Hope School

The Social Outfit is more than just a fashion label; it’s a place of female empowerment. Camilla Schippa (CEO) and Aminata Conteh-Biger (board member) explain how giving a woman a job can change everything.   Shoutout: We’re proudly partnering with Bank Australia to bring you stories of hope, resilience and a new way of thinking. […]

Hana Assifiri is a powerhouse.  After facing violent relationships, wars and sectarian violence she channelled her energy into creating a restaurant that supports and empowers women and uses food to unite communities. Shoutout: We’re proudly partnering with Bank Australia to bring you stories of hope, resilience and a new way of thinking. Tell me about […]

Meet Jamal, co-founder of One Love Australia and a man on a mission to change the world. https://iview.abc.net.au/show/kindness-hero/series/0/video/DC1811H001S00 Shoutout: We’re proudly partnering with Bank Australia to bring you stories of hope, resilience and a new way of thinking. What is One Love Australia? We’re an anti-racism education company that works with younger generations to help […]

We chat with Gamilaraay woman Rudi Bremer, radio broadcaster and host of Little Yarns – an Australian podcast series for pre-schoolers – about teaching kids the many diverse languages, stories and countries of Indigenous Australia.  Shoutout: We’re proudly partnering with Bank Australia to bring you stories of hope, resilience and a new way of thinking. […]

Lily Dempster, the founder of the One Small Step app, explains how your small actions can have a significant impact on the planet. Shoutout: We’re proudly partnering with Bank Australia to bring you stories of hope, resilience and a new way of thinking. What is One Small Step? One Small Step is a free mobile […]

In an age of anxiety, we all want to raise optimistic children. But what does that actually mean? And how can we make it happen? The importance of optimism is drummed into us from an early age. “Look on the bright side,” people say. “Be a glass-half-full person!” “Stop being such a whingey little sad […]

Studies show that grateful kids do better in almost every metric than their non-grateful peers. But how do you even start to cultivate something as ambiguous as gratitude? Shoutout: We’re proudly partnering with Bank Australia to bring you stories of hope, resilience and a new way of thinking. Ungrateful: it’s one of the parental big […]

Inspired by the Free Little Library movement,  Jessica McClard saw a need to create free food boxes and believes any small action of giving in community can make a huge difference.   Shoutout: We’re proudly partnering with Bank Australia to bring you stories of hope, resilience and a new way of thinking. What is Little […]

A chat with Loretta Bolotin, founder of Free to Feed. Shoutout: We’re proudly partnering with Bank Australia to bring you stories of hope, resilience and a new way of thinking. How did you become involved in Free-To-Feed? I co-founded Free to Feed with my husband in 2016. A decade of working and volunteering in the […]

Free-to-Feed cook, Apsara, shares her journey on coming to Australia, and the importance of cooking for community. Shoutout: We’re proudly partnering with Bank Australia to bring you stories of hope, resilience and a new way of thinking. How did you become involved in Free-To-Feed? When I was back there in Nepal, an Australian volunteer stayed […]

Director and thinker Damon Gameau sees Climate Change as an opportunity for us all change. In his inspiring documentary 2040, he seeks to lift climate change into our everyday conversation and use all our collective skills to do something about it. Shoutout: We’re proudly partnering with Bank Australia to bring you stories of hope, resilience […]

An inspiring, out of the box conversation with British-born writer, mother and activist Lucy Aitken Read. Shoutout: We’re proudly partnering with Bank Australia to bring you stories of hope, resilience and a new way of thinking. Who is in your family? There’s me, my husband Tim, and our two daughters: Ramona, eight, and Juno, six. […]