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Photo of YMI Team and Alumni for the Jordan Spotlight campaign
You Make It is featured on the Jordan Campaign!
12th January 2023
 We are so excited to share that You Make It is a partner of Nike Jordan and is part of their Spotlight Campaign! It features our incredible team,…
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Turn your £10 into £20, your £100 into £200 – for seven days only, online via The Christmas Challenge.
The Big Give Christmas Challenge 29 Nov - 6 Dec - Donate Now!
28th November 2022
You Make It has helped to transform the lives of young, unemployed Black and Asian women for almost 12 years. Our impact is STRONG but as a small…
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Arts and racial justice
Why the arts need to prioritise racial justice
16th November 2022
Why the arts need to prioritise racial justice  
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Photo of CEO and Founder Asma Shah for Red Talks Podcast Feature
Our CEO and Founder Asma Shah on the Red Talks Podcast
7th November 2022
Our incredible Founder and CEO Asma Shah joined the Red Talks podcast series for an insightful and thought-provoking discussion on racism, inequality…
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We're hiring a new Account Manager!
We're hiring a new Account Manager!
20th July 2022
We're hiring a new Account Manager!   
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Could you be our new treasurer?
Could you be our new treasurer?
21st June 2022
Award-winning You Make It is looking for a new Treasurer!
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Image of the new women on our programme.
We've launched our new programme!
13th May 2022
Our May programme has launched, and we are so excited to welcome another incredible group of creative, driven and thoughtful young women into the YMI…
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Deadline Extension for applications to our Spring 2022 Programme!
22nd April 2022
We're looking for 30 women to join our 6-month long holistic & creative empowerment programme starting on the 3rd of May. Places are worth £5000…
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We're hiring a Business Development Manager
We're hiring a Business Development Manager!
11th April 2022
We're hiring a Business Development Manager! You Make It (YMI) is a dynamic, award-winning and evolving charity that runs 4 month-long holistic…
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Watch our brilliant CEO on the Fintech Insiders podcast
16th July 2020
Last Friday our wonderful CEO & Founder, Asma Shah spoke to David Brear on the brilliant Fintech Insiders Breakfast Show podcast about our work…
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Our CEO Asma Shah writes on Covid-19 and inequality for HuffPostUK
4th June 2020
"For nine years through You Make It, I’ve brought people together from different classes, races and ages to help reverse the inequalities experienced…
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We've launched our new online programme!
4th June 2020
We've launched our new online programme! On Monday 18th May we launched our brand new online programme with 20 incredible young women who'll be…
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I think YMI is a great opportunity for young women, I encourage as many young unemployed women to get involved and as many corporate organisations to back our cause to help the charity grow! 
Onyinye Iwu, YMI Ambassador