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Girl Geeks rolls out new charity

A NEW charity dedicated to supporting women and young people in financial hardship by encouraging and increasing participation in science, technology, engineering, innovation and entrepreneurialism has been launched in the North East.

Newcastle-based Girl Geeks Charitable Foundation has been founded by Mia Chapman in partnership with trustees Catherine Marchant, chief executive of Young Enterprise North East, Estelle Chatard, new business and investments director at Newcastle Science City and Kim Inglis, freelance television presenter and journalist.

With the primary aim of supporting women and young people, Girl Geeks Charitable Foundation will provide training, advice, signposting, support and where appropriate computer equipment as well as encouraging beneficiaries to embark on careers in science, technology and engineering and into enterprise.

In a commitment to help bridge the widening skills and unemployment gap generally and specifically in science and technology, Girl Geeks Charitable Foundation will work on strengthening skills and preparing as many as possible for work, education, training and business as a step to improve the beneficiaries’ current situation with a positive change for their future.

Mia Chapman, Chairman and Founding Trustee of Girl Geeks Charitable Foundation and Chief Executive of Girl Geeks Limited said: “Girl Geeks Charitable Foundation was set up to compliment the support services offered via Girl Geeks Limited to extend our reach to include women and young people in financial hardship.

“Our next generations urgently require role models and dedicated support to help them make informed educational and career decisions but they also need access to resources to enable them to succeed and have a great start in life regardless of their background.”

Women in particular who are experiencing difficulties require support to enable them to return to the workplace, increase their career options and support them back into training to update their skills.“

Catherine Marchant, chief executive of Young Enterprise North East said: “The Girl Geeks network provides a rich source of experienced role models to encourage young people to consider working in these areas.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .