Women in Leadership On-Award Development Workshop
Australia Awards Cambodia are pleased to deliver the first Women in Leadership On-Award Development Workshop in April 2019. It is designed for women scholars who are completing their studies in Australia. The workshop is part of Australia Awards Cambodia’s approach to advancing equity, social inclusion and women’s professional participation and leadership in Cambodia. Sixteen participants were engaged in a series of interactive activities and learning sessions on leadership over the 3-day workshop.
The venue, Silver Wattle Quaker Centre, was chosen because the location was suited for quiet reflection and walk-talk discussions. It was approximately one hour away from Canberra.
The workshop commenced with a ceremony led by Namadji-Ngambri allodial elder Mingku (Shane Mortimer). The ceremony included a smoking circle, customary use of ochre as a symbolic gesture, and storytelling where Mingku explained the significance of the country on which the workshop was to be conducted, and the aboriginal history, culture and way of life prior to and after colonisation.
The welcome ceremony with Ngambri Elder, Shane Mingku Mortimer
Dr Vicki Vaartjes, the Equity and Program Enrichment Specialist for Australia Awards Cambodia, facilitated the participants using the Walk-Talk pairs, where participants assigned a partner to have a conversation on selected topics. The Walk-Talk pairs allowed each participant to establish one close and supportive relationship who will assist each other in making sense their personal learning and experiences. One of the participants said,
The workshop also included a field trip and guided tour of Parliament House. The participants were impressed by the tour guide who made some special reference about influential Australian women and their role. Following the tour, participants attended an informal networking reception at the Old Parliament House with some guests including key staff from DFAT, ANU and CARE Australia. It was a valuable opportunity for the guests, many of whom work on the Australia Awards program in a range of capacities, to meet an impressive group of scholars as beneficiaries of their efforts.
A high level of satisfaction of the workshop is represented by this quote from one participant:
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Women in Leadership On-Award Development Workshop
Australia Awards Cambodia are pleased to deliver the first Women in Leadership On-Award Development Workshop in April 2019. It is designed for women scholars who are completing their studies in Australia. The workshop is part of Australia Awards Cambodia’s approach to advancing equity, social inclusion and women’s professional participation and leadership in Cambodia. Sixteen participants were engaged in a series of interactive activities and learning sessions on leadership over the 3-day workshop.
The venue, Silver Wattle Quaker Centre, was chosen because the location was suited for quiet reflection and walk-talk discussions. It was approximately one hour away from Canberra.
The workshop commenced with a ceremony led by Namadji-Ngambri allodial elder Mingku (Shane Mortimer). The ceremony included a smoking circle, customary use of ochre as a symbolic gesture, and storytelling where Mingku explained the significance of the country on which the workshop was to be conducted, and the aboriginal history, culture and way of life prior to and after colonisation.
The welcome ceremony with Ngambri Elder, Shane Mingku Mortimer
Dr Vicki Vaartjes, the Equity and Program Enrichment Specialist for Australia Awards Cambodia, facilitated the participants using the Walk-Talk pairs, where participants assigned a partner to have a conversation on selected topics. The Walk-Talk pairs allowed each participant to establish one close and supportive relationship who will assist each other in making sense their personal learning and experiences. One of the participants said,
The workshop also included a field trip and guided tour of Parliament House. The participants were impressed by the tour guide who made some special reference about influential Australian women and their role. Following the tour, participants attended an informal networking reception at the Old Parliament House with some guests including key staff from DFAT, ANU and CARE Australia. It was a valuable opportunity for the guests, many of whom work on the Australia Awards program in a range of capacities, to meet an impressive group of scholars as beneficiaries of their efforts.
A high level of satisfaction of the workshop is represented by this quote from one participant: