Manchester City’s Official Partner, WeWork, has donated much needed space to the Club’s charity, City in the Community (CITC).
The organisation has enabled CITC’s City Girls project to access their site at Spinningfields, providing an environment designed for collaboration and inspiration, free of charge.
CITC’s City Girls sessions aim to provide young females aged 16-25 around the world with the tools to enhance their careers by combining face-to-face training, remote mentoring and digital networking.
The new location will allow participants to get involved in an array of team-building activities, such as tasks which challenge their communication skills, in a personal and intimate environment, developing core leadership skills crucial for success in any future industry.
To celebrate WeWork’s support, the Club has released a video capturing the inaugural session, which included visits from Amanda Racine, Head of First Team Player Engagement and Support at Manchester City, and Kerrie Bulcock, Director of Operations UK, Ireland & Emerging Markets and International President for Women of We – WeWork’s community employee group, which aims to support and empower women and marginalised genders.
Speaking on the day, Kerrie Bulcock said: “We’re delighted to partner with CITC and open the doors at our Spinningfields location for future young female leaders to join our Manchester member community, including international businesses, innovative start-ups and creative entrepreneurs. We know the importance of an inspiring workspace and we are delighted to support this programme which helps set-up the next generation of leaders for success!”
Zahrah Malik, a former CITC participant in the City Girls initiative and now a Community Coach, added: “Being at WeWork today has made us more grateful than ever for the City Girls project, and the inspirational environment really aligns with our objectives.
“It’s had a massive impact on us being able to work together more as a team and have that community sense.
“Already from this first session we’ve already got to know each other better than we already did.”
City in the Community is Manchester City’s charity. Sessions support people across Greater Manchester by empowering healthier lives through football. Youth-led programmes place physical and mental wellbeing at their core, whilst also creating healthy futures and healthy communities.
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For more information about City in the Community, visit www.mancity.com/community.
For more information about WeWork, visit www.wework.com