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 […]
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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 […]
Calling all Time to Grow Alumni and Current Participants!📯
We are thrilled to invite you to a celebration of inspiration, growth, and community at our Time to Grow Marketplace! This event is all about honouring the incredible journeys we’ve shared, the challenges, the successes we’ve achieved, and the exciting future ahead. It is happening on Thursday 19th September 2024 at the Resonance Centre and we want to see you all. We […]
CHANGEMAKER OF THE MONTH – JULY!
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, […]