by Gemma Graham Joining the Girls Out Loud programme and becoming a Big Sister changed my life. I don’t use that statement lightly, but the lessons I learnt and the person I became throughout the course of the programme had
Reflections on our first International programme By Jane Kenyon, our Founder. I have spent the past week in Dubai celebrating the graduation of our first international Big Sister programme at Dubai College. It has been an enlightening experience – observing
As an entrepreneur, for a while I thought that because I have been extremely lucky in life (and tbh as I have matured!) I have felt more and more that I have a responsibility to give back to the community
The beginning I was so nervous, but so excited to meet my little sister at launch day! I was delighted to be matched with Lottie, I remembered her from a role model relay event and secretly hoped it would be
Whoosh! Well, that 12-month Big Sister Programme journey flew by alright! Coming fresh off graduation with my little sister Vanesa it feels bittersweet, I’m happy that I made some positive impact on her confidence and aspirations for the future, but
Last week, I met my little sister for our 2nd 121 mentoring session. I feel like I know her so well already, I’ve only met her now 3 times and I have no idea why I was worried about us
Our Founder comments on the growing trend of perfectionism amongst our teenage girlsA study published this week of 15k Secondary School pupils found a stark and growing divide between the wellbeing of boys and girls, sadly girls are now more
Big Sister Kat Moriarty There are those who make it their life’s work to help others. Then there are those who make it their work and then some. As a Police Constable in Greater Manchester, working on some of the
The truth is, I decided not to apply.I told myself that I had nothing of value to offer. I was a paralegal at the time and I had interpreted the delayed gratification to qualification as failure. I was also ashamed
Over the past 6 years we have delivered 12 Big Sister programmes and worked with over 36 schools in and around the North West. This translates into 225 Big Sisters and hundreds of volunteers. How amazing would it be if
We are looking for Big Sisters to join our team in Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Merseyside & Lancashire!
Find out more on our Big Sister page or click here to fill in the volunteer form.
BE BOLD, BE BRAVE, BE BEAUTIFUL, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY BE YOU. BECAUSE YOU, ARE ALREADY ENOUGH AND ABSOLUTELY PERFECT, JUST THE WAY YOU ARE.