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Awards The next presentation of Zonta Swan Hill Studies Assistance Grant and the Young Women in Public Affairs Awards will take place on the 19th November 2008 at Isadora's in the Valley, Henley Brook. Studies Assistance Grant Purpose of the Award
Rahel Abraha Gebreselassie is the Zonta Club of Swan Hills Studies Assistance Grant winner for the 2008 academic year. Rahel came to Australia from Sudan in 2005 with no formal schooling and undertook 18 months study at the Cyril Jackson Intensive English Centre before starting Year 11 in 2007. She has just completed Year 11 and is also undertaking a School Based Traineeship in Aged Care with the aim to finish Year 12 and to complete a Diploma of Enrolled Nursing at TAFE. The Studies Assistance Grant will provide financial assistance for Rahel to complete her Year 12 studies at Cyril Jackson Senior Campus. Rahel also was acknowledged at the Year 11 Presentation Ceremony at Cyril Jackson with a certificate presented to her by Marilynn Horgan and Sheila Watters from the Zonta Club of Swan Hills.
Rahel Abraha Gebreselassie and a representative from Cyril Jackson Senior Campus, Cardi Shearer, together with President Sheila Watters and Marilynn Horgan, Status of Women Chair at the Zonta Meeting on 21 November 2007.
Presentation of the award to Rahel Abraha Gebreselassie on Monday 3 December at the year 11 graduation at Cyril Jackson Senior Campus. Pictured with Rahel are President Sheila Watters, and Marilynn Horgan, Status of Women Chair. ************************* Belinda Hyland from Cyril Jackson Senior Campus was our winner in 2006 and she has received $500 towards her fees, books and educational expenses for Year 11. Belinda attended the March meeting as a guest of the Club and talked to members about how the award will enable her to continue her studies and progress towards her goal of becoming a lawyer.
Studies Assistance Grant winner Belinda Hyland (second from left) , her friend Katie White and Status of Women Chair Marilynn Horgan ************************** The winner of the Studies Assistance Grant for 2005 was Mirella Djuric from Cyril Jackson Senior Campus. Mirella and her family arrived in Australia as refugees two years ago after spending 18 months in a refugee camp. The Zonta Studies Assistance Grant enables her to continue her studies at Year 12 level after which Mirella hopes to go to university and undertake studies in law. The club also awarded a second grant to Haylee Smith to assist her complete her TEE. Haylee is looking at a career in nursing at the end of her Year 12 studies. Studies Assistance Grant winners Mirella Djuric and Solange Nzuva with Club President Nancy Duxbury All the Grant winners are all worthy recipients of this award and hopefully it will make a positive impact on their final year of secondary studies and future career choices . Young Women in Public Affairs ( Y.W.P.A.) Leaders of the Future
Left to right: Sheila Watters, Marilynn Horgan and our 2008 Young Woman in Public Affairs recipient, Casey Overste. The goal of the Young Women in Public Affairs (YWPA) Program is to encourage more young women to participate in public and political life by recognizing a young woman's age (age 16-20) commitment to the volunteer sector, evidence of volunteer leadership achievements and a dedication to the advancement of the status of women. Applicants are asked to reflect on their lives, their commitment to the communities in which they live, and the role models that have inspired them to become involved in their community or in a specific prospective career. The Zonta International Young Women in Public Affairs program looks to the young women of today for the leaders of tomorrow. The Club winner receives a cash award and her entry is then forwarded for judgment at an Area level. Should she win that, the next step is at District level where the recipients receive $US500 and then on to International level where the recipients receive $US1000. Applications close in October of each year.
Presentations are usually made in December. http://www.zonta.org/site/PageServer?pagename=prog_ywpa. Or email Zonta Club of Swan Hills : zonta@extremedsl.com.au Amelia Earhart Fellowship
Amelia Earhart, the famous aviatrix: an honoured Zontian. The Amelia Earhart Fellowship is one of oldest awards established by Zonta International. The award supports women pursuing a PhD in aerospace-related sciences and engineering. It was established in 1938 to honour Amelia Earhart, a Zontian and the first woman to fly solo over the Atlantic Ocean. The fellowships are currently worth US$10,000 each. Successful first time applicants may also apply for a second fellowship. A member of the Zonta Club of Swan Hills Inc, a recipient of the Amelia Earhart Fellowship award on three occasions in 1970, 1971 and 1972 and a former member of the Zonta International expert panel of judges selecting AEF winners, Professor Carolina (Carla) Fasano, offers a few suggestions to facilitate the task for prospective applicants: The fellowships are highly competitive. Applicants from the best universities apply. Successful candidates are in the top few percentiles of students. They are not only achieving academically but also have interests and involvement in broader social and other areas. For further detailed information, go to the Zonta International web site http://www.zonta.org/site/PageServer?pagename=zi_issues_programs_amelia_earhart_application. Update on Sian White our 2004 recipient of the Young Women in Public Affairs Award.
Sian spent her summer working to build a school in India and is busy as a co-ordinator funding for the project while studying for her honours degree in journalism and media studies at Curtin University. Federal Member for Hasluck Sharryn Jackson has congratulated Sian on her selection. "Sian is a fantastic example to other young people in Hasluck," Miss Jackson said. “Her fundraising, community work and overseas aid work has touched the lives of many people. “ Now, Sian has the chance to help write the next chapter for Australia. She deserves to be there, and I wish her all the best.” Sian is one of 100 delegates aged between 15 and 24 who travelled to Parliament House in Canberra for two days to discuss and debate ten critical challenges for the future of Australia's young people. She was chosen from almost 1300 applicants, and joined eight other delegates from W.A. Ten delegates from the 2020 Youth Summit also had the chance to participate in the Australia 2020 Summit. Our thanks to the Echo and the Hills Gazette for providing this information and also to The Department of Education and Training for permission to use photograph image.
November: Women of Achievement - Wonder
Woman L-R Karen Groves, Area 3 Director and 2007 Woman of Achievement Winner, Martha Teshome
Every year the Women of Achievement Award is given to a woman who works selflessly and tirelessly in the community. Martha Teshome, Community Education Officer for FGM (female genital mutilation) with the Department of Child and Community Health was this year's recipient of the award. Ms Teshome was instrumental in changing laws to prohibit FGM in Western Australia. Nominated by the Perth Club, she is a passionate advocate, and remarks, "it is not only a community problem, but a human rights issue for women and children.
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