UWA student Olivia Adamson has supported valuable advocacy work being done by the Western Australian Council of Social Service (WACOSS) to help drive social change in WA communities, through an internship with UWA’s McCusker Centre for Citizenship.
13 April, 2022
A group of 23 UWA students studying a wide range of courses have joined with community organisations and industry professionals to develop innovative and practical solutions to tackle modern slavery in WA communities.
22 March, 2022
UWA student Fatema Khalil has contributed 100 hours over her summer university break supporting research efforts that aim to break down barriers and empower older people in the community through digital skills training.
11 March, 2022
UWA student Emereen Leila Moratalla has dedicated 100 hours over her summer break advocating for the rights of children and young people through a McCusker Centre for Citizenship internship at the Valuing Children Initiative.
18 February, 2022
UWA postgraduate student Suzy Jasper has contributed 100 hours towards a digital data project that supports the delivery of local aged care services, through a McCusker Centre for Citizenship internship at Bethanie.
3 February, 2022
Through the McCusker Centre for Citizenship at UWA, student Charlotte Ford has helped gain traction for a valuable project at Patches Australia that seeks to assist people with disabilities who are in the criminal justice system to gain employment.
1 February, 2022
Within a day of arriving in South Hedland for a youth mentor intern role with the Youth Involvement Council (YIC), UWA Psychology student Natasha McCammon Metcalfe was already fully submersed in YIC’s programs supporting at-risk youth in the Pilbara.
25 January, 2022
UWA student Zong Ken Chai has utilised his data science expertise to support programs that help disadvantaged young people transition to independent adulthood through a McCusker Centre for Citizenship internship at the Salvation Army.
24 January, 2022
Through a recent internship at the McCusker Centre for Citizenship, UWA student Grace Ting travelled to the Kimberly to engage with remote communities, using her media and communications skills to support programs that advocate for early childhood development in regional WA.
24 January, 2022
UWA student Ruben Droogmans has contributed 100 hours towards a new youth education initiative that seeks to strengthen opportunities for school students in the Peel region to follow careers in science, technology, maths and engineering (STEM).
24 January, 2022