Enrichment Grants awarded to young Canberra women

The latest round of Audrey Fagan Enrichment Grants have been awarded to young Canberra women to progress gender equality in the ACT.

Each year the ACT Government provides a pool of $10,000 for the Audrey Fagan Young Women’s Enrichment Grants to support young women.

Minister for Women Yvette Berry said these grants aim to increase women’s participation in decision-making and leadership roles now and into the future.

“It’s great to be able to announce the recipients of the 2020 round of grants – six incredible young women who will use the funding to pursue their areas of interest,” Minister Berry said.

“Congratulations to all grant recipients, I look forward to hearing about these young women’s achievements.”

Habibat Ogunbanwo is a young woman with a dream of qualifying for the Australian Olympic swimming team; she will use her grant to train for and attend swimming trials in South Australia, and to raise the profile of the sport amongst women from migrant and Muslim communities;

Orli Baumgart wants to establish a business to make and sell hand-dyed artisan wool yarns, sourcing wool from local mills and investing the proceeds to support LGBTIQ+ young people;

Lochana Radaliyagoda will use the grant to support the development and publishing of a children’s picture book to teach young people about gender equality;

Tori Scrivener aims to develop her passion for horse riding and dressage;

Emily Hyde will use the funding to develop a supportive and resourced space for young women to develop their interest in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) fields by establishing a Girls STEM Club, complete with 3D printer; and

Ananya Ravi’s grant will fund a 10-day residential program at the National Youth Science Forum; she hopes to improve the representation of young women in STEM.

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