THE achievements of two health professionals, Tigist Kebede and Nasalifya Namwing (pictured), were celebrated by SheaMoisture Australia, as the winners of the 2024 SheaChangemakers initiative, in Sydney this week.
The pharmacy brand's annual campaign honours black and First Nations women who positively impact their communities through innovative projects.
Kebede, a trauma counsellor, and Namwing, a clinical psychologist, co-founded Pola Practice, a mental health service designed to make support accessible across Australia and New Zealand, especially for marginalised communities.
"From our modest start in 2019, we have grown to become the largest privately-owned practice run by two black women in the region, offering over 1,000 hours of free wellbeing services," Namwing stated.
She emphasised that the $10,000 prize from SheaChangemakers would further their mission to provide extensive support to those in dire need through both group and individual sessions.
The celebration also recognised five runners-up, each receiving $2,000 to aid their community-focused initiatives, ranging from advocating for First Nations youth's emotional wellbeing to creating inclusive platforms for people of colour in the beauty industry.
Erica Galea, Marketing Director at SheaMoisture Australia, expressed enthusiasm for the initiative's growth, "now in our third year, we received over 80 entries, all of which were exceptional, making it a tough decision for our judges".
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