We’ve taken some of the best of our CTYP material and packaged it as a modular empowerment training and mentoring programme. This can be tailored to suit groups of people such as employees, community workers, social care workers, carers, community leaders and groups etc.
We have delivered this very successfully as an open 10 week evening class and as a 10 week Empowerment programme. It can be run for men and women of all ages and backgrounds.
We ran an Empowering Women programme for a group of 30 mainly Muslim women, all influential in their community as entrepreneurs, voluntary workers and community leaders. This group, based in Birmingham was organised via Saheli. It was a very special experience for all concerned. Despite not having any great knowledge and direct experience with Muslims or Islam, we found that by the end of the course we had been fully accepted and trusted by the participants, who learned lots of new tools and insights that allowed them to practise their faith more effectively and live according to their individual values. It truly was an empowering experience, one which delivered lasting results and impact throughout their community. This was summed up well by one of many testimonials:
This course is not your run of the mill ‘add a layer of positivity to your life’ that many empowering courses do. It is genuinely about unleashing the potential of individuals in line with their deeply held values – a powerful tool to bring individual and societal transformation!
You can see the fantastic video feedback and lots more written testimonials below:
Thank you Diane and Andy for being such amazing inspirational tutors on this course. You have both really opened my eyes! I loved the sessions on energy , relationships and personality types the most! It’s great because you are living role-models for what you teach. You’re both totally amazing people, I love what you both do and how you deliver it. You have changed my life for the better! Thank you. Aaisha Lone, Pharmacist
I love myself and I am an amazing woman!! This workshop really opened my eyes to the beauty in the world and the love that we are surrounded by. It helped me connect to my soul and made me stronger in my faith. I now can take on the world with happiness by my side. Positive thinking is the key to success. It has been like an amazing journey that has changed my life forever. Thank you Andy and Diane. I wish you success in continuing to touch people’s lives. Anonymous
Firstly, the experience has been life-
I love myself and I am an amazing person. This workshop highlighted my talents and opened my heart. It helped me connect with my soul and made me stronger. Thank you Andy and Diane. Anonymous, Housewife
Thank you for making a difference in my life. You have helped me to be more confident and value myself and help the people around me. Thank you so much. Anonymous
Thank you so much you beautiful, loving, caring, understanding, unique and special people. You have not only inspired me but have taught us how to live life to the full and enjoy all the beautiful opportunities around us. May god bless you with all the love, health and abundance of life’s joys. Rana Nazir, Water Treatment Consultant Engineer
There aren’t enough words to encapsulate the effect the course has had on my approach to life. I am totally in love with the way God has created me, and I now know that I am fully equipped to deal with life’s challenges. Faeeza Vaid, Community Activist
This course has changed my views on relationships, men, and other aspects of life. Andy and Di’s way of teaching is heart-
I feel this course is one of the best I have ever been to! I feel that it has made me more self-
Fantastic, very good, self-
This course is immensely inspirational, intense and an excellent confidence building programme. The course makes you more aware of your achievement and skill set and teaches you how to find the positive side of negatives. Completely transforms mind over matter – an amazing, unforgettable experience. I only wish I knew Andy and Di earlier. Thank you. Embreen Adris, Journalist & Business Woman
This was a great course. The changes it has encouraged me to make in my life are amazing and I’ve been taught by the best teachers anyone could ever have. Di and Andy, you’ve been great! Thank you both for everything. Sabina Magsood, Trainee Pharmacy Technician
I came to this course almost wanting to give up on life, fed up with everything and everyone. And now I feel transformed. I have a positive outlook on life, look for good in everything and love myself. Anonymous
The course has taught me how to understand myself and others. This makes most problems more easy to deal with. There is so much food for thought. I enjoyed learning from Andy and Di’s experiences and from the journeys that other women on the course had made. So grateful for all the new friends I have made. Thanks. Anonymous
This course was such as wonderful opportunity for me to understand myself and others better. I am valuing myself more and accepting others the way they are. I am not judgmental. I am loving and appreciating myself. I’ve forgiven people. This course was a journey – I am heading towards my destination with a more positive approach. My aims are high. I am achieving them and will carry on achieving them (Insha Allah) with the help of God. Nayyer Sultana, Domestic Engineer
Thank you for bringing this course to us. It has helped me to understand myself and realise my potential. Sameena Kauser, Full-
Di and Andy are inspirational workshop leaders who know how to bring the best out of people. They not only delivered what they promised, the opportunity to connect to my potential, but more. I felt like I had really been on a journey and I couldn’t have asked for two better guides. Their enthusiasm was infectious but it was the candid and honest sharing of their stories and experiences which made me feel honoured to be part of such a wonderful experience. Thank you. Pamela Jabbar, Student
6/17 people wished the programme could have gone on longer. One person would have preferred a shorter course, due to University commitments.
Four people suggested that time for 1:1 sessions would have been beneficial, especially to help those in the group who are more shy or facing very personal issues that are more difficult to share.
100% said that they would recommend this programme to others.
100% said that they would like further workshops –