The Rotary Club of Melbourne is pleased to announce the 2025 recipient of the Sir John Reid Community Service Award is Fartun Farah, the Founder and Chairperson of the East African Women’s Foundation (EAWF). Click HERE to attend this important Rotary Melbourne event.
Fartun has an exceptional record of over 18 years as a volunteer. She has assisted hundreds of women newly arrived in Melbourne connect with a safe support network and gain access to essential services.
Together with her small, dedicated team Fartun has developed and delivered programs of real impact, addressing issues such as mental health, family violence, migrant and refugee resettlement, parenting workshops, youth mentoring, women’s health programs, elder support groups, cultural awareness sessions and community celebrations.
Fartun’s volunteering is characterised by compassion, collaboration, inclusion and an unwavering commitment to her community. Fartun’s outstanding contributions as a volunteer are a clear example of Service Above Self.
Operating since 2007, the EAWF is a non-profit community association based at Braybrook. It delivers vital services to over 20,000 Cushitic speakers drawn from Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Northern Kenya.
Please see the attached presentation on the EAWF
Rotary Club of Melbourne welcomes the opportunity to support the East African Women’s Foundation as we Unite For Good.
