MEET OUR AMBASSADORS
Amplifying Our Cause
We're immensely grateful to our Walk for WAGEC ambassadors whose authentic stories help amplify our message and inspire new supporters to join our cause. Their passionate advocacy creates a powerful community standing against violence against women and children.
Meet jenna
My name is Jenna, I’m a 31yr old nurse from Maitland.
Most people that know me know I’m a strong, fun loving, independent woman that loves to advocate for women and children’s health and safety.
I too, like many women (1 in 3) have been a survivor of gendered violence and I wish I knew about support networks like WAGEC during that time.
I’m doing the walk for WAGEC to assist WAGEC to bring an end to gendered violence and support those women and children in need to give them a safe environment to thrive when their lives feel incredibly unsafe.
My goal is to raise at least $3000 for WAGEC.
Together we can create safer futures for women and children by ending gender-based violence.
Meet CHRIS
Chris is the founder of Parallel Lines, a design studio that creates tools to help people make sense of complex challenges. He works with change making organisations to help them empower people and change systems. Lately, his work is focused on supporting climate action and protecting biodiversity, making health and care systems more person-centred and creating healthier information ecosystems. Chris is walking for WAGEC because he believes that everyone in our community deserves to be safe—at home, on the street, at school or at work.
Meet Not Fast, Just Furious
In a climate where rates of domestic violence are devastatingly high, it’s more important than ever to stand up, speak out, and support organisations like WAGEC.
You don’t need to be fit or fast—just furious enough about the state of things to want to help change them. Plus, it’s a beautiful way to feel connected, purposeful, and part of a community that cares.
Meet Nick
I’m Nick and I’ve been a volunteer with WAGEC for over five years. I manage operations for a large travel company across Asia Pacific and during Covid, I was lucky to keep my job and even luckier to have enough time to start supporting WAGEC. I’d heard about the increase in domestic violence at the time and being a Redfern resident for 20 years, I knew of WAGEC and thought it was a good opportunity to do something, no matter how small, to help. I’ve done everything from delivering food and donations to WAGEC client housing, gardening, demolition and clean-up work, assembling furniture, fitting out the WAGEC office, and I have enjoyed every minute as the WAGEC staff and clients are genuinely kindest and most humble people I’ve ever worked with.
I’m very proud to share this will be my fifth Walk For WAGEC as a volunteer and for the first time, I’ll be walking too and I’m hoping to raise $750.
