You Make It

🎁 Gift a Transformational Journey This Christmas! 🎁 The amazing Beks Yelland has joined our next cohort as a mentor, helping to empower and uplift the incredible women we work with You Make It. To ensure these life-changing programmes continue, Beks is seeking contributions to cover the ongoing costs that make this all possible. Every donation, no matter the amount, makes a real difference—and we’d be so grateful if you could share this post to spread the word. Together, we can help more women unlock their potential and thrive. 💗 Thank you for your support! 🙏

🌟 Celebrating Our Amazing Cohort 🌟 Last week, we had the incredible privilege of hosting the graduation for our latest cohort at You Make It at Oxford House in Bethnal Green, and we couldn’t be prouder of what they’ve achieved! Over the past four months, we’ve witnessed truly inspiring transformations—seeing their confidence grow, their ambitions take flight, and their sense of community flourish has been nothing short of remarkable. Thank you all for coming and being part of our movement 💕 Moments like these remind us of the immense impact of our programme, and we are so grateful to everyone who contributes to making it happen. As we celebrate these successes, we’re also looking ahead to our next programme, starting in January, and we’re thrilled to announce that we’re currently recruiting mentors! Becoming a mentor is an opportunity to: ✨ Empower and inspire women to achieve their goals. ✨ Share your skills, experience, and knowledge. ✨ Join a passionate, supportive community dedicated to making a difference. If you’re interested in mentoring or would like to learn more about this rewarding opportunity, please contact our Partnership Manager Song-lian Li-everington! Together, we can help our next cohort achieve even greater things. #YouMakeIt #Mentorship #WomenSupportingWomen #Empowerment #Graduation #VolunteerOpportunity #GivingTuesday

✨ Transform Lives, Build Connections, and Inspire Greatness ✨ We're thrilled to share this incredible reflection from Munisha Kaur, one of our amazing participants in the You Make It programme. Her words speak volumes about the transformative power of mentorship and community: "This safe, uplifting space has been a haven where we’ve shared our stories, learned from one another’s experiences, and built connections that will last a lifetime." 💫 As we prepare for our next cohort starting in early January, we’re looking for passionate mentors to join our mission. Could that be you? 🌟 Being a mentor at You Make It is a chance to: 💡 Empower and inspire young women from diverse backgrounds. 🤝 Build meaningful, lifelong connections. 🌱 Share your knowledge, experience, and encouragement to help someone thrive. We have just a few spaces left and would love to welcome new and existing mentors who are ready to make an impact. If you’re interested or know someone who might be, now’s the time to step up — applications close in just two weeks! (We've got a flexible pricing structure so do get in touch if you want to further discuss) 📩 Sign up or learn more: https://lnkd.in/dWgrUHvx Together, let’s make a difference. 💖 #Mentorship #Empowerment #YouMakeIt #JoinTheJourney https://lnkd.in/dqHaCfaV

Do workplaces still care about Diversity, Equity & Inclusion? Last week I gave a talk to a room of highly ambitious working-class women of colour. The main concern of the attendees was whether companies still cared about DEI in 2024. None of them were looking for handouts but the thing they struggled with the most was getting some form of work experience that could kickstart their careers. I wouldn’t be where I am today without an entry-level role and I’m sure this is a fundamental part of most successful people's careers in business. So, if you’re a mentor, hiring manager or business with capacity to help in any way please get in touch with You Make It charity and Song-lian. Thanks for having me! ❤️ 

🎉 Calling for Raffle Prize Donations! 🎉 We’re excited to be hosting a raffle at our You Make It Graduation Event on November 25th to raise funds that go straight back into empowering young women through our charity. We’re reaching out to our amazing community for support—do you, or someone you know, have a prize to donate? It could be anything from an experience, a physical gift, or an educational opportunity. Every contribution, big or small, goes a long way in supporting our mission! We’re aiming to confirm all prizes by the end of October, so if you can help or know someone who can, please get in touch. Your generosity will make a huge difference! 💛 Thank you for your support 💫 Asma Shah Song-lian Li-everington #Fundraising #CharityRaffle #YouMakeIt #EmpoweringWomen #CommunitySupport

Heather DeLand about You Make It 🙏🏽

Last week I met the incredible team at You Make It and learned more about their very thoughtful mentoring programme that gets into some really tactical action, opening up traditionally 'middle class, white spaces' to under-served communities. You Make It is mentoring 'plus' in that it features all the 1:1 mentoring support that you might expect, together with tangible action within workplaces to increase a sense of access and belonging. I know from personal experience how intimidating those glossy offices can be - so it's really important to demystify for people what goes on in those ivory towers to help them dare to dream! So my questions are: ❤️ Do I know anyone who's been considering giving back (and being soooo rewarded) by being a mentor? YMI is doing a new intake now and you will get plenty of training. Get in touch with Song-lian Li-everington who can hook you up with more info. 🏙 Do I know anyone, particulary if you have offices in Tower Hamlets, who might be willing to open up a space to invite programme mentees to experience and familiarise themselves with a working environment they might never have had access to before? Get in touch, we can get you a conversation with the programmes team. No pressure but I'm thinking of Katerina Nicholaou, Maria (Gianakakos) Nops, Alexandra O'Connor, Jaimie Hampton, Emma Britton, Michelle Ruddle, Georgina Sweeney, Faye Woodhead, Vanessa Ferris, Steven Brand, Natalie Jones, Remy Foucher, Rob Lewis, Phil Catcheside

Really very proud of the relationship Havas Media Network have with You Make It, the work that Asma Shah is doing and how absolutely brilliant Asia Kareema has been and the committment she's put into making so much of the opportunity she went for when she applied to the programme. I can not overstate the lessons I've learned by being a part of work like this outside my day job, whether that's You Make It, apprenticeship schemes from the Maxus and Wavemaker days or some upcoming partnerships we havent yet revealed. I urge anyone - if there's something you think you can do to make a difference, find a way to do it and make it happen - dont just join a committee and sit back passively! https://lnkd.in/eXZ_25SV

As a race and class inclusion organisation that has been created for Black and Brown women and that is staffed by Black and Brown women, the fascist violence that has accelerated across the weekend is incredibly painful. It has not surprised us though, and we are very conscious that it has not emerged out of nowhere. Racism is perpetuated through the media, politicians (mainstream ones too), a lack of education, complicity by many.

✨ Calling All Changemakers! Two Powerful Roles Await at You Make It! ✨ Two incredible opportunities have opened up to join our amazing You Make It team, and we're searching for passionate individuals to join our mission! Our award-winning organisation is dedicated to empowering women from Black and Brown, racialised and global majority communities to access the social, cultural and economic life of their city. We're looking for two incredible individuals to join our close-knit team: a Programmes and Pastoral Care Manager and an Organisational Administrator. This isn't just a job, it's a mission! Here's how you'll make a difference: ✅ Programmes and Pastoral Care Manager: You'll be the driving force behind our award-winning programmes, ensuring women from the communities we work with thrive. ✅ Organisational Administrator: Become the superhero behind the scenes! Your organisational magic will keep things running smoothly, ensuring our team has the resources to empower women. What makes us awesome? 🏆 Award-winning and progressive: We're a force for good, recognised for our impactful work for more than 13 years. 👩🏽💻 Founded by a visionary leader: Asma Shah, our CEO, is passionate about creating a better future for global majority women. 🙌🏽 Thriving, supportive team: We believe in collaboration, learning and celebrating each other's wins. 🌟 Making a real difference: You'll see firsthand how your work transforms women's lives. Apply today Don't miss this chance to join a movement for positive change ✊🏽 ✊🏾 ✊🏿 Visit our website to learn more and apply today! We are especially keen to hear from applicants that reflect the diversity of the working class, Black and Asian women that You Make It supports. PS. Please share this with anyone who might be a great fit! ✨ Carroll Lloyd Charity (FIRP, BSc)