The concept of paying it forward is important to us. Corporate social responsibility is essential and we believe it is just as important at a community level.

At Star Source we support the following initiatives:

Dress for Success - Sydney

Dress for Success Sydney is a non profit organisation established to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and life. Dress for Success Sydney is a highly professional & compassionate organisation making a difference for disadvantaged women building confidence and optimising their potential to achieve self-sufficiency and financial independence.

To find out more about the Dress for Success click here.

Trish MS Foundation

The Trish Multiple Sclerosis Research Foundation has very specific aims for the research projects for which the money is being raised. The Foundation is focused on achieving its goal, all our research funds being put towards an ultimate cure, in other words myelin protection, repair or restoration.

The Foundation is very determined to work hard and raise a great deal of money for research in the hope that others will not have to suffer as Trish Langsford did. If the legacy that Trish leaves has been a cure for this debilitating disease, she will not have suffered in vain. The Foundation was set up because, watching Trish suffer in the nursing home with end stage MS, her family and friends decided to establish a Foundation named after Trish with the specific goal of working towards finding a cure for MS and eventually prevention.

To find out more about the Trish MS Foundation click here.

Learning and Development (L&D) Professionals Forum

The aim of the L&D Professionals Forum is to facilitate and coordinate networking and professional development events appropriate to the needs and interests of like-minded participants. This aim also extends to:

• Enabling a regular networking forum for L&D professionals
• Providing a forum for dialogue about current L&D issues including planning and delivery, evaluation, management of learning and development functions and links to other organisational and HR strategies
• Creating opportunities for informal/ formal mentoring relationships within the L&D community
• Providing avenues for future employment in the L&D space
• Showcasing best-practice initiatives

To find out more about the L&D Professionals Forum check out blog.

World Vision

The best way to change a child's life is to change the world in which they live.
By sponsoring a child, we help to bring about long-term benefits to the child, their family and community. Our support will help to fund vital development work in the child's community, such as digging wells, improving sanitation and building health clinics.

This work ensures that the child’s community is able to provide the children with the basics they need, in turn helping them to grow up in a healthy environment and have the chance for a better future.

Star Source has been a long term supporter of World Vision and has sponsored five children over the past 20 years:

Abrha Gebremedhin – Ethiopia

Abrha was born on 3/6/1987 and loves to play football.

 

 

 

Ana Karina Morales Aguilera - Nicaragua

Ana Karina was born on 24/07/1999 and loves playing with her dolls.

 

 

 

Nabila Sultana - Bangladesh

Nabila was born on 03/04/2001 and her favourite game is playing with dolls.

 

 

 

Mehari Berhe - Ethiopia

Mehari was born on 15/05/2002 and his favourite game is hide and seek.

 

 

 

Dennis Kavuma - Uganda

Dennis was born on 28/03/2001 and he loves to play group games.

 

 

 

To find out more about World Vision and how you can help to make a difference, click here.

Australian Orangutan Project

Around the globe, the orangutans' rainforest is disappearing at an overwhelming rate with remaining forests being degraded by drought and forest fires. It is estimated that in 2010 the Sumatran Orangutans are likely to be extinct in the wild, followed closely by the Bornean Orangutans in 2015. We need to recognise the massive amount of suffering being inflicted on a species that is 97% genetically identical to humans.

Orangutans are highly intelligent animals. Their intelligence is comparable to that of a five or six year old child. At Star Source we feel very strongly that these self-aware animals deserve the right to live and to be free from torture and exploitation. Protecting the orangutan also protects the surrounding ecosystem and myriad of endangered and exotic species. Saving the orangutan saves the forest.

Carlos - Borneo Orangutan infant

Carlos is from the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Reintroduction Project located outside Palangka Raya, Borneo, Indonesia

 

 

 

To find out more about Australian Orangutan Project and how you can help to make a difference, click here.