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Empowering communities through � Education, � Gender Equality, � Social Inclusion, & � Climate A

10/10/2026

EducateHer Climate Initiative | Our Bradford, Our Climate

At the launch of EducateHer Climate Initiative, participants came together to explore how climate change, race and inequality intersect in Bradford.

Through community mapping, four groups identified concerns including poor housing, damp and mould, air pollution, limited access to green spaces, flooding, heatwaves, waste disposal and inadequate public infrastructure.

The discussions also highlighted barriers to climate action, including limited climate education, insufficient funding for BME organisations, a lack of youth spaces and challenges accessing safe, welcoming outdoor environments.

But the conversations were not only about challenges. Participants recognised Bradford’s cultural diversity, community networks and collective knowledge as strengths that can support climate resilience.

One message stood out: communities must be part of shaping the solutions.

These conversations are an important starting point for EducateHer’s community climate action and research strand, turning lived experiences into evidence that can inform learning, action and wider decision-making.

Educate Her. Empower Her. Lead Climate Action.

17/09/2026

Our CEO, Chelsea Agbasiere, on BBC

We’re proud to share that our Founder and CEO, Chelsea Agbasiere, recently joined the BBC to speak about EducateHer Climate Initiative, our girls-led climate leadership programme putting BME girls and young women aged 14–29 at the centre of climate education, leadership and community action.

In the interview, Chelsea shared the story behind EducateHer, why race and climate must be part of the same conversation, what we are building in Bradford, and our ambition to create meaningful opportunities for young women to learn, lead, take action and contribute to community research and evidence.

EducateHer is rooted in a simple belief:

Young women should not simply be spoken about in climate conversations. They should have the knowledge, space and opportunity to shape them.

From our launch at the University of Bradford to the work now beginning with our first cohort, we are excited to see this vision grow.

We’re grateful to the BBC for giving Chelsea and Real Hope Initiative CIC a platform to share this work and to our partners Voice 4 Change England (V4CE) and GENCGOV at the University of Bradford for being part of this journey.

Bradford is our starting point.

Educate Her. Empower Her. Lead Climate Action.

16/09/2026

On 27th August, we successfully launched the EducateHer Climate Initiative at the University of Bradford’s Small Hall and the energy in the room was powerful.

This community-owned climate leadership programme is designed specifically for girls and young women aged 14 to 29 from Bradford’s BME communities.

The launch brought together passionate young people, partners, and supporters who believe that the girls most affected by the climate crisis are also the ones most capable of solving it when given the tools, the space, and the belief that their leadership matters.

Through this initiative, we will deliver:

• Impactful workshops
• Climate Cafés
• Nature-based activities
• A national conference

We are proud to be delivering this work in partnership with Voice4Change England, GENCOV, and the University of Bradford, with support that makes this vision possible.
Thank you to everyone who attended, contributed, and showed up for the next generation of climate leaders. This is only the beginning.

The future is being shaped by bold, informed, and empowered young women and we are here for it.

24/08/2026

📢 We’re Recruiting: Accounts & Finance Volunteer

Real Hope Initiative is looking for a **detail-oriented Accounts & Finance Volunteer** to support our financial administration, record-keeping, budgeting and reporting.

If you’re passionate about using your skills to support **community development and social impact**, we’d love to hear from you.

📍 Remote | 🤝 Volunteer Opportunity
📩 **Apply by sending your CV with a cover letter to [email protected].

Enquiries: 01274 010942

13/08/2026

We are thrilled to announce that Real Hope Initiative CIC has partnered with Voice4Change England to deliver EducateHer Climate Initiative in Bradford; a community-owned, intersectional climate leadership programme for girls and young women aged 14 to 29 from Bradford’s BME communities.

EducateHer is built on a simple but radical premise: the girls most affected by the climate crisis are also the girls most capable of solving it, if given the tools, the space and the belief that their leadership matters.

Through Climate-Smart Education workshops, Climate Cafes, Girl-Led Community Climate Action and the Where Climate Meets Race Conference, we will be developing Bradford’s next generation of climate leaders, young women who will shape their communities, their city and their future.

This partnership is funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation through V4CE’s Where Climate Meets Race Strategy and supported by an academic partnership with Gender Inclusive Climate Change Governance at the University of Bradford.

If you know a girl or young woman aged 14 to 29 in Bradford who should be part of this; send her our way.

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12/08/2026

This International Youth Day, we celebrate the power, passion, and potential of young people everywhere.

Empowering the youth of today means more than just words, it means amplifying diverse voices, creating space for every story, and uniting around the goals that shape a better tomorrow.

When young people are seen, heard, and supported, they participate and lead the change. ✨

Here’s to the next generation of changemakers.
Here’s to unity, courage, and hope. 💜

10/08/2026

🌿 **Unmuted in Nature: Arts & Healing Gathering**

What happens when women are given space to pause, create, speak and simply be?

At our latest **Unmuted in Nature**, **25+ women and 2 male allies** came together at Lister Park for a day centred on wellbeing, creativity, movement and community.

Through women's health conversations, grounding, breathwork, yoga, mindfulness, archery, badminton, volleyball, storytelling, henna and our Unmuted on Canvas session, we explored the many dimensions of wellbeing.

And the canvas became more than art. Some women painted their experiences of how climate and environmental changes affect their health and well-being, creating a powerful connection between women's health, climate and lived experience.

Some stories were spoken. Others were painted. Some simply shared through laughter, connection and presence.

This is why **Unmuted** exists: because healing can happen through community, creativity, nature and being heard.

**No woman should have to navigate her journey alone.** 💚

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28/07/2026

We are absolutely thrilled to share that we have been nominated as a finalist in the Wellbeing Superstars category at the Hope Awards 2026!!

Breaking the Silence on Fibroids and Women’s Health was built on the stories of women who had been suffering in silence for years, navigating language barriers, cultural stigma and symptoms dismissal.

Since launching, we have reached 224+ women across Bradford, championed advocacy about women’s health, provided dignity kits to women and created safe spaces and a budding community where women feel supported.
Alongside this, Unmuted; our women’s health and wellbeing gatherings combining yoga, mindfulness, arts for healing, peer support and nature-based healing; continues to grow, meeting women where they are.

With community research underway, an expanding programme and so much more to come, we are just getting started. Your support makes this possible.
Thank you and the Hope Awards 2026
Committee for creating a space to celebrate the consistent and transformative impact happening in communities across our region.

See you at New Craven Hall in October.

WomensHealth CommunityImpact

26/07/2026

🌿 Meet Our Holistic Wellbeing Facilitator, Rifat of Smile to Rise Holistic Healing Therapies 💚

At Unmuted in Nature, Rifat will gently guide us through grounding, breathwork, mindfulness and anchoring techniques, while exploring how our emotional wellbeing can influence the way we feel physically. In the midst of life’s demands, every woman deserves a moment to pause, breathe and reconnect with herself. Together, we’ll create a calm and supportive space that nurtures resilience, restores balance and reminds us that healing often begins with simply taking a breath. ✨

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Bradford
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https://realhopefoundation.org/

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