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had lost her sister to Ovarian Cancer and
would Elissa help fund research into that
as it is underfunded. Once Elissa looked
into Ovarian Cancer and saw the shocking
statistics that 1 in 4 women die from this
mainly symptomless disease she knew that
she had to raise awareness and funds. With
every sale of her Menopause Tea .20 cents
per box goes to Ovarian Cancer Australia for
much needed research.
Her benevolent nature shows no bounds;
in 2013 she walked the famous Kokoda Trek
with 19 other people and helped to raise
$73,000 for the Wayside Chapel in Kings
Cross. After meeting Father Chris Riley who
runs Father Chris Riley’s Youth off the Streets
and she was compelled to help this charity
too.
It was through the kindness of a
generous benefactor who donated $27,200
to her Homeless No More Charity that she
was able to pay that donation forward to
Father Riley’s Youth off the Streets Program.
She did place conditions on that donation
however. The funds had to be used to take
six disadvantaged kids together with several
teachers to walk the Kokoda trek, in the
hope that they would understand that life
owes you nothing, and it is important to get
out there and make your life.
It was a life changing experience for
Elissa walking the Kokoda trek and for many
of the local people she met along way. One
such person was her porter “Sinile” a New
Guinea native who was forced to leave
school as a young child to help carry packs
on the trial, to help support his poor family.
Elissa discovered that Sinile had a dream
too. He dreamt of returning to school, and
with Elissa’s help he was able to achieve
that dream. Not only did he get his HSC, but
he went on to graduate as a teacher.
Under Elissa’s guidance www.
kokodarootsadventures.com was launched.
It is the only local tour company run by the
locals, supporting locals, employing 20 men
out of poverty, with all the $Kina staying in
their communities. Elissa also worked with
the women in the community and taught
them how to make profit from their natural
resources. She taught them how to make
money through hair braiding, using hot
stones to massage tired and sore walkers,
making head bands and even washing
treckers clothes.
One might think that she has more
than done enough advancing humanitarian
projects but Elissa was not done yet.
Attending a “Let’s Make Bullying History”
art class she connected with someone
who shortly after committed suicide. This
person’s art looked like an Avocado and upon
hearing about this person’s death a group
was founded called “The Avocado Project”.
Through this avenue the Suicide Prevention
Care Boxes have been created and are
distributed through Beyond Blue and the
Wayback Program.
Elissa has social enterprises in
Madagascar and previously to this she
launched the Suicide Prevention Care Boxes
for men through Lifeline and Care Boxes for
the domestic violence sector.
As I said earlier there is so much to
Elissa Scott and after talking to her you can’t
help but be impressed and in awe of her
relentless spirit of paying it forward. She is
a big believer in the universe delivering to
you what you need.
You can play a small but integral role
in helping by supporting her Menopause
Tea. Elissa is thankful to those Australian
companies who are independent, community
focussed and charitable that gave her a go!
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