Helping to break the poverty cycle

Educating young women breaks the poverty cycle – access to support, equipment and tutoring makes it more likely that schooling will be completed and with that comes a higher income for life.

Young women in Years 9-12 with the potential for high academic achievement but with low socio-economic circumstances, lack the means, but not the will, to get through schooling on their own.

The Harding Miller Education Foundation actively seeks community support for scholarships and profile to encourage young women to seek assistance. In 2022, the Foundation awarded more than 162 young women with life-changing scholarships – with a total value of $3.2million.

H/Advisors APA was engaged to raise the profile of the Foundation and to celebrate the scholarship recipients on the path towards a better future.

Over an eight week period, H/Advisors APA generated more than 60 separate news stories across Australia, including in print, radio and broadcast in metropolitan, regional and remote areas.

Harding Miller Education Foundation Executive Director Cara Varian said “For the young women to see their achievements in the media, has such a profound impact on their sense of self.”

As part of the partnership, H/Advisors APA donated computer tablets for scholarship recipients and Foundation alumni.