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How your company can help
Companies and organisations can help YWCA make a real difference to the lives of young women from disadvantaged communities.
By working with YWCA your company can strengthen links with your local community and help young women overcome barriers to employment, raise aspirations and help shape a future workforce.
YWCA works to tackle social and economic disadvantage. A corporate partnership with YWCA will show your commitment to social responsibility to your shareholders, customers and employees, helping you stay competive and profitable. Community investment is more important than ever in the current economic situation.
YWCA, women and work
Our programmes provide young women with support and information about education, skills and employment. We help girls and young women to:
- move into employment, education or training
- learn new skills
- engage in education
- gain experience through volunteering
Our recent campaign called for young women to get the skills they need to work their way off the bottom rung of the career ladder. In 2008 young women from YWCA tried out non-traditional careers at a skills day. Read the news story.
For more information read our briefings and information sheets about young women, education, skills and employment or download our latest newsletter and annual review.
Ways we can work together
YWCA will work with your company to help you make a positive impact on your local community. Find out how your company can support YWCA.
YWCA news
Young women try out painting and decorating, carpentry and plumbing at women in construction careers day
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"British Gas are proud to support YWCA's efforts to inspire young women to be the future workforce in Engineering. It is important for young women to discover they have the skills or aptitude that could help them reach their full potential in a career in building services."
Carole Willsher, Recruitment and Diversity Specialist, Centrica Plc
their stories
Sherelle stopped talking to people, she says: “there was no point. No one listened.”
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"At Parliament we want to hear young women's voices, so they can help to shape policy and legislation for the better, and be sure that we're getting the right outcomes"
Mark Harper MP
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