Don't miss meeting these four resilient women creating the change they want to see in the world. At 20, Monique “Mermaid” Murphy’s had a catastrophic accident. Two years later she won Silver at the Paralympics. At 21, Larisha Jerome turned homelessness into buying her first home. Now she advocates for financial justice for other First Nations people. At 14, Nasteho Mukhtar arrived in Australia with her mother and siblings as a refugee from Somalia. Now the social enterprise founder, poet, and Muay Thai fighter helps other women find their power. At 16, Claudia Kurowski is Cairns Young Woman of the Year, a charity-founder, youth parliamentarian, and wants young people to consider politics. Their stories will WOW you, as they join Natasha Mitchell on stage at the <a href="https://www.wowaustralia.com.au/">WOW (Women of the World) Australia</a> School’s Day in Meanjin/Brisbane.Speakers<a href="https://www.larishavjerome.com.au/ ">Larisha Jerome </a>Proud Jarowair, Wakka Wakka and Wulli Wulli womanman Chair, Jarowair Aboriginal Corporation Board director, the <a href="https://www.happyboxesproject.com/">Happy Boxes Project </a>Founder, <a href="https://www.larishavjerome.com.au/">Liberate with Larisha </a><a href="https://www.moniquemermaidmurphy.com/ ">Monique Murphy </a>Silver medal-winning Paralympian swimmer Nasteho Mukhtar Program coordinator, <a href="https://www.ethni.com.au/ ">ETHNI </a>Co-founder and manager, <a href="https://www.mauaboutique.com.au/ ">Maua Boutique</a> Claudia Kurowski Year 12 student, Cairns State High School 2025 Cairns Young Woman of the Year Co-founder of the youth-led charity, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gratitudeinitiative.org.au/">the Gratitude Initiative </a>Parliamentarian and Youth Minister of the Health, YMCA Queensland Youth Parliament.Thank you to event producers Kaylah Tyson and Jo Pratt.

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