b'2023 IN FOCUSEMPOWERING THROUGH EDUCATIONThis year, we continued to work towards our missionof empowering through education, driven by the prioritiesof GO\'s 2022-2026 Strategic Plan.It has been hugely exciting to see these priorities come to life, as we deepen relationships with students and our broader GO network, expand our program offerings, and measure our impact through our Impact Measurement Framework, designed in collaboration with the Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research. Strengthening RelationshipsWe have continued to deliver our Program inof the Culture Connect Days, generally the Welcome Sydney, Adelaide and Canberra, with a focus onto Country and smoking ceremony, to get a sense developing our relationship with young people inof how Culture Connect Days for GO students are these areas. Creating opportunities to connect anddelivered. A particularly special moment was when engage with mob has been central to this, and wevewe held a partner event at the Sydney Swans HQ had plenty of opportunities to do just that. We lovedto welcome partners and supporters into our new joining GO students from Briar Road Public Schoolhome and announce the milestone of awarding our for an amazing Opera Australia performance, and1,000th scholarship.our CEO Charlene Davison attended the 2022 South Western Sydney Aboriginal Student AchievementWe held multiple Culture Connect Days throughout Awards, where 16 GO students received an award.the year, thanks to the University of Sydney and GOs co-founder, Michael OLoughlin, also visitedSydney Zoo, the Living Kuarna Cultural Centre some of GOs newest primary schools, and helped toand The Lights Community Centre in Adelaide, and hand out awards at school assemblies. the Australian National University, The National Museum and AIATSIS in Canberra. These days "A particularly special moment was when wecreated an opportunity for us to facilitate safe held a partner event at the Sydney Swans HQ tospaces for peer-led discussions about the 2023 referendum, where we heard from Aboriginal welcome partners and supporters into our newleaders including Aunty Anne Martin and Professor home and announce the milestone of awarding Asmi Wood (Canberra), Adam and Michael our 1,000th scholarship." (Adelaide) and Kishaya Delaney (Sydney) about the referendum, the Constitution and what a Voice to We have increased engagement with partnersParliament is all about. and supporters, bringing them together at various times throughout the year, for example throughThese discussions werent limited to our young GOs partner breakfasts and morning teas.people, with our staff and alumni taking part inThese moments gave partners and supportersa number of sessions about what the referendum the opportunity to hear directly from GO staffmeans and how it will make a difference not only and founders about our work, and gave us anto our work, but also the young people we are opportunity to thank them for their support. supporting through our Programs.GO partners were also invited to the first part18 GO FOUNDATION'