About
About
About
About
About
About
Echo is a not-for-profit organisation that democratises economic literacy in Australia.
Echo is a not-for-profit organisation that democratises economic literacy in Australia.
Founded in 2020, Echo has delivered workshops and conferences to more than 5,500 students across New South Wales, teaching basic concepts and promoting the importance of economic literacy.
Founded in 2020, Echo has delivered workshops and conferences to more than 5,500 students across New South Wales, teaching basic concepts and promoting the importance of economic literacy.
Echo believes in a more empowered Australia, where every young person understands the economic forces shaping their lives and has the tools to shape them back.
Echo believes in a more empowered Australia, where every young person understands the economic forces shaping their lives and has the tools to shape them back.
We envision a future where economics is no longer a subject reserved for the privileged or the elite. Instead, it’s a shared language of opportunity - demystified, democratised, and driven by young Australians who care about building a fairer, smarter society.
We envision a future where economics is no longer a subject reserved for the privileged or the elite. Instead, it’s a shared language of opportunity - demystified, democratised, and driven by young Australians who care about building a fairer, smarter society.
Our Principles
1
Economics is not just a subject - it’s a tool for agency.
Economics is not just a subject - it’s a tool for agency.
2
Young people are not future leaders - they are leaders today.
Young people are not future leaders - they are leaders today.
3
Diverse voices lead to better policy outcomes.
Diverse voices lead to better policy outcomes.
4
Education is the first step towards economic justice.
Education is the first step towards economic justice.
Our Impact
Since 2020, we have:
Since 2020,
we have:
Delivered 5 major conferences that inspired young Australians with a vision for the Australian economy
Impacted more than 5,500 students across 70 schools in NSW
Launched a national campaign to make economics mandatory in high school, featured in The Australian Financial Review, ABC and community newspapers
Founder's Note
I founded Echo on a simple conviction: that every young Australian, regardless of their background, deserves the opportunity to understand the economy and have a voice in shaping its future.
I founded Echo on a simple conviction: that every young Australian, regardless of their background, deserves the opportunity to understand the economy and have a voice in shaping its future.
I founded Echo on a simple conviction: that every young Australian, regardless of their background, deserves the opportunity to understand the economy and have a voice in shaping its future.
Economics is ultimately about people. It shapes the opportunities we pursue, the choices we make and the kind of country we leave behind.
Economics is ultimately about people. It shapes the opportunities we pursue, the choices we make and the kind of country we leave behind.
Economics is ultimately about people. It shapes the opportunities we pursue, the choices we make and the kind of country we leave behind.
Yet too often, the conversations that determine Australia’s future take place without the voices of those who will inherit it.
Yet too often, the conversations that determine Australia’s future take place without the voices of those who will inherit it.
Yet too often, the conversations that determine Australia’s future take place without the voices of those who will inherit it.
Echo exists to change that.
Echo exists to change that.
Echo exists to change that.
Through education, dialogue and bringing together some of Australia’s brightest minds and most influential leaders, we want to inspire a generation that doesn’t simply inherit the future, but actively shapes it.
Through education, dialogue and bringing together some of Australia’s brightest minds and most influential leaders, we want to inspire a generation that doesn’t simply inherit the future, but actively shapes it.
Through education, dialogue and bringing together some of Australia’s brightest minds and most influential leaders, we want to inspire a generation that doesn’t simply inherit the future, but actively shapes it.
Our ambition is simple: to help build a more informed, ambitious and empowered generation of Australians.
Our ambition is simple: to help build a more informed, ambitious and empowered generation of Australians.
Our ambition is simple: to help build a more informed, ambitious and empowered generation of Australians.
Founder
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