Two year pilot, funded by the Office of Multicultural Interest (OMI), was completed in 2024. The program was developed in response to the feedback from previous graduates of the Community Innovators, Volunteers and Leaders (CIVAL) program who expressed interest in accessing additional support to implement the skills learned in CIVAL.
The Alumni Program incorporated a mentoring program, four masterclasses and two alumni networking events. A total of 23 Alumni participated in the mentoring circles and masterclasses, and 45 attended each of the networking events.
I appreciate the opportunity to learn from the mentor and like-minded mentees through mentoring circle.
I am still new to Australia, but CIVAL alumni project helped me to expand my friend circle, I have regular catchups with fellow alumni which helps me in many ways.
I took the initiative to create a [CIVAL alumni] WhatsApp group during the annual gathering in May 2024…and we share information about events, funding, jobs opportunities and the group helps us to organise regular catchups.