Foundation
The Foundation for Australian Agricultural Women (FAAW) is a national, independent, non-profit organisation whose mission is to enable women, living and working in rural communities in Australia, access to leadership training and experience.
The intent of this mission is to increase the voice and presence of women as leaders of influence within industry, business, councils, community and family. FAAW is one of the seven recognised national non-government rural women's organisations, which form the National Rural Women's Coalition.
FAAW was established in 1995 and aims not to be the voice of rural and regional women but to provide resources to assist women as leaders. The Foundation works collaboratively with a large community of women across Australia who are involved or interested in rural and agricultural industry.
FAAW sees leadership as the capacity to influence and if we are to influence this must come from a well-informed position. FAAW consults widely and partners individuals, business, government and other non-government organisations in the provision of resources of benefit to rural women's leadership.
The Foundation has successfully attracted two substantial grants in 2009 that will allow it to engage with and provide quality resources for women rural and regional leaders. We are currently developing a second tele-learning series which will be delivered in 2009, with a third to be delivered in 2010.
We are also building and facilitating several high-tech communication portals that will enable regional and rural women leaders greater access to the latest information, innovation, creativity and discussion through a new website and soon to be developed online forum, library, innovation ideas lab, and commercial image gallery.
Many of these initiatives will be the first of their kind in Australia, especially for our sector.
We encourage women who work or live in regional or rural Australia and those involved with or interested in the future of agriculture, to register with us, it's free.
FAAW employs a Communications Officer who is the Foundation's first point of contact.
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