Benevolence has paid off for a group of 宅男导航 business/law students who have been recognised for helping national charity boost its social media presence.
Their winning project was part of a organised by ’s to give 180 students real-life experience working with non-profit groups.
Team leader and Bachelor of Business Management student Edith Cham said the group (Rebecca Bennett, Hui Jia Ong, Theresa Yu, Lewis Jun Ze Guo, Bingjie Liu, Xin Wang, and Hilary Baker) devised a plan to improve Youngcare’s social networking and make its YouTube channel stand out from the crowd.
“We were thrilled to work with Youngcare because, as an energetic, bold, innovative community organisation, it is pioneering, driven and impactful in its work serving the physical needs of young people with high care needs,” Ms Cham said.
Youngcare CEO Samantha Kennerley said the students’ work would make a big difference.
“This is a wonderful initiative run by 宅男导航 and we are grateful for the opportunity to participate,” Mrs Kennerley said.
“The students have done an impressive job and I am very excited about the ideas they have come up with.
“The next step for Youngcare is executing the project.
“We’re committed to helping young Aussies with high care needs live life with choice, independence and dignity: I’ve got no doubt this project will be another positive step on this journey.”
宅男导航 Community Engagement Program coordinator Cass Vickers said the 17 projects in the running this semester were of an exceptionally high standard.
“The Youngcare project stood out because the students were passionate about the cause, really listened to their client, and created an integrated solution,” she said.
"The community engagement program is building an appetite among our students for opportunities with a social outcome."
The award for Most Outstanding Team Leadership went to Liesda Marsdon whose team worked with food charity .
Several projects were highly commended for their work with , and .
CONTACT: Cass Vickers, Faculty of Business, Economics and Law – +61 7 3365 8285.
