IN Anna Krohn\u2019s family growing up, everything was on the table from spiritualism to language to social issues.<\/p>\n
Now with decades of humanitarian work behind her those topics are interwoven in everything she does.<\/p>\n
As an educator and humanitarian, Ms Krohn said her efforts stem from an acknowledgement of her own roots and those of a greener variety.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo much of the common good takes place at the grassroots, and supporting volunteers and people with their creative initiative is one of the most important ways of changing the culture,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me it\u2019s often been obvious that people on the ground, if you give them an insight, can achieve great things.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s good to see how much everyone has in common in their attempt to learn important things about life.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ms Krohn describes her work as a \u201ctangled web of miscellany,\u201d and it will see her receive a Medal of the Order of Australia for this year\u2019s Queen\u2019s Birthday honour list.<\/p>\n
A Soldiers Hill resident for almost 10 years, Ms Krohn holds many roles from board chair of groups like the Caroline Chisholm Library to column-writing for Catholic Weekly.<\/p>\n
She credits a spiritual inspiration as a key factor in her work with organisations like Australian Catholic Life and her role as the national convenor of Anima Women’s Network.<\/p>\n
Ms Krohn said she\u2019s happy to receive the award in honour of the groups and people she\u2019s worked alongside.<\/p>\n
\u201cAn award like this is not individualistic, it\u2019s an acknowledgement of everyone involved,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been really blessed to walk into the right place at the right time to work with the groups I do, so I\u2019m proud of my network.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t really know if it\u2019s been solely my own efforts but I\u2019ve been a link in the chain.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
IN Anna Krohn\u2019s family growing up, everything was on the table from spiritualism to language to social issues. Now with decades of humanitarian work behind her those topics are interwoven in everything she does. As an educator and humanitarian, Ms Krohn said her efforts stem from an acknowledgement of her own roots and those of […]<\/p>\n