Our Vision
Society is more equitable through the strengthened diversity of leadership and in particular the support for and growth of CALD women leaders.
Our Purpose
To provide CALD women with access to leadership development opportunities so that there is more diversity in society’s leadership and decision-making.
Our Strategy
To deliver our vision and purpose, CALD2LEAD has a clear and concise Strategy informed by our values and partners. In 2025 we are focussed on 3 key priorities:
1. Boost and diversify revenue sources
2. Enhance the scholar experience and impact
3. Strengthen our governance
You can read more about our Strategy-on-a-page here.
CALD2LEAD AT A GLANCE
A Bit of Background
Here at CALD2LEAD, we know that sometimes all it takes to change the world is a little support. We founded CALD2LEAD in 2019 determined to make an impact for Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities. The core of our efforts is to work with women from CALD communities and fund their emerging and existing leaders into high calibre leadership development programs via scholarships.
Activities
FUND SCHOLARSHIPS
Help us fund and promote our CALD scholarships in partnership with the Institute of Community Directors Australia.
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You can donate directly or get involved through volunteering and fundraising activities. Find out more here.
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SUPPORT COMMUNITY LEADERS
Supporting 18 scholarships over 7 years, our current scholars are Ane Fotu, Yasmin Hassen, Phy Mei Liu, Evelyn Mugisha, Swathi Shanmukhasundaram, and Florence Dato.
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Find out more about those we support here.
GET INVOLVED
We work with volunteers and supporters and partner with culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) community and leadership development organisations.
"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does"