In April 2022, Sanjeev Gupta, Executive Chairman of the GFG Alliance, celebrated the launch of the GFG Foundation in Tasmania.

George Town is a picturesque tight-knit community in the north of Tasmania, with a high youth unemployment rate.

In Terms 3 and 4, thirty high school students from from Port Dalrymple School and Star of the Sea Catholic College, Tasmania, will benefit from a unique new programme inspiring them to follow their passion into fulfilling careers. The programme is delivered by the GFG Foundation Global, in partnership with Prince’s Trust Australia and the CSIRO.

The after-school programme series is aimed at giving young people an insight into industry via real-world experiences and STEM learning; preparing them to meet future challenges. During the workshops, students are encouraged to explore Prince's Trust Australia's Achieve framework, which looks at enterprise skills development and careers education and also the CSIRO’s flagship STEM inquiry program CREST (Creativity in Research, Engineering, Science and Technology).

Speaking about the GFG Foundation’s launch in Tasmania, Sanjeev Gupta, Chairman on the GFG Alliance and Founder of the GFG Foundation, said:

“Nicola and I started the Foundation in the UK to give something back to the local communities in which we have a business presence. We expanded this throughout Australia – at first in Whyalla and last year to Newcastle.

The GFG Foundation is a registered charity, which was founded by Sanjeev and his wife Nicola in the UK in 2017 before its expansion into Australia in 2019. Their vision is to develop educational programmes, through the GFG Foundation, to give young people an insight into industry via real-world experiences, whilst developing confidence, communication, and interpersonal skills. The Foundation works with education partners to help thousands of young people through science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and enterprise skills development, as well as inspiring students by showcasing opportunities in their community.