International Women's Day with Camilla Schippa
Event description
To celebrate IWD at Fishburners this year, Fishburners are hosting a fireside chat with the incredible Camilla Schippa. Join us on your lunch break for an inspiring discussion, networking and light refreshments.
Camilla Schippa is the CEO of The Social Outfit, a fashion label dedicated to employing & training refugees & new migrants. The Social Outfit is one of Australia’s most creative and celebrated social enterprises, a fashion label with a difference! Camilla's mission is to provide employment and training to people from refugee and new migrant communities.
She is passionate about social enterprise and the power of public-private partnerships to address complex social challenges. She believes in economic self-empowerment and social inclusivity. In 2019, Camilla decided to leave her career in international development and peace to take the helm of The Social Outfit, a social enterprise dedicated to providing refugees with their first Australian jobs in a supportive and caring environment.
At The Social Outfit, retail and manufacturing accounts for 70% of activities, with free training programs accounting for the remaining 30%. Partnerships play a key role in helping The Social Outfit foster social cohesion and inclusion. Carla Zampatti, Romance Was Born, Bianca Spender, Ken Done and Linda Jackson are just a handful of the Australian fashion icons who have collaborated with them over the last five years. They also work with refugee settlement agencies such as SSI, The Asylum Seekers Centre and MRC, as well as with some of the most forward-thinking foundations and business leaders.
90% of those The Social Outfit has employed to date, have been successfully transitioned to other paid employment proving that their model really works. The Social Outfit have also provided free training and education programs to over 400 refugees and new migrants in Sydney.
To find out more about their work and impact visit their website here.
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How to Find Us/Housekeeping
If you are feeling unwell, please do not attend our physical event. Tune in virtually instead!**Please note photos may be taken during the event. If you wish to opt-out, please let one of our staff members know or email georgia@fishburners.org for any other concerns. Go directly up to Level 2 of the Sydney Startup Hub and come into the event space. Limited places available so registration is essential.
About Fishburners
Fishburners is much more than a coworking space. We are a not for profit, passionate community of 300+ scalable tech startups that only exists thanks to our amazing sponsors - Google for Startups, UTS, Chartered Accountants, and Jobs for NSW. We are dedicated to inspiring and helping startups get started, grow and succeed. Our goal is to make the hardest thing you’ve ever done easier! We do this through our different memberships which provide the facilities, resources, learning and development, mentoring, and connections that you need for your idea to come to life and flourish. We also open our doors and host some of the largest, regular events in the Australian startup ecosystem, including our bi-weekly lunch & learn workshops, and Shark Tank-style, Friday night pitches. Member or not, you're welcome to attend and/or get involved! Any questions about memberships or events, please feel free to email events@fishburners.org.