Empowered Voices, Shared Futures: Celebrating Australia-Japan Leadership in Hearing Health
Grantee: The Shepherd Centre – For Deaf Children
AJF grant amount: $112,150
Project description
The Shepherd Centre and Macquarie University, collaborating with Cochlear and Japanese partners (incl. Health and Global Policy Institute), will deliver a two-day program in Sydney and Canberra to mark 50 years of Australia–Japan relations. It will bring together Japanese and Australian youth with cochlear implants alongside policymakers, surgeons, clinicians and researchers to examine hearing health pathways, access, systems and technology, grounded in both evidence and lived experience. Central to the program will be the perspectives of Australian and Japanese youth, who will share their lived experiences and collaborate to develop recommendations for future policy on access, inclusion, transitions to adulthood and cross border partnerships, positioning young people as future bilateral champions for hearing health reform.
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Celebrating the Australia-Japan Treaty of Friendship and Co-operation
Grantee: The National Federation of Australia Japan Societies
AJF grant amount: $50,000
Project description
Conducted in partnership with the AJBCC, the project will commemorate the significance of the Australia–Japan Treaty and broader bilateral relationship through a high-profile gala dinner at the Parliament House. The event will bring together political leaders and key contributors to highlight the strong ties between the two nations. It will celebrate past achievements, recognise those who have strengthened the relationship and reaffirm a shared commitment to cooperation, respect and collaboration as Australia and Japan look ahead to the next 50 years of partnership.
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"Music & Story - My Indigenous" 50th Australia-Japan Youth Music Collaboration
Grantee: Byron Multicultural Inc
AJF grant amount: $37,850
Project description
The project will bring together Byron Taiko and Australian Indigenous musicians to co-create a collaborative Taiko and Didgeridoo performance celebrating Australia–Japan relations. It will include youth digital workshops led by a pioneer artist and developed further through an in-person music camp and a touring performance across Australia. The project will engage local Indigenous artists and promote ongoing cultural exchange and public engagement through combination of collaboration and performances at numbers of existing annual events. The project aims to maximise engagement, reach and impact, providing high-quality, public-facing celebration of Australia-Japan’s 50-year relationship while nurturing future cultural leaders, aligning with AJF objectives of bilateral exchange, diversity and innovation.