Nor'West News: November 10, 2022

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New scholarship aims to encourage more
women into the sustainability sector
A NEW scholarship, offered
through Ara Institute of
Canterbury – Te Pukenga and
Fife Foundation, is expected
to provide a huge incentive for
young women to take on study
in the sustainability and outdoor
education sphere.
The scholarship, available
for the first time for study at
Ara in 2023, will cover full fees
($25,000) for a woman enrolling
in the Bachelor of Sustainability
and Outdoor Education.
Te Ako me Te Tiaki i Te Taiao
sustainability and outdoor
education manager, Dave Irwin
said it’s the most significant
scholarship Ara offers, and
demonstrates future thinking in
action.
“I am thrilled that this
scholarship is targeted at women.
While sustainability is everyone’s
business, women have unequally
borne the brunt of unsustainable
practices globally – be it
through scarcity of food, rising
costs, inequity, or social justice
prejudice,” he said.
Founded by Gina Satterthwaite
and taking its name from her
grandmother, Fife Foundation
is a not-for-profit entity that
aims to help people live happier,
healthy lives while benefiting our
planet.
Irwin said having the
INCENTIVE: A new scholarship, offered through Ara – Te Pukenga and Fife Foundation,
will cover full fees for a woman enrolling in the Bachelor of Sustainability and
Outdoor Education.
PHOTO: GETTY
opportunity to build a
relationship with Fife
Foundation to encourage women
to aspire to leadership roles in
the sector is incredibly exciting.
“Sustainability is all about
working together, collaborating
and networking. It’s clear
our traditional patriarchal
way of doing things in siloed,
segmented and competitive
ways simply doesn’t work, and
as we move into the future,
relationships are going to be
critical,” he said.
Gina Satterthwaite agreed.
“We seek to be collaborative
as it’s so much more powerful
than working alone. It gives us
the chance to have a longer reach
and make a greater impact.”
Satterthwaite said the
scholarship is a tangible way to
act locally with hopes for global
outcomes – specifically working
to address the imbalance that
exists for women at governance
and board levels.
“My hopes for this scholarship
are that it breaks barriers for
a passionate young woman
wanting to study, grow and
contribute at a high level in the
sustainability sphere,” she said.
Satterthwaite has a personal
connection to the course with
daughter Georgia, who is also
involved with Fife Foundation,
nearing completion of Ara
– Te Pūkenga’s Bachelor of
Sustainability and Outdoor
Education. The course provided
a natural tertiary study fit for
Georgia, who grew up rurally
and has a drive to protect the
environments she loves.
“Together we share a
passion for the environment,
land and oceans, and a huge
sense of responsibility to care
for the spaces we all enjoy,”
Satterthwaite said.
Irwin said the study of
sustainability has struggled
to gain traction in the tertiary
sector, but the new scholarship
shows Ara is ready to lead a shift
in thinking, incentive, and focus.
“When we think about the
fast rate of change the world is
facing – be it in terms of climate,
biodiversity or the gap between
rich and poor – it needs big,
concerted efforts to halt that
trajectory. This relationship is
one. Fife Foundation is ready to
act and as an organisation we too
are showing that we’re prepared
to invest heavily in this vital
space.
“We’re joining forces for good.”
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