Andrew Outhwaite and a team of like-minded people launched the social enterprise Pollinators five years ago as deliberate, conscious, social experiment. Their test hypothesis? Could the right type of social enterprise help make a community sustainable within one decade?