Thank you to all our donors!

Our women continue to make progress towards their goals. The charity lending clothes to women who only own jeans for court appearances has now started and there has been very positive feedback from barristers and social service providers.  Another woman is in Zimbabwe organising the licences and permits to start up a children’s nursery in her home town, whilst a third has decided to ‘go for it’ and has enrolled on an Access course for medicine in September – her life’s dream, which she thought had passed her by (she is 22 years old!) until HERA instilled in her the belief that she could still do it. 

Thanks to your donations, we have been able to put on additional events for women this year: in CV writing and interview skills, and making the most of your inner potential.  They have asked us to do more of these.  We have also put together a short video – do have a look if you have 5 minutes! It is nice to hear about HERA’s impact from the students themselves.

A couple of weeks ago we held a focus group for women who attended the course more than a year ago, to find out whether HERA has a lasting benefit.  Here are some of the things they said:

“Whatever background you come from, you can still be somebody.”

“I used to be shy, and couldn’t speak out, but now I’ve passed my Progression Pathway to Nursing due to my mentor’s motivation.”

“HERA doesn’t stop after a year; it stays with you for life.”

Thank you for helping us make a real difference to these women.

Angela