ABCN has launched a new video sharing initiative designed to keep mentors and students connected at a time when lockdowns and cancelled programs mean they can’t meet in person. The aim is to collect and...
ABCN rolls out more pilots of digital programs; How free internet access from Optus made students dance with joy; ABCN companies donate 1,320 laptops to high-needs students; How your donations help change students’ lives
Accelerate is a whole support system that I didn’t know I could have,’ says Gina, an ABCN Foundation scholar who has overcome enormous challenges to emerge strong and ambitious about getting into medical school. The Year 12...
Learning from home throughout the COVID-19 pandemic was no easy task for Josephine, a Year 11 student and keen dancer. But thanks to ABCN’s partnership with Optus, hundreds of students like her received a free prepaid SIM card to allow them to learn...
An overwhelming response from schools to our Laptops4Learning initiative led to a small army of ABCN partner companies joining forces to battle the digital divide. As soon as it became clear that students would be learning from home during the start of the...
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, ABCN has been working quickly to transform many more of our core programs into digital formats, building on pilots run in 2019. Here’s where we’re at. There was a lot of laughter in the...
Former ABCN Foundation scholar Joseph reflects on the mentoring and financial support he received through the scholarship, and how it changed his life for the better. ‘Never underestimate the power of wisdom,’ says Joseph Charrouf,...
Growing up in a Burmese migrant family, Michelle had little exposure to the corporate world. This changed when she participated in several ABCN programs during her time at Auburn Girls High School, which she says...
Digital program pilot paves way for ABCN to reach more students; ABCN alumnus now working at ABCN member company; ‘For some kids, all it takes is one conversation’ to change an entire life, says ex-student
