My Background
My name is Lucy Wood and I have always been motivated by helping people. I finished a sport degree at university and spent a while in Brussels working for a dyslexia charity (I’m dyslexic) called Dyslexia International Tools and Technologies. Since then I’ve worked for the public sector, and spent a couple of years working for the Inclusive Fitness Initiative, making gyms inclusive for disabled people. I did a postgraduate certificate in disability studies alongside that, and set up a website looking at the Media Representation of Disabled People. In August 2007 I started work as a Development Manager for a fantastic organisation called UnLtd. Every day I worked directly with social entrepreneurs, helping them to set up and develop their social enterprises.

What I Do Now
Today I am in Southern India visiting a wide range of social projects. I am aiming to learn as much as I can from the huge amount of fantastic work that is going on in India and the inspiring individuals that I meet here. So far I have spent time helping a women’s self help group establish a Spirulina business to provide jobs for local people and visited about 15 projects. I am also studying Social Enterprise at university, and I have set up this website to share my knowledge, help other social entrepreneurs and get to know other people in the sector.

About Me
I love being active and doing things-I play tennis every week, run and walk when I get a chance. I love helping people and working with others to improve things.

Get in touch if you want a chat or have any ideas for the website.