Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108The Young Leaders network is launched in the Penthouse of the Grace Hotel in Sydney hosted by Consul General Pat Scullion The Young Leader network also now operates in Melbourne and Brisbane, in 2016 the collective chapters raised $60,000 to support flagship charities through the success of events such as the Christmas in July, The Melbourne Rebels event and the Global 5k run. Australia has been a land of opportunity for many educated Irish people and we feel it’s important for us to give back in Australia, the country that has been so good to so many people. One of the ways we have done this is by coming together with the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation and making a combined contribution of $800,000 for indigenous scholarships at four leading Australian Schools by 2020. Figures published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show secondary school retention rates for Indigenous students are still well below the average for non-Indigenous students. In contrast, in 2015 AIEF Scholarship Students achieved a 93% retention and Year 12 completion rate. 2014 saw the first Young Leaders’ Global 5k. The race takes place in 16 cities across the world and has been kicked off in Australia each year by the Global 5k Ambassador, Irish Olympian Sonia O’Sullivan. 2009 2010 2014 Lady Mary Fairfax donates $1m to Integrated Education The Australian Ireland Fund has for 30 years actively assisted the peace process in Northern Ireland through supporting integrated education. Lady Fairfax donated $1million in the name of her late husband, creating the Sir Warwick Fairfax Trust in 2004 specifically for this cause. 2004 connect 2017 • 83 24% 25% In 2004 there were 50 integrated schools in Northern Ireland and 17,149 pupils. Today there are 62 schools and 21,500 pupils. $7.9m $4.2m $1m SWFT Ireland Funds & Private Donors UK Government ... this generosity sparked a significant $12.1m commitment to Integrated Education • The Ireland Funds donated $2.27m • Private US donors committed a further $1m • Chuck Feeney’s Atlantic Philanthropy committed $1m to form a joint communication and lobby strategy to lobby government for integrated education • UK government committed at least $7.9m All figures in AUD$ * *Sir Warwick Fairfax Trust DONATIONS Increase in Schools Increase in Pupils