Macquarie Group Foundation | 2024 Annual Review

    Macquarie 50th Anniversary Award

    In the fifth and final year of our 50th Anniversary Award, our five grantees continued to make progress on their goals, first outlined back in 2019, with each organisation receiving $A10 million from the Macquarie Group Foundation over the five-year period.

    Our people support the five Award winning organisations by volunteering their time via Ambassador Networks identifying areas of opportunity, driving initiatives, and providing support and connectivity.

    In this video, hear from five Ambassadors on how they’re supporting our Awardees to help build a better future for communities around the world.

    Support from our people

    In this video, Sarah Teddy, the headmistress of Kukum SDA School in Honiara, talks about the challenges children with scabies face at school and how the WSP’s work has helped children, families and communities in the Solomon Islands and Fiji.

    Murdoch Children’s Research Institute World Scabies Program

    In the past year we spotlighted the work of the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute World Scabies Program. 

    In FY2024, the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute’s World Scabies Program (WSP) completed its mass drug administration (MDA) program to treat scabies in Fiji and undertook surveys to assess the reduction in both scabies' prevalence and severity.

    In the Solomon Islands, WSP commenced its second round of MDA and continued providing close support to the Neglected Tropical Disease Unit at the Ministry of Health. WSP has also completed scabies prevalence surveys in Kiribati and French Polynesia and engaged with other countries seeking guidance on scabies control.

    Site visits 

    Image: Susan Clear (left) and Leonard Sprik (right), Macquarie relationship manager, The Ocean Cleanup, viewing operations at Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Image: Susan Clear (left) and Leonard Sprik (right), Macquarie relationship manager, The Ocean Cleanup, viewing operations at Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

    The Ocean Cleanup

    Susan Clear from the Macquarie Group Foundation travelled to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, to meet team members and other funders, as well as board The Ocean Cleanup’s ocean-bound vessels. And, together with Erin Shakespeare from the Macquarie Group Foundation and Macquarie’s local staff, visited Interceptor 007 in the water in Los Angeles, California, USA.

    from left - Dr Susanna Lake from the World Scabies Program, Oliver Sokana from the Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Julie Zinihite from the World Scabies Program and Anna Le Masurier. Image: From left - Dr Susanna Lake from the World Scabies Program, Oliver Sokana from the Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Julie Zinihite from the World Scabies Program and Anna Le Masurier.

    World Scabies Program

    In September 2023, Anna Le Masurier from the Macquarie Group Foundation travelled to Honiara, Solomon Islands, with the World Scabies Program, to observe local health workers undertaking scabies prevalence surveys and meet government officials. 

    Rachel Engel (centre) with community health workers, local Ethiopian Government officials and team members from Last Mile Health Image: Rachel Engel (centre) with community health workers, local Ethiopian Government officials and team members from Last Mile Health

    Last Mile Health

    Rachel Engel from the Macquarie Group Foundation visited Ethiopia with Last Mile Health to see how the new blended learning training approach is being implemented and scaled to reach a national workforce of more than 40,000 community health workers. The team met government officials, health workers and community members.     

    Susan Clear (far right) in New Jersey with team members from Social Finance and training provider Hudson County Community College. Image: Susan Clear (far right) in New Jersey with team members from Social Finance and training provider Hudson County Community College.

    Social Finance

    Susan Clear from the Macquarie Group Foundation visited New Jersey, USA to meet stakeholders involved in The New Jersey Pay It Forward Program, including government, local funders and training providers.