Welcome to the ‘Ready to Fly’ online blog!
My name is Lucy Worsley and I am the project Coordinator for the Space2b mentoring programme ‘Ready to Fly’. I originally became involved with Space2b over two years ago, through volunteering and running workshops. I am a qualified teacher, project coordinator, artist and all round creative enthusiast.
When I was approached to help to coordinate and mentor for this project I knew I had to be involved; helping to form connections, motivate and build others’ confidences and share any knowledge I have.
My aim through this blog is to keep you all updated with our progress and up and coming news; I’ll share as much as I can including photos, experiences and real life stories. It’s going to be a real journey…I hope you’ll come along for the ride.
A little bit of background information…
This project has been set up as a personal mentoring and training programme to support and develop design and business skills for newly arrived migrants and refugees. Through Space2b we aim to create a platform for creatives to develop products, gain real life work experience and work side-by-side with established designers.
Five experienced mentors will work with ten women, across numerous disciplines including design, production, research and marketing.
We believe that this is going to be an exciting project for all involved, but more importantly for those women who have taken this brave first step to trying something new and to learning it all in a second language. We can’t wait to share this journey with you.