As part of Enactus UNSW, GenEx is made up of university students working together to solve the issue of social isolation that is experienced within the elderly population. Furthermore, we aim to provide opportunity for the youth to appreciate traditional culture, whilst developing fluency in said language and increasing confidence.
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Bridge the generational gap between the youth and elderly and provide insights into the perspectives of different generations.
Deepen understanding and appreciation for other cultures, as well as developing linguistic skills and confidence.
Offer 1:1 in person or online sessions, with prompts on topics like culture/philosophy to foster meaningful conversations.
Elder
Are you interested in taking part in a consequential program to build friendships? Then it is for you if you are someone from multi-cultural centers, aged care centers, or anyone linguistically diverse outside these groups who is interested to participate!
Youth
Are you an international student came here looking to create connections or a language learning major student looking to build confidence building significant relationships? Please contact us to participate in this program!
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Zoe is in her second year, studying International Studies/Law student at UNSW. Her passion for learning languages is what drew her to GenEx, with experience in French and Japanese. She spent six weeks on exchange in France during highschool and hopes to study in Japan soon. In her spare time, she enjoys pilates, watching Netflix and reading.
Jeremy is a third-year Actuarial / Computer Science student. Presently, he is learning Italian through watching Italian Netflix shows (how studious). In his free time, Jeremy "the machine" likes to practice Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, read and prepare food that he stores in the fridge and mistakenly never eats.
Christina is in her second year studying Commerce/Information Systems at UNSW. She is currently learning to speak Tamil and became interested in Genex’s project after seeing how this personally helped her connect better with her grandparents. Her main hobbies include learning how to play the guitar and watching anime and TV shows.
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Swari is in fourth year studying Commerce / Arts at UNSW. Her interest in engaging with the language and culture of a wider community brought her to GenEx. She is currently learning to speak Hindi and German. Her main interests are playing badminton, watching sitcoms and movies!
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Helen is a second year Actuarial Studies/ Physics student at UNSW. Her own experience of studying overseas and adapting into a new environment has cultivated her interest in languages and culture. In her own time, Helen is a huge fan of books, movies and animes. With the passion of languages, Helen continues to study Japanese in her own time.
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