Bambuddha Impact

Every journey of 1,000 miles begins with one empowered leader.

We Work Hard at
Working Kind.

The sustainable development projects we support and endorse are the reason Bambuddha Group exists. Our aim is to enrich as many lives as possible as an outcome of our mutual partnerships. We aim to inspire everyone we work with to get on board with the Bambuddha kindness journey and empower others to be the best they can be both here and around the globe. We activate our community to action by encouraging them to use their influence, introductions, and network to get things done.

In addition to the pay-it-forward scholarships we provide as a result of our in-house programs, we endeavor to support projects locally and internationally to close the gap on inequality.

You see, we believe education and decent work, and economic growth should be for all.

We collaborate with impact partners each year to support programs that meet the outcomes of our Theory of Change.

Below are some of the organisations we are currently working with who help us distribute, advisory, training, and coaching scholarships.

Girl Power Project

In partnership with One Girl and The Yalu Aboriginal Corporation; the Bambuddha Group is working in partnership with young Yulgnu women in Galiwinku in East Arnhem land and women in Sierra Leone. Most recently we worked together on a Girl Power Project . This has been the beginning of a wonderful friendship to support young women in Galiwinku.

In February 2024 we collaborated to bring the two projects together flying two leaders to Sierra Leone for a first-of-its-kind international peer learning project.

This program works with indigenous leaders to create empowering peer spaces for young people to come together for support, learning, and connection.

Wayside Chapel

We have supported Wayside Chapel with a variety of team, leadership development, and L&D services with the aim of future-proofing this vital organisation so they can continue on their mission to create a community with no ‘us and them’. They do this by breaking down the barriers of judgment and providing a safe place where people from all walks of life are welcome.

Coaching & Accelerators

So far Bambuddha has given away over $800,000+ in program support and scholarships to underrepresented leaders. These programs are designed to give individuals the skills, advice, and support for them to break the glass ceiling and achieve their full potential. Our impact partners allocate these scholarships to people within their communities who meet our criteria.

Bambuddha Board Role Vacancies

Are you looking for a purpose driven board role? By the end of 2021 we are establishing a new board to help us scale our commercialisation and impact as an enterprise. We are looking for skilled, purposeful, and qualified board members to ensure we have excellent governance and expertise to guide the next stages of…

Mental Health Resources

We have compiled a pdf with links to some things we hope will help provide some support to our community. These include resources for mental health and self care, creating workplace mental health strategies, managing work-related stress, plus some training programs for managers and employers. Access the PDF here. A big thank you to SafeWork…

Why is Kindness important in Business?

Firstly, let’s unpack the meaning of kindness. The Collins English Dictionary defines kindness as ‘the quality of being gentle, caring, and helpful’, Wikipedia describes kindness as a ‘type of behaviour marked by acts of generosity, consideration, or concern for others, without expecting praise or reward’. Some other, oft-used synonyms include altruism, decency, hospitality, humanity,…

Blog Post: Bringing to life the Dry July Foundation: An Empowering Team

What do you think of when you hear Dry July? Does a booze free month come to mind? For me, I’d always known Dry July as the month long experience of feeling good while doing good. That was until the autumn of 2020, when I got to work with the Dry July Foundation, the exceptional…

Do you have what it takes to be a kindness coach?

Bambuddha Director of Programs Mariane Power shares what being a Bambuddha 2020 Coach could mean for you in this video. Well, this agile, aware, curious, compassionate, creative bunch will have a few things in common, like having: A history of kind and sustainable life/work practices A track record of being intrinsically motivated, life long learners…

Welcome to Blooms The Chemist

The Game Changers Gathering is the second annual leadership conference for Bambuddha members, community and partners. We have packed the day with inspiration, evaluation, education, collaboration and of course our favourite…CELEBRATION Our community is growing not just here in NSW, also in other regions of Australia and the world. It is only due to the…

Takeaway Kindness for those effected by COVID-19

Sydney restaurant Hearth & Soul is re-opening its doors, this time as a soup kitchen serving free takeaway meals to anyone who has suffered job or revenue loss due to COVID-19. Owner Rachel Jelley closed Heath & Soul back in November to pursue new cooking opportunities but said she now wanted to use the premises…

Beaumont People Trail 4 Day Work Week

96% of Australians value happiness and better conditions over money. We are so stoked for our ‘Partners in Kindness’ Beaumont People on their trial of a 4-day work week! Happier & healthier employees, improved employee engagement and improved productivity levels, anyone? #workingkind Read about it here: https://zcu.io/1vsV The Beaumont purpose is to connect people to organisations that empower…

AV1 donate over $15,000 to Bush Fire Appeal

The AV1ders are off to a great start in 2020, having produced some cracking events in January including the magnificent Long Summer Lunch. Now that January has wrapped up, we’re extremely pleased to share that AV1 has donated over $15,000 to Rural Aid to support rural communities doing it tough this summer – a result…

Congratulations Naomi

We are so proud to share that Naomi Longa who will be joining us for the Christmas Keynote, has passed her Dive Instructor certificate. Come and meet her and hear about her amazing story empowering women and communities in PNG to sustain and protect the reef. Tickets available here #seawomenofmelanesia

20 New Locally Managed Marine Areas in PNG

Such a pleasure to share the progress of the 16 Sea Women of Melanesia over the last few weeks! As a result of the training, there will be 20 new LMMA (locally managed marine areas). This is almost double the number of areas prior to the training. Thank you to everyone who has helped to…

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