Founder and CEO of Yellow Brick Road Projects, Siobhan has used her life experiences as the foundation for the charity. Having experienced poor education, homelessness, debt, exploitation, exclusion, Siobhan now supports young people who face similar experiences to find their seam of GOLD to amplify their voices so that everyone can hear what is goingContinue reading “Siobhan Down”
Sue is a Survivor Advocate at the law Charity, APPEAL, supporting Bound by Injustice (BBI), a community made up of APPEAL clients and their loved ones. She develops opportunities for BBI members to share their experiences of miscarriages of justice and campaign for change in the criminal justice system, as well as providing pastoral support. Sue notContinue reading “Sue Beere”
By her own admission, Ellie has had her share of tough times, made questionable life choices, and battled with her own personal “weirdisms.” However, through adversity, she has also witnessed growth – both in herself and others – serving as a reminder that even the hardest challenges can lead to meaningful change and deeper connections.Continue reading “Ellie Hatto”
Ben McCay joined My Life My Choice (MLMC) in September 2017 after he attended the Banbury self-advocacy group. He became more involved in the charity; joining Campion’s, a campaigning group and began working for MLMC as a consultant. He also undertook a training course at Oxford University to further develop his skills. Subsequently he joinedContinue reading “Ben McCay”
Anna Wardley is an endurance swimmer, motivational speaker, and Founder and CEO of Luna Foundation, a social enterprise dedicated to transforming the support for children after suicide. Anna’s dad, Ralph, took his own life when she was nine and that loss had a profound impact on both her own life and the lives of thoseContinue reading “Anna Wardley”
Rachael Mole CF is an award winning accessibility in the workplace specialist. Disabled since the age of 12, she is an advocate for access and inclusion as a driver for cultural change. She is a 2023 Churchill Fellowship, with international research on how inclusion in the workplace for disabled people drives innovation in organisations. RachaelContinue reading “Rachael Mole”
Shaffia is Co-Founder and Director of SKY Positive Minds. An award-winning charity that works to empower vulnerable women, girls and children from the local community who have experienced domestic abuse, sexual abuse or have been affected by mental health or other challenges. Our Quality for Health award and the MBE equivalent Queen’s Award for VoluntaryContinue reading “Shaffia Khatun”
Zain was nominated as a Top 100 Changemaker in the UK by The Big Issue. Zain has a decade of first-hand experience of the asylum and immigration system. This evoked a deep passion in Zain to campaign for policy reform throughout. Zain has given several public speeches on issues related to the asylum journey, mental health,Continue reading “Zain Hafeez”
Zinthiya Ganeshpanchan is the Founder and CEO of the Zinthiya Trust a charity set up in 2009 aimed at supporting women and families in Leicester and Leicestershire to be free from poverty and abuse. A published author, a campaigner and activist, Zinthiya is the recipient of many awards and has worked throughout the lock downContinue reading “Zinthiya Ganeshpanchan”
Eliza Rebeiro is the Co-Founder and current CEO of Lives Not Knives, a charity based in Croydon that aims to reduce youth violence by engaging, educating and empowering up to 10,000 young people a year. Eliza started the charity with her mother after being excluded from school and seeing knife crime firsthand at only 14Continue reading “Eliza Rebeiro”
