About

About The Foundation

Our Question:
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO LEAD WELL?
We have been asking leaders this question for some time now. How we lead ourselves and others in any kind of situation reveals a large part of who we are as people. Who our leaders are as people (whether they be prime ministers, parents or prefects), determines the size and shape of the home, school, country and world we live in.
Questions about HOW and WHY we influence the people around us are what drives Halogen. We think it's important to ask those questions, not only of the people who lead us now, but also the ones who will lead us in the future.

Our Story:
The organisation that is now Halogen began by hosting youth development programs that supported the PDHPE syllabus in individual schools around NSW in the 1990's. It was during this period, we noticed a deepening need for support of learning in the area of peer influence and leadership. Halogen ran the first National Young Leaders Day in Sydney 1997. Today, these events are remembered as a significant milestone in the lives of over 400,000 people who have attended them around Australia. Halogen events and resources are also available in New Zealand and Singapore.

Our Mission:
Halogen Foundation exists to inspire & influence a generation of young people to lead themselves and others well.

Our Logo:
The filament of the modern Halogen light-bulb is surrounded by a Halogen gas compound. The gas protects the filament and provides the conditions for it to burn hotter, longer and brighter than ever before. In a world where leaders seem to be switching off, or burning out regularly, the decisions made by those who will lead in the near future have never been more important.
The Halogen Foundation seeks to provide the right conditions for producing a generation of leaders who will burn bright on behalf of those they lead.