Calmar Corps

20/08/2021

UNSDG #8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Women’s economic security and full participation in meaningful, dignified, flexible and financially secure employment create healthier families, safer communities, and projected to minimise reliance on government welfare and alleviate pensioner poverty.

Women owned businesses are on the rise and rise.
It’s time our financial systems and government policies become fit-for-purpose.

Femeconomy recommends changes to the Federal Government's Entrepreneurs Program to impact women's economic security: (1) Reduce the turnover threshold to participate for women owned businesses to $750,000. (2) Women owned businesses (at least 50% female owned) to be recognised as a Growth Sector of....

16/08/2021

: Reduced Inequalities
Inspiring humans working to improve humanity and provide acccess to the most basic of life’s necessities to give dignity for the most disadvantaged - especially in disasters.

are made of these. We love working with small and mighty Rotary clubs - they really live their motto: “Service above Self”

Join them online tomorrow to hear another power packed W.o.W event. 💙💛

Join us for this month's Words of Wisdom (W.o.W) event, commemorating World Humanitarian Day. This day focuses on what drives humanitarians to continue to save and protect lives despite conflict, insecurity, lack of access and more recently, risks linked to COVID-19.

We will be joined by Kizzy Gardiner, director of Fundraising and Communications for ShelterBox UK (https://www.shelterbox.org/) to talk about the work of ShelterBox and to outline the highlights and challenges involved in delivering services and raising funds particularly during the pandemic.

Hear Kizzy’s inspiring story.
Frankston Lifesaving Club (Upstairs)
Tuesday Aug 17 - 7.30pm
If you can't join us in person, hit the link to register online:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrcO-tpz4iE93KvTKIIcv5yoImrzzhTGIK

13/08/2021

UNSDG #17: Partnerships For the Goals

This week we commemorate International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. We should be celebrating pathways for inclusion, participation and protection of diverse voices and representation.

Instead, we see a substandard example of partnerships done badly. With all the resources at the disposal of and - no one flagged how badly their messaging missed the mark.

America's most popular fashion doll Barbie has received widespread criticism on social media for not featuring an Asian Barbie in their collection dedicated to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

02/08/2021

Sending COVID-compliant virtual hugs and to everyone. ❤️🤍💙
This is going to be a loooong month.

Hearts out for our and - hope you’re all staying safe and sane. 🙏🏽💓

30/05/2021

Our next club meeting will be held Tuesday 1 June 2021 @ 7:00am for a 7:05am start via Zoom. You're invited.

We are delighted to be joined by Kate Sherburn from Who Gives a Crap, who will be speaking about entrepreneurship and governance - and the best practices and pitfalls of building purpose-driven businesses.

Click on the link to register your attendence.
https://events.humanitix.com/zonta-sydney-breakfast-june-club-meeting-zoom

12/11/2020

: Quality Education
: GenderEquality
: Reduced Inequalities

It is a Human Right to have access to education that allows you to achieve your full potential. Sadly, around the world, 132 million girls are out of school.

Many more would never dream of entering, or could afford, quality STEM education.
We proudly support the work of

Please share this opportunity with your network.

Calling all women who are pursuing an advanced degree and conducting research applied to aerospace engineering or space sciences: You could win US$10,000 with the Amelia Earhart Fellowship! Learn more at zonta.org/aefellowship.

25/10/2020

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Happy Grandparents Day - when we celebrate the contributions grandparents and wise elders make to their families and communities. A day we recognise the diversity of grandparent relationships across age groups, cultural backgrounds, and geographical locations.

May we continue to foster intergenerational learning and offer our wise elders ongoing opportunities to participate in their local communities and in global conversations.

What a perfect time to share this snippet from this year’s WOW Global Festival of our esteemed Australian patron The Honourable Dame Quentin Bryce in conversation with the wonderful Cathy Hunt.

What a delight and privilege it is to work with, and be guided by these two formidable and highly accomplished women.

WOW Australia Patron The Hon. Quentin Bryce in this moving conversation with WOW Australia Executive Producer Cathy Hunt. This presentation was broadcast as ...

23/10/2020

Happy United Nations Day. 💝🙌🏼
This year, the United Nations marks 75 years and the UN Global Compact turns 20.

Now more than ever, we must work together to achieve the .

We stand with the UN on and

Join me and add your photo!

25/09/2020

: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
At this year’s UN General Assembly, only 11 of the 196 scheduled speakers were women. And not until the 2nd day did we hear a female voice.

According to Our World in Data, women make up 49.6% of the world’s population. When our voices only make up 8% of the official speakers at our UN General Assembly, it’s fair to say: .

The first female voice we heard was President Zuzana Caputova of Slovakia, and her “Globalisation of Compassion” is the leadership wisdom we needed to hear. This is the mindset and global approach that inspires and elevates our humanity to the next level.

President Zuzana Caputova of Slovakia was the 52nd speaker to take the virtual platform, one of just 11 woman speaking.

02/08/2020

: Climate Action

2020: The Year Humans Stopped.....and the World Healed 🌍💝

16/07/2020

: Partnerships for the Goals

✅Scholarships for 2021 are now open!

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Since 2016, the Harding Miller Education Foundation have awarded 470+ scholarships in 320+ schools in every state and territory in Australia.

The HMEF programs are directly achieving 3 of the UNDGs:
#4: Quality Education
#5: Gender Equality
#10: Reduced Inequalities

📚’We know that girls in economically disadvantaged families don’t have access to the equipment, resources and services that girls from better off families have,’ says Cara Varian, the Executive Director for the Harding Miller Education Foundation.

‘We’re giving scholarship recipients what they need to succeed. The scholarships include computers, internet access, money for other equipment and access to tutoring and mentoring to make their final years of schooling a success.’

🆘✅ HMEF are also looking for volunteer admin, coaches / mentors and program donors.

Click on the link to learn more:
The Harding Miller Education Foundation
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A unique scholarship program for high potential girls from low socioeconomic circumstances When you educate a girl you break the vicious cycle of poverty. Read more