Hello everyone!
We hope you’re enjoying your holiday break and looking forward to the year ahead. I think we all need to breathe a collective sigh of relief that this year is nearly over. Although this year has been filled with many disappointments it has also been a year of opportunities, hopefully we can all come together and embrace the fact that we have all made it safely and with good health.
For us here at Her Path to Purpose, while COVID-19 has presented a great challenge, we’ve continued to find ways that enable us to be the voice and support for young women. Our team has been making strong and continued efforts especially during this difficult year. This year we supported over 1800 young women through our services in person (before lockdown) and online. Additionally, we were able to register as a Community Interest Company which is further reflective of our aims to provide a social good to every young woman within our community.
A recurring theme of this year has been “The New Normal” which for us has meant not holding our usual events. However, in the spirit of overcoming obstacles and challenges, we have been able to hold virtual events and mentoring to help motivate and inspire young women. In that same spirit, it has been a pleasure being able to host virtual events for our community and still provide thoughtful and insightful discussions that engage everyone involved. Of course we wouldn’t be where we are now without the support and guidance from our amazing and committed volunteers. They have aided and ensured everything within the organisation has run smoothly this year and for that we are forever grateful.
In addition, over this year, we have been fortunate enough to receive grants which have been incredibly helpful in supporting our organisation and its mission. Our main goal at Her Path to Purpose is supporting young woman and there is no better feeling when holding talks or events and seeing the positive impact that we have. Here’s some of the feedback and highlights from our recent events:
“I just wanted to say thank you for the talk because it was so inspiring and helpful”.
“The online sessions were just what I needed. I was able to connect with like-minded females on a genuine level.”
“These sessions also triggered growth and made me reflect on the things I should be grateful for. I would love to see these sessions continue and impact more females!”
“A good session, I feel very motivated, there’s always a solution for everything”.
2020 was not going to slow us down and this couldn’t be more evident than in the launch of our new website www.herpathtopurpose.org which we are very excited to continue to grow and further invest in. This year was also the launch of our motivational stationary line which sold out, the products not only empower women but the funds supports the important work that we do.
Throughout the months we regularly held engaging talks through IGTV on Instagram where we interviewed several prominent and inspirational female role models who talked about their work and what motivates and inspires them. This is something we would like to continue going into the new year as it provides a great platform for many talented and inspiring young women to pass on their knowledge and experiences.
Our Founder Nicole, this year graduated from the School of Social Entrepreneurs funded by Lloyds Bank. She has featured on several blogs and podcasts centred around discovering purpose and pivoting during this difficult season. She has also trained as a Mental Health First Aider, which has shown her the importance of caring and looking out for each other especially in such a difficult year.
A new year means seizing new opportunities, so we are excited to announce that we will be launching a new counselling programme for women in 2021. We Hope that this will continue to provide a means of support and guidance through difficult times and a silver lining for better times ahead.
We understand this has been a very difficult year, therefore we have a greater appreciation for how fortunate we have been to have such a supportive team who have been working hard to make the best out of a challenging time. We hope, whatever your plans are for this holiday break, that you are staying safe and healthy and looking out for your mental well-being as well as looking out for each other. When we get through these “uncertain times” together, we believe the path can become a lot clearer.
Written by Jada – Her Path to Purpose Volunteer