In February 2022, a wonderful local lady called Claire McCourt took on the challenge of running 5k every day in the month of February to raise money for GLOW. She smashed her £500 target, raising £727 and this vital funding enabled us to provide recreational days over the Easter break for 22 of our Glow-Getter …
It is estimated that in the UK we spend over £700 more than our typical monthly amount at Christmas, which can often see us delving into overdrafts and feeling the crunch on our credit cards. This often leads to months of unnecessary stress and anxiety to pay it all back, so this Christmas, why not give …
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Hi, my name is Gemma and my journey with GLOW NI began back in 2012. I had been working for a bank for 10 years, I had worked hard to gain a role as a facilitator in 2005 and loved my role facilitating training programmes for new staff. I had my first child in 2007 and …
22nd April 2012 was the day my life changed forever. My beloved husband of nine years at the age of 34, went out to work and tragically died. We had two sons aged six and eight at the time. Our family was completely broken, my kids were devastated and I was left feeling afraid and …
Here at You GLOW Girl, we love highlighting organisations who make a difference in the community! Today we are talking about Supporting Communities NI who are a charitable organisation that brings focus onto the community by developing groups and offering social enterprise support to those who need it. What is a Social Enterprise? A Social …
Come September 2021, GLOW (Giving Life Opportunities) turns 10 years old and we have some wonderful celebrations in the pipeline! To kick off these celebrations, earlier this year we decided there was no better time to have a little ‘GLOW up’ of our own. The old logo had served us well for many years although …
Yesterday was World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, a day that places focus on the issue of trafficking and what we in Northern Ireland can do to help. To bring awareness to this important issue, we are pleased to announce our partnership with local human trafficking charity – Flourish NI. We are so excited to …
It’s time to focus on another one of our incredible facilitators and this week we are finding out more about the lovely Natasha! 1. Tell me a bit about yourself, where are you from? I’m 32 and from West Belfast. I’m married and have a three year old girl. We moved home from Australia four years …
Today we are focusing on one of the amazing facilitators that is helping women be their best! Lisa has just recently completed training in delivering The Real Me programme and has kindly taken the time to chat to us about her experience! 1. Tell me a bit about yourself, where are you from? My name …
Recently we were delighted to add two new faces to our GLOW NI team! Jemma and Sophie have been with us since January participating in our training programme Glow Academy. We were delighted to then be able to offer them two apprentice positions here at GLOW HQ! Sophie and Jemma will now be able to …
