Women Driving the United Nations Global Goals
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a shared blueprint for dignity, equality, and sustainability by 2030.
At SheInspires, these goals are not policy documents on a shelf. They are living, breathing commitments carried forward by women, communities, and changemakers.
Born in Bolton, now reaching across the globe, SheInspires proves that when women lead, the SDGs move from words to action.
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SDG 4: Quality Education β Learning in the Midst of Storms
When the world closed down during COVID-19, SheInspires opened doors of possibility.
With partners such as ASDAN and the European Social Fund, we upskilled 165 women with accredited qualifications β skills that gave them strength when life was most fragile.
This is education as resilience. This is hope carried through classrooms, even in the storm.
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SDG 5: Gender Equality β From Local to Global
From Bolton to Bangladesh, from Manchester to Mumbai, SheInspires has become a global stage.
The SheInspires Awards are now the largest celebration of women of their kind in the UK, spotlighting role models through awards, podcasts, and webinars.
Gender equality is not our destination β it is our heartbeat.
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SDG 8: Decent Work & Economic Growth β Freedom in Every Pound
Through Letβs Talk Money and our community hubs, women and young people are gaining confidence in every financial choice.
To understand money is to unlock freedom: the freedom to say no, the freedom to build, the freedom to dream.
This pioneering work earned our founder Gulnaz Brennan national recognition as the Daily Mail Inspirational Woman of the Year in association with Marks & Spencer.
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Empower 50K β Health, Dignity & the Unspoken (SDG 3, 4, 5)
For too long, topics like menstrual health and menopause have been whispered in silence. We believe silence must break.
Through Empower 50K, we vow to reach 50,000 girls and women with workshops that restore dignity and spark conversation.
Already, 15,000 girls in 15 schools have been reached. With every workshop, confidence replaces shame.
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We Are Orange β Breaking the Invisible Chains (SDG 5, 16)
Abuse hides in silence β financial, emotional, domestic.
Through the UNβs Orange the World campaign, SheInspires says: no more. We shine light where shadows have lingered, standing with survivors of domestic and financial abuse.
To wear orange is to say: we see you, we stand with you, you are not alone.
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Food & Community β Heritage on a Plate (SDG 3, 11, 12)
Food is more than nourishment. It is heritage, memory, and belonging.
Through our Taste of Bolton recipe books, food festivals, and kitchen stories, we celebrate sustainability, healthy eating, and the cultural threads that bind communities together.
Every shared meal is an act of resilience. Every recipe passed on is a gift to the future.
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Our Promise
SheInspires is not just an organisation. It is a living ecosystem of the SDGs in action:
β’ Awards that celebrate achievement.
β’ An Academy that builds skills and leadership.
β’ Initiatives that heal, empower, and connect.
By aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, SheInspires proves that global change begins wherever women gather β in classrooms, kitchens, workplaces, and communities.
This is not just recognition.
This is sustainable transformation.
This is SheInspires.
