The Alumni Grant Scheme supports short-term projects and activities that make use of alumni’s Australian education and training, support women empowerment and social inclusion, and create meaningful change in a community or an organisation.
2019 Alumni Grant Scheme Projects
Joel Dannug
Shepherding Millennial Leaders (SMiLe)
SMILe provided leadership training and mentoring program to the officers of the RANG-AY, KABATAAN TI STO NIÑO! – an independent youth-serving organisation that provides outreach activities – cleanup drives and disaster preparedness campaigns – at the Municipality of Sto. Niño,Cagayan. The training included a structured learning experience on self-management, relationship skills, global mindedness and new media literacy; shepherding component; and leadership tour to a partner university and agency.
PA3i Southern Tagalog Chapter
Nathaniel Bantayan | Alvaro Calara
Joey Baril | Susan Aquino-Ong
Earth Warriors for Biodiversity: An Interactive Leaning Program for the Youth
The project mobilised young people for a hands-on experience on the importance of biodiversity. This included an interactive learning activity on tree nurturing at the Mt. Makiling Heritage Park where participants experienced the various steps in tree nursery operations: soil preparation, seed treatment, seedling handling and care, among others. The participants also went on an interactive biodiversity learning trail in Los Baños Laguna’s Mudspring Trail – a 670m route that traverses the natural forest of the mountain.
Marikit Soliman
Development of Education Strategy and Sustainability Plans to Adopt Clean Processing Technology for Small Scale Mining in the Philippines
The project facilitated the adoption and integration of sustainable processing technology for small scale mining in the Philippines. It also educated small-scale miners and other stakeholders on the benefits of shifting to the cleaner technology of gold extraction.
Milton Medina
Indigenous Women’s Livelihood and Plastic Recycling Towards Conservation of Endemic Species in Mindanao
The project established an ex-situ propagation site for endemic species of plants in Mt. Talomo, re-using the plastic wastes in both the University of Mindanao and Manobo-Clata village as material for ex-situ propagation. The project tapped the indigenous women of Manobo-Clata Tribe in Mt. Talomo Davao City who were trained in the conservation of endemic plant species.