We can only continue to support communities in Greater Manchester and Lancashire thanks to people like you. There are lots of ways you can help.
Supporting Mahboobeh
Mahboobeh is an entrepreneur from a refugee background who joined our Aspire Business programme after nearly giving up on her business dream. She’s since made huge progress in developing her own art café/collective run by local artists and managed by her and her partner.
Mahboobeh is an artist and an entrepreneur who joined our Aspire Business programme after she nearly gave up on her idea for an art cafe/ collective run by local artists and managed by her and her partner.
She learned new skills during this programme, and especially through the one-to-one support provided by her mentor who is a business owner and an investor. Her mentor helped her to shift her focus from the creative side of her business (which is her main passion and strength) to thinking about her business planning, pitching to investors, doing market research and getting to know her competition. He has also agreed to continue working with her beyond this programme.
Mahboobeh tested her prototype via video presentation and with the feedback received was able to create a more refined business plan. She pitched her final idea to around 100 guests at our Aspire graduation event – an event where she was also approached by a retired account manager who said that she would like to help her with managing the accounts for her company.
She has since been referred to an advanced programme that is helping her with vital steps for the creation of her company and she will continue working with her mentor to pitch her idea to more investors and connections provided by the network of her mentor and the network she built through Aspire Business.
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It costs £12,000 per day to provide the level of service and support being delivered in Caritas projects across Greater Manchester and Lancashire.
Which means that everyone who needs it is able to access urgent practical help required, as well as any advice and support that will help them for the long term.
Every single donation matters because it means nobody is turned away or left behind.
These are just some examples of how your donation could be used to provide critical support – right now – or help someone begin to transform their own life with dignity.
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£30.06is the cost of professional suport to someone facing a crisis
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£86.00is the average cost of a weekly shop for a family of four people
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£112.16is the average energy bills for a month for a 2-3 bed home
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£1,500is the cost to sponsor one of our rooms for a year, preventing someone from being homeless