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. In March 2008 I decided to take some time out to visit and work with a range of social projects in Southern India. I learnt alot from the country and the inspiring individuals that I met there. I spent time helping a women’s self help group establish a Spirulina business to provide jobs for local people, worked with NGO project workers to revise management structures and business processes and visited many projects including child rights, education, street kids, mental health, employment, womens, disability, human rights, reforestation, arts, environmental etc.
What I Do Now
I am now back working at UnLtd as their Sport Relief Development Manager covering the North of England . This time round I am working with young people, 11-21 yr olds, helping them to set up and run projects that use sport, art and recreational activity to solve social issues in their communities. I am still learning a lot about the social sector both in the UK and abroad, in March 2010 I spent a week in northern Sweden learning about how they are nurturing entrepreneurial spirit in the education system and helping young people to set up enterprises to tackle social issues, I have also undertaken a University course about Social Enterprise. 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 run, walk and play tennis when I get a chance. I have just got back from a great trip trekking in Greenland probably the most beautiful place I have been. The people that know me would probably say that I have a huge thirst for knowledge and learning things and always look for new and exciting ways of doing things. I am passionate about helping people and working with others to improve things.
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