On September 3, Vogue Australia partnered with World Vision on a breakfast that was held in an effort to empower women to rally together to create positive change for young girls who are currently batting against the detrimental effects of poverty, ahead of International Day of the Girl on October 11, 2019.
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Welcoming a number of guests to Cafe Sydney in Circular Quay, Vogue editor-in-chief Edwina McCann invited World Vision Australia CEO Claire Rogers, and ambassadors Samantha Harris, Jessica Gomes and Melissa Doyle to the stage for a series of thought-provoking Q&As. Throughout the course of the morning, there were four key learnings that resonated with the audience of women who were eager to make a difference with World Vision.
“World Vision is teaching girls to use their voice and stand up for their rights,” explained Rogers, who shared that girls in poverty-stricken countries face far more challenges than boys. On top of that, the organisation’s CEO confirmed that despite the fact that many traditional structures fail to empower women, investing in them means investing in their wider communities, as they are change-makers and far more likely to give back.
“World Vision really gets in there and really helps these kids,” Gomes, who recently visited India with the organisation, then shared. “They are going in and pinpointing these kids and finding out who needs help and who is vulnerable.”
The third learning came by way of Doyle, who explained that “for every child you sponsor, four are helped,” before adding that “the whole community benefits and it brings hope.”
Later, Harris touched on the often overlooked fact that World Vision has been helping aboriginal communities in Australia for over 45 years. “They’re not just chucking money at them and telling them what to do, they are going into these communities and asking them what they need and what they can do to help,” she told the audience.
To see inside the Vogue x World Vision 1000 Girls breakfast, where the beautiful florals from the event were donated to six women’s community shelters across Sydney, scroll on.
Jessica Gomes and Samantha Harris
Melissa Doyle
Melissa Doyle, Samantha Harris and Jessica Gomes
Samantha Harris, editor-in-chief Edwina McCann, World Vision Australia CEO Clair Rogers, Melissa Doyle, and Jessica Gomes
Melissa Doyle and World Vision Australia CEO Clair Rogers
editor-in-chief Edwina McCann with Melissa Doyle, Samantha Harris, and Jessica Gomes