The Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME) launch its clothing line AIME Apparel this week.

AIME Apparel was first imagined in 2014 when more than 1000 year 9 students participated in art modules as part of a structured education program. 

Twenty-two students - including Shania - were chosen to participate in a paid art internship to have their artworks featured on a range of t-shirt pockets.

The t-shirts will be sold through AIME’s online shop.

Shania said AIME helped her see the importance of friendship, courage and supporting each other.

“When the viewer looks at my art work I want him/her to feel a sense of community and heritage and I hope they feel inspired as I did looking at my artwork,” Shania said.

Jack Manning Bancroft founded AIME nine years ago as a 19-year-old university student with a group of his friends. 

By 2014, AIME had worked with over 4400 indigenous high school students from 313 high schools across the country. 

“Today we turn the page to a new chapter of the AIME story with the launch of AIME Apparel," AIME CEO Jack Manning Bancroft said this week.

"When you buy a t-shirt or hoodie, you’re making a statement that you want to change this country forever. 

"AIME Apparel is a clothing brand that will make this country proud,” he said. 

Each t-shirt sold goes straight back into the program and brings AIME closer to working with 10,000 indigenous kids nationally across Australia by 2018.