This month we’re celebrating Lilly Lewis-Bell an incredible changemaker from our We Lead for Legacy programme. Lilly is dedicated to changing the perception of women, especially those from minoritised communities within the prison system and beyond, when seeking work with a criminal conviction. With lived experience of both domestic abuse and of being in custody, […]
Women Changemaker Series
Flourish supports women to create the change they see needed in communities. To date we have supported over 1000 women change makers and financially invested in over 100. The most recent programme Time To Grow supports women from all over Greater Manchester to help them with enterprising solutions to social issues and to create sustainable change
CHANGEMAKER OF THE MONTH – MAY
This month we’re celebrating Valery Touchet a changemaker from our current Time to Grow programme. Originally from Cameroon, she is a Manchester based sustainable fashion designer dedicated to reusing, altering, and upcycling garments, giving them a new lease of life and keeping them out of landfill sites. Throughout April, Valery ran a crowdfund which Flourish […]
Women Changemaker Spotlight Series: Gloria Saya
Gloria was part of our North Manchester Time to Grow programme and progressed onto our ELLII programme in 2022. Gloria had already trained in a range of Holistic Therapies but wasn’t sure how best to use these in creating work for herself and others. Local to Clayton, she joined the Careers in Holistic Health programme […]
Women Changemaker Spotlight Series: Asma Begum & Sissy Rooney
Women Changemaker Spotlight Series: Asma Begum & Sissy Rooney
Women Changemaker Spotlight Series – Terri Firmston
Women Changemaker Spotlight Series – Terri Firmston
Women Changemaker Spotlight Series – Fran Barker-Mills
Women Changemaker Spotlight Series – Fran Barker-Mills






