When Rozilah Kamarudin applied for a City of Melbourne grant to hold a series of workshops for young people, she was spurred by a desire to help them reach their potential.

Her idea was to use crafting flower fairies as an ice breaker so people could focus on new possibilities. Rozilah said the practice can help young people manifest what they want to be themselves. An engineer by trade, Rozilah is also a certified coach, supporting people to follow their goals.

“In solutions-focused coaching, the ‘miracle question’ is key. It’s important for people to be able to see the possibility of a miracle and the power of visioning. That’s how the flower fairies workshop came about,” she said.

“City of Melbourne has been very kind and supportive to me. I moved to Australia from Malaysia in 2022 without any network but City of Melbourne helped me to apply for a Connected Neighbourhoods Small Grant so I could use my skills to help others.”

“I was expecting only 10 people for each of the fairy-making workshops, but it booked up really fast and I had 20 per session.”

The grant Rozilah received covered the cost of materials for participants, as well as promotion of the workshops.