Madeleine grew up as a Young Carer for her brother and mother with a myriad of health conditions. Now she’s proving to herself and to the world that a little girl whose family sometimes struggled to put dinner on the table can in fact make a huge difference.
From supporting one child to thousands across Australia as CEO of Little Dreamers Australia to singing karaoke with Hanson in Philadelphia and dining with royalty, Madeleine has an inspirational story about breaking down barriers and dedicating her life to at-risk young people.
To learn more visit https://www.littledreamers.org.au/
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Born and bred in Melbourne, Australia, Madeleine is an entrepreneur and social innovator with a passion for supporting people often overlooked in the Australian community, Young Carers. Madeleine has been brought up as a Young Carer for both her brother and mother with a myriad of health conditions.
Fuelled by this passion for helping others, Madeleine founded Little Dreamers Australia at age 16 to support Young Carers through the provision of Dream Experiences, Education and Advocacy. Having raised over $1.5m and supported more than 4000 families in Australia, Little Dreamers is now an internationally recognised organisation that believes in a world where Young Carers have someone to care for them.
In 2017, Madeleine was named as a 2017 Queen's Young Leader award recipient. This is 12 month program comes with mentoring, an online leadership development course with Cambridge University and a 10 day trip to London where the award recipients will be presented with their award medal by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Madeleine is also a Westpac Social Change Fellow for 2018.
When Madeleine is not studying or working her passion lies in travel, reading and meeting new people.
0:00 - Introduction
4:00 - Identifying as a young carer?
6:00 - How did Madeleine deal with this at school?
8:15 - Bullying
10:45 - How did Little Dreamers start?
20:45 - How to measure caring?
31:00 - Dealing with parents who don't acknowledge an illness?
38:00 - Why is there not more funding available for young carers?
47:00 - Why don't more people know about these organisations?
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