Community organisations
Catherine Freeman Foundation
The Catherine Freeman Foundation works with community organisations, businesses, schools and other philanthropists to provide opportunities and environments that encourage disadvantaged individuals and communities to achieve positive change.
This year sees the Catherine Freeman Foundation as Westpac Women's Markets Charity of the Year. The Women's Markets team will attend and organise a series of events and seminars throughout the year to help the Catherine Freeman Foundation realise its goal to provide education to young indigenous women from disadvantaged communities.
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UNIFEM - United Nations Development Fund for Women
UNIFEM provides financial and technical assistance to innovative programs and strategies that promote women's human rights, political participation and economic security, in more than 100 countries. Westpac's main involvement with UNIFEM is through its annual support of International Women's Day, which focuses on the needs and achievements of women.
Each year Westpac supports UNIFEM in celebrating International Women's Day by hosting a series of breakfasts and luncheons across the country that attract thousands of attendees. In 2007, over $12,500 was raised for the charity through these events.
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Opportunity International
Opportunity International - a not-for-profit organisation - is a global leader of microfinance and enterprise development. It provides collateral-free loans and basic financial services to the poor in developing nations.
Its unwavering commitment to empower the working poor since the early 70s has culminated in a loan portfolio (at the end of 2006) of almost $600 million serving approximately one million active clients.
To support this initiative, Westpac donated $400,000 to Opportunity International Australia. The investment is effectively the second stage of the bank's original $1 million pledge to support victims of the 2004 Asian tsunami.
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National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF)
The ultimate goal of this foundation is to raise enough money to fund a cure for breast cancer. Westpac supports the NBCF in a range of ways from holding networking and fundraising events to organising pink ribbon morning teas.
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Plan Australia
Plan Australia dedicates itself to helping all children realise their potential. Its special concern is for the millions of children living in poverty in developing countries. A percentage of the ticket price to every Westpac Women's Markets event is donated to charity. Plan Australia is one of the charities supported by this fundraising initiative..
