GWSC 'Poverty Awareness Week' occurs at the start of May each year and aims to raise both awareness and also funds for communities across the globe who are afflicted by poverty in all its guises.

Members of our 'Fundraising and Community Service' Committee run a variety of different education programs and also fundraising initiatives throughout 'PAW' each year, to assist both FoodBank and also Oaktree.

Incredibly over the past 10 years our GWSC community has raised an amazing $156,845 and 1457kg of non-perishable food items to support both local and international aid organisations, who assist impoverished communities in need. 

Each year the events during 'PAW' assist our collective understanding of the issues associated with extreme poverty, encourage our college community to consider how it is linked to sustainability and most importantly gets us all thinking about what we can do to create enduring change to support communities living below the poverty line to rise above it....

We are so fortunate to learn, work and live alongside such phenomenally munificent and empathetic people at GWSC who are dedicated to improving the lives of others impacted by the injustice of poverty around our world. 

Remember, if you can waste not and want not….then those in need will never have to be! 

#Champions-Of-Change! 

If you would like further information about 'Poverty Awareness Week', or you would like to join our GWSC 'Fundraising & Community Service' Committee to help out with our education programs and fundraising initiatives during 'PAW', please contact - 

Mr Mark Robinson  -  mrb@gwsc.vic.edu.au  -  Staff Room 3