Changemaker of the Month: Mary Olanrewaju This October, we’re proud to celebrate Mary Olanrewaju—an extraordinary SEND educationist, counsellor, life coach, and community trainer—whose work is transforming lives across the UK and Nigeria. Mary is the founder of Equal Education Chances (EEC), a charity committed to inclusive education and social change. Her journey began with a […]
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CHANGEMAKER OF THE MONTH – September✨
This month Flourish is proud to celebrate Kirsty Galloway, founder of Yellow Beacon CIC, bringing mindfulness to underserved communities in Greater Manchester to aid mental health and wellbeing. Kirsty participated in our 2022 Time to Grow programme to help consolidate her business ideas and get started with her social enterprise. After participating in the end […]
CHANGEMAKER OF THE MONTH – AUGUST✨
This month, Flourish Together is proud to celebrate Sanam Iqbal, founder of The Art of Joy Project and in-house therapist at Flourish CIC, whose work continues to inspire and uplift communities across Greater Manchester. Sanam’s story highlights the transformative power of creativity, compassion, and courage, and the role organisations like Flourish play in enabling that […]
CHANGEMAKER OF THE MONTH – NOVEMBER!
This month, we celebrate Karen Martyniuk founder of Infinite Women, a visionary leader whose dedication to fostering community, empowerment, and holistic well-being for women across Manchester. Karen was a part of our 2024 Time 2 Grow Programme, and is based in Lancashire. After nearly four decades as a youth and community worker, Karen found herself […]
CHANGEMAKER OF THE MONTH – OCTOBER!
This month we’re celebrating Soraya Agaoglu an incredible changemaker from Stockport and dear friend of Flourish. Soraya has progressed from our Time 2 Grow programme and is providing mindset coaching to other changemakers in our network. Raised in Manchester, Soraya is a woman of many disciplines. Throughout her career she has been a TV producer, […]
CHANGEMAKER OF THE MONTH – AUGUST!
This month we’re celebrating Tik Jankoo Pavion an incredible changemaker from our We Lead for Legacy programme. In 2023, Tik and Donna co-founded Happy Me Community, a response to addressing issues such as the lack of maternity care and the need for improved antenatal and postnatal services in Bury. Determined to instigate change, Tik transitioned from working in […]