Louisa Westerlund is undertaking a Bachelor of Laws. Louisa is of Samoan, German and Chinese ethnicity and is passionate about education. She encourages other Pacific Island women and girls to seek personal growth and academic progress while maintaining their values and cultural identity. Louisa is currently the only Pacific Island financial mentor at Bay Financial Mentors and has an impressive CV of volunteer work in her Te Puke community. Her long-term goal is to become a lawyer and serve her Pacific Island community and the wider Pacific Islands. 

Danielle Goodall is the recipient of the 2022 Acorn Foundation Learner Scholarship. In 2019 when Whakaari/White Island erupted Danielle was working in their marketing team and her experience awoke a renewed sense of purpose. 
She wants to channel her experience into assisting other people to overcome difficulties in their lives. In 2021 Danielle decided to ‘pay it forward’ and enrolled as a mature student at The University of Waikato to study psychology, minoring in sociology.

Mum of two Rebecka won the Adult Learner Scholarship in 2021 and is studying for a bachelor's degree in Social Science. In her local community in Te Puke, she facilitates many community groups and programmes to empower women around self-worth and esteem. 

Single mother of 3 Kylie Oliver is the 2020 recipient of the Adult Learner Scholarship. Being involved in her local community and the first in her family to go to university, Kylie's career plans is to work with women and children living in relationships of domestic abuse. 

Niki won the 2019 Adult Learner Scholarship. Niki's hopes in studying were to improve her employment prospects and the future for her and her daughter. She has worked hard in her studies and graduated with her masters degree, with the plan to complete her post graduate diploma in the practice of psychology.