Wellness for all—A social enterprise success story
By choosing to procure from social enterprises, government agencies and entities can amplify their impact, ensuring that public funds deliver not only economic value but also meaningful social impact.
By strategically using procurement to achieve social value, Queensland Health contracted with social enterprise World Wellness Group Limited.
World Wellness Group Limited is a Brisbane-based social enterprise dedicated to improving health outcomes for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD):
- communities
- refugees
- asylum seekers
- other marginalised groups.
It's holistic approach to health encompasses physical, mental, and social wellbeing.
As a social enterprise, the Group operates with a dual focus on achieving social impact and financial sustainability. Unlike traditional businesses, it reinvests its profits back into its mission to improve health equity.
This model allows them to provide subsidised or free services to those who cannot afford healthcare, ensuring that no one is left behind.
Queensland Health has contracted with World Wellness Group Limited to deliver specialist community-based mental health supports for individuals, families and carers from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds.
This collaboration aligns with Queensland Health’s commitment to providing equitable, culturally appropriate, and accessible healthcare to all Queenslanders, as outlined in their non-government organisation (NGO) operating framework.
Through positive relationships with Queensland Health, World Wellness Group Limited delivers culturally appropriate and consumer-centred models of care designed to be responsive and tailored across culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities.
Key impacts of this collaboration include:
- enhanced accessibility
- improved health outcomes
- a sustainable care model.
The collaboration between Queensland Health and World Wellness Group Limited demonstrates the pivotal roles and impacts social enterprises have on addressing complex social challenges.
More information
For more information on how to procure from social enterprises and support people from disadvantaged or marginalised backgrounds, email socialprocurement@hpw.qld.gov.au.
You can also find social enterprises on the following Queensland Government recognised social enterprise directories:
- Social Traders Social Enterprise Finder
- People and Planet First social enterprises directory via Queensland Social Enterprise Council directory.