Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition

Access to work scheme, get up to £60,000 in grants

Posted on 01/12/202301/12/2023 by Divas

The UK government is offering up to £60,000 per person, per year, to fund tailored support that can enhance your productivity and well-being at work. This support can include ADHD coaching, administr... Read More

Passion vs. Purpose: Staying True to Your Entrepreneurial Roots

Posted on 15/11/202315/11/2023 by Divas

Many entrepreneurs begin their ventures driven by a deep-seated purpose, a belief that their work can make a positive impact on the world. This passion provides the motivation to overcome obstacles an... Read More

Funding Opportunities November 2023

Posted on 07/11/202330/08/2024 by Divas

Black Girl Ventures (BGV) Pitch Program If you're a Black/Brown woman-identifying founder in business for at least a year you can apply. Funding up to $10,000.... Read More

Eating disorder: 1 in 4 eating disorders in the UK are male

Posted on 10/10/202310/10/2023 by Divas

Eating disorders have long been associated with women, but the reality is more complex. The stark statistics reveal a significant gap, with eating disorders being more commonly diagnosed in women than... Read More

Funding Opportunities For Women In Business

Funding Opportunities, October 2023

Posted on 04/10/202304/10/2023 by Divas

D-Prize: Grants to fight Extreme Poverty Can you design a new business or NGO that delivers a proven poverty intervention at scale?... Read More

World Mental Health Day, 10 October – Support Your Child’s Mental Health

Posted on 03/10/202303/10/2023 by Divas

This World Mental Health Day mental health expert Noel McDermott looks at children’s mental health and the increasing need to support the nation’s youth. ... Read More

Spotlight: Dr Ivana Poku

Posted on 03/09/202303/09/2023 by Divas

Dr. Ivana Poku is a motivational speaker, award-winning mentor, mother of three (including twins), and wife to an amazing husband. She is on a mission to help mothers stop struggling in silence and be... Read More

How to Secure Your Financial Future Before Making a Career Leap

Posted on 03/09/202303/09/2023 by Divas

The importance of having an emergency fund can't be overstated, especially when considering a career change. ... Read More

Global Funding Opportunities- August 2023

Posted on 02/08/202302/08/2023 by Divas

LinkedIn Ad Grant Ad Grants program provides free LinkedIn ads to nonprofit organizations that are focused on the following areas: Racial and gender equity, Economic opportunity for professionals fa... Read More

Parenting Advice: Setting Healthy Online Boundaries This Summer Holiday

Posted on 15/07/202315/07/2023 by Divas

Take the time to find out what your children are doing online and try to get inside their heads. Don’t be a dinosaur about technology and virtual spaces, try to imagine going through the pandemic w... Read More

Tackling slavery and trafficking of Africans - Debbie Ariyo.

Debbie Ariyo is the founder and CEO of AFRUCA, a UK charity safeguarding African children. She is also the chair at UK BME/Diaspora anti-slavery Network. In her over 19 years of experience, Debbie has rescued hundreds of young people from traffickers. In this podcast with Faustina Anyanwu, she shares the way forward for the safety […]

Faustina Anyanwu- Black Lives Matter is a call to action, don't just say it, take action!

No doubt our families, our brothers and sisters around the world have been faced with so much pain that has been further exacerbated by the recent killings in the USA and around the world as well as the continued oppression of black men, women and children, especially in the western world. Today, along with our […]

Influencing through your career with Dr Ruth Oshikanlu

Dr Ruth Oshikanlu MBE is a multi-award-winning nurse, midwife and health visitor. A nurse entrepreneur, consultant, leader and parenting expert. She is also a Clinical Restorative Supervisor and enables her supervisees to look after themselves so that they can be better practitioners, among much others. Ruth is the author of Tune In To Your Baby: […]

Women and careers with Thirupura Sundari Sevvel.

Topic Are any careers unusual for women? We reminisce on the great works of women, the formidable fights women have fought to establish their rights as humans with visions and desire to achieve. We share some not very old history of women warriors and leaders. Guest Thirupura Sundari Sevvel, a 26-year-old Architect planner (having studied […]

Life as a refugee in another country Annprincess daughter of former Liberian warlord

Annprincess Johnson Koffa, 27, is the daughter of Liberian warlord, was held with mother under house arrest by the rebel during the war. Annprincess and her mother were able to escape to seek refuge in Norway. Now building a career in music, Annprincess finds a channel to tell her story and heal.

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