We Are Orange

THE work of a group of Bolton businesswomen helping the worldwide campaign to prevent violence against women and girls has been given a £10,000 boost. The Orange Hub is an offshoot of the Bolton-based SheInspires Awards and part of the United Nations’ Secretary General’s “Orange the World” movement. This aims to stop violence towards women and girls and, to support this, the Hub created an initiative called Let’s Talk Money promoting financial independence. Now, this initiative has been given £10,000 in the Aviva Community Awards which SheInspires’ co-founder Gulnaz Brennan commented, made them feel “incredibly honoured.” She added: “This recognition stands as a testament to the remarkable support we’ve received from the Aviva Community Fund and Bolton company Stanmore Insuranc...

As the Founder of SheInspires and an advocate for positive change, I’m constantly inspired by the incredible strength and resilience of the individuals and communities we work with. Our journey has been marked by a commitment to making a real difference in the lives of those who often remain unseen and unheard. Today, I want to shine a light on our community outreach projects, such as Taste of Bolton, the pivotal role of Orange Champions, and the remarkable connections we’ve nurtured in Bolton and beyond. Taste of Bolton: A Connection Through Food Food is more than sustenance; it's a bridge that connects people. Taste of Bolton was a project that I hold close to my heart. Our mission was to reach out to isolated women facing poverty and the harsh realities of a cost-of-living crisis....

What we do We work with domestic abuse charities to identify women who need work to become independent.  In some instances, the charity may well have prepared them with their own ‘job ready’ training. The charity will provide us with a CV for each candidate that will have an anonymised name at the outset, with no address or contact details.  This is to minimise the number of organisations who know the identity of individuals in our programme.  Together with the CV, candidates will need to complete their own statement of what type of employment they might be attracted to.  We will provide a template for them to do this.  The referring charity will assist the candidate with both CV and template but the Foundation will take on this task if required, in a mann...