Mills, an NBA championship winner with San Antonio Spurs, has teamed up with Australian founded US coffee brand Bluestone Lane to launch the Keriba Ged program which aims to improve social and economic conditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
“Keriba”, meaning our and “Ged” meaning home or place, is a unique initiative that will see Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples given the opportunity to develop premium business and hospitality skills at Bluestone Lane locations in the United States.
The program will open up pathways to success for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to live and train abroad, enabling them to learn and develop valuable leadership, project management, networking, financial, communication and customer service skills.
“I am looking forward to working with the Bluestone Lane team in developing their innovative Keriba Ged program that will create real opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, says Mills
"What we do together will create a model that builds confidence and experience for a lifetime, equipping the successful applicants with valuable life and business skills, setting them up with the tools to flourish and succeed, which can then be replicated and applied across other global businesses worldwide and in their communities back home.”
The Keriba Ged program is set to commence in 2021/22.
