{"id":21792,"date":"2017-03-02T15:59:46","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T15:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=21792"},"modified":"2017-03-02T15:59:46","modified_gmt":"2017-03-02T15:59:46","slug":"10-influential-women-in-cardiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/10-influential-women-in-cardiff","title":{"rendered":"10 influential women in Cardiff"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21812\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21812\" style=\"width: 1312px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21812\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Leanne-Wood-school-visit.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1312\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Leanne-Wood-school-visit.jpg 1312w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Leanne-Wood-school-visit-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Leanne-Wood-school-visit-1024x500.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Leanne-Wood-school-visit-768x375.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Leanne-Wood-school-visit-500x244.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1312px) 100vw, 1312px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21812\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21812\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Leanne-Wood-school-visit.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1312\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Leanne-Wood-school-visit.jpg 1312w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Leanne-Wood-school-visit-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Leanne-Wood-school-visit-1024x500.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Leanne-Wood-school-visit-768x375.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Leanne-Wood-school-visit-500x244.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1312px) 100vw, 1312px\" \/><\/noscript> Leanne Wood, the Plaid Cymru during a school visit. \u00a0Net photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Going to lengths to make a difference, these women influence the political, social and economic life in Cardiff.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It is 103 years since International Women\u2019s Day was first observed. In commemoration of the day, we celebrate the work and achievement of women who are transforming lives and contributing to development in different spheres in Cardiff. These women\u2019s work has not just had an impact on the lives of ordinary people in Cardiff, but surrounding cities and UK as well. Their stories will leave you inspired to get up and make a difference in society. In no particular order, because each of them is great in their own right, we bring you the top influential women in Cardiff.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Leanne Wood<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21892\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21892\" style=\"width: 958px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21892\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Leanne-Wood-mug-shot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"958\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Leanne-Wood-mug-shot.jpg 958w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Leanne-Wood-mug-shot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Leanne-Wood-mug-shot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Leanne-Wood-mug-shot-768x770.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Leanne-Wood-mug-shot-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Leanne-Wood-mug-shot-500x501.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Leanne-Wood-mug-shot-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21892\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21892\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Leanne-Wood-mug-shot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"958\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Leanne-Wood-mug-shot.jpg 958w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Leanne-Wood-mug-shot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Leanne-Wood-mug-shot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Leanne-Wood-mug-shot-768x770.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Leanne-Wood-mug-shot-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Leanne-Wood-mug-shot-500x501.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Leanne-Wood-mug-shot-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px\" \/><\/noscript> Leanne Wood is passionate about the development of Wales. Net\u00a0photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 46-year-old Woman from Rhondda is the Plaid Cymru leader, whose influence is felt in every part of Wales, including Cardiff, the seat of the Welsh Assembly. She was voted an Assembly Member in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Wood, a feminist, has been a member of the Welsh party since she was 20 and worked her way up through the party\u2019s top position.<\/p>\n<p>The former Cardiff University lecturer was one of those who\u00a0were\u00a0against Britain leaving the European Union. She always told Wales not to let one country decide the interest of four countries, stressing that the EU single market is Wales\u2019 largest export market and Wales is a beneficiary of the EU funding.<\/p>\n<p>After the referendum vote, she urged Wales to consider pushing for Independence \u201cto\u00a0safe guard\u00a0Wales\u2019 future\u201d. This Welsh Assembly Member has always been pro-independence and will take every opportunity to advocate for the independence of Wales. In her 2016 pre-election speech, she said: \u201cWe recognise Wales as a political nation in its own right,\u00a0 which is why our country should have the tools to act like a nation, to innovate, to create jobs and to deliver world-class public services.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Considering herself a global citizen, Wood will go to lengths to fight for a cause. She once slept on the streets of Cardiff to highlight the plight of refugees and said Wales would not close doors in the faces of people who need help.<\/p>\n<p>She recently lashed out at people who ridicule her Welsh accent. If you are an Internationalist who doesn\u2019t feel good enough because of their different accent, borrow a leaf from Wood, be proud of your roots and do not let anyone make you feel less worthy because you sound different.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>\n<h2>Emily Blewitt<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23610\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23610\" style=\"width: 4076px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23610\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Emily-Blewitt-at-Book-signing.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4076\" height=\"3456\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23610\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23610\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Emily-Blewitt-at-Book-signing.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4076\" height=\"3456\" \/><\/noscript> Emily Blewitt, a poet chats with a reader at the signing of her book, This is not a Rescue recently. Photo by Jennifer A. Okech<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The 30-year-old author of the poetry anthology <em>This Is Not A Rescue<\/em> is widely published in print and online. She also writes blog posts and academic articles.<\/p>\n<p>Blewitt\u2019s parents say she had always been writing. However, She did not concentrate on writing and publishing until she was about 23.<em> This Is Not A Rescue <\/em>is her first book<em>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Blewitt is very passionate about poetry and says her creative juices are highest when she is supposed to be doing something else. She also finds listening to other poets reading their work out loud inspiring. If you are still struggling with your writing and looking for the right inspiration. Well, look around you. Blewitt says she is also inspired by fine writing, the world, interesting facts and cats.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Praise<\/h3>\n<p>Her work has received different awards and recognitions. <em>Still Life<\/em>, a poem in her book, won the Cadaverine\/ Unity Day poetry competition. The title poem in the same collection was Highly Commended for best individual poem in the 2016 Forward Prizes. She has also been Highly Commended in the Terry Hetherington Awards. Her other poem, <em>The Walking Wed<\/em> was recently shortlisted for the York\/Mix Festival Competition.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The graduate of Oxford and York, also has a PhD in English Literature\u00a0from Cardiff University, where she specialised in poetic representations of pregnancy in nineteenth-century and contemporary women&#8217;s writing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about her choice of poetry as a writing genre, Blewitt says: \u201cPoetry chose me, I think. I never expected to be able to write it; I loved reading it and writing\u00a0<em>about<\/em>\u00a0it. But then I discovered contemporary women&#8217;s poetry and I wanted to join in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She adds: \u201cThe first contemporary poet I read was Kate Clanchy, at a university summer school. I was 17, and she was glorious. She wrote about love and sex and place and being a woman. That was the first time I got really excited about contemporary poetry &#8211; it reached out and held my attention. A few years later, I started trying to write poems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Blewitt believes in poetry and Literature as a tool of change and development.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think all literature &#8211; and the arts and humanities more broadly &#8211; is what makes us human. It is how we express ourselves and reach out to others. It can cross all sorts of barriers. It can be a wonderful way of making us think &#8211; and that leads to change and development,\u201d she says<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23611\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23611\" style=\"width: 4076px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23611\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Emily-Blewitt-at-recital.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4076\" height=\"3456\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23611\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23611\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Emily-Blewitt-at-recital.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4076\" height=\"3456\" \/><\/noscript> Blewitt recites from her anthology recently. Photo by Jennifer A. Okech<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She has also worked with the poet Rebecca Parfitt on Enemies\/Gelynion project in which they wrote a sequence of poems &#8216;The Changing Habits of Women&#8217;, which she says, was about the kinds of clothes and identities that women put on and take off.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you are a writer looking for a writing community in Cardiff to inspire you, Blewitt says: \u201cit&#8217;s fabulous! There are so many writers in Cardiff that you&#8217;re likely to trip over them! The Cardiff scene is very open and supportive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To young women who aspire to be writers, she says: \u201cGo for it! Join a workshop group, make friends, read your work at open mics. Read a lot. Keep writing and rewriting. Submit your poems to magazines and competitions &#8211; especially the ones aimed at young writers, like the Terry Hetherington Award and Cadaverine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She adds: \u201cDon&#8217;t be disheartened by rejections: everyone gets them. Keep on practising.\u00a0 Be inspired by other women writers. Don&#8217;t think that poetry is not for you just because it&#8217;s poetry. Own your voice. Don&#8217;t hide it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, to those who want to excel in writing, Blewitt says, \u201cRead everything you can. And don&#8217;t be afraid to take or give constructive criticism: join a workshop group and share your writing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When she is not writing, she is teaching poetry, baking, knitting, dancing, attending yoga classes or spending time with her cat. She says she has led poetry workshops for the local community and gone back to her old school to volunteer a few times over the years.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>\n<h3>Hazel Cushion<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Cushion is the founder and Managing Director of Accent Press, an independent publishing company. She also opened Octavo\u2019s Book Caf\u00e9 &amp; Wine Bar in Cardiff Bay last June.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She started Accent publishing house in 2003 after completing an MA in Creative Writing. If you are waiting to own a big five-star building to pursue your passion for publishing or see children as a barrier to your career, the mother of 21-year-old triplets, founded Accent Press in her front bedroom after graduation. She says: \u201cI wanted to start a business that would work around my children and desk-top publishing software and the arrival of the internet had just made this viable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She is not writing at the moment, but hopes to get back to the craft someday. Her publishing house mostly deals in mainstream fiction, non-fiction such as self-help and memoirs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Before joining the creative writing industry, Cushion trained as a silversmith but has also worked on Cruise ships, run a wine business in France and a charity in Dubai.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t do a first degree because I suffered very badly from depression when I was young. I did my MA at Trinity College Carmarthen as a mature student \u2013 they accepted my published work in place of a BA,\u201d she shares.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Besides printing books, Cushion is also involved in community projects. She says, \u201cWe get involved in adult literacy with the Quick Reads scheme. I\u2019m dyslexic so this is a cause close to my heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23617\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23617\" style=\"width: 3472px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23617\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Hazel-Cushion2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3472\" height=\"3334\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23617\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23617\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Hazel-Cushion2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3472\" height=\"3334\" \/><\/noscript> Hazel Cushion, the director of Accent Publishers. Courtesy photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 55-year-old says she is passionate about life, emphasising that: \u201cYou only get one stab at it and so I tend to try and make every day count.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She says lots of things inspire her. \u201cI love reading about other entrepreneurs\u2019 journeys and enjoy working to make authors\u2019 dreams come true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To people who want to start up businesses, Cushion says: \u201cRunning your own business has many highs and lows so ensure you surround yourself with people who understand your vision for your company.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>\n<h3>Sr Aquinas Macdonald<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23609\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23609\" style=\"width: 3380px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-23609 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Sr-Aquinas.jpg-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3380\" height=\"2866\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23609\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23609 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Sr-Aquinas.jpg-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3380\" height=\"2866\" \/><\/noscript> Sr Aquinas Macdonald at the Newman Chaplaincy Fellowship dinner recently. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Photo by Jennifer A. Okech<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The 79-year-old Sister of Nazareth congregation is an administrator at the Nazareth House nursing home in Cardiff. She graduated as a primary school teacher at University of Ulster before joining the Sisters of Nazareth congregation in 1960.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Sister whose older siblings are a nun and a priest, says her siblings\u2019 religious life did not influence her to join Sisterhood. She says: \u201cIn a small way a religious calling is a personal choice to respond to God, adding that she became a Sister because: \u201cI felt that God was calling me to join a religious order.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After joining religious life, she taught in schools in London, Bexhill, Belfast and Australia. \u00a0Since retiring, she has been involved in In-service training of staff\u00a0in Sisters of Nazareth nursing and residential care homes running workshops on our ethos and core values.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At the University Catholic Chaplaincy in Cardiff, Sr Aquinas prepares students and people in the local community who feel called to join the Catholic Church for Catholic sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23608\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23608\" style=\"width: 4076px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23608\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Sr-Aquinas.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4076\" height=\"3456\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23608\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23608\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Sr-Aquinas.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4076\" height=\"3456\" \/><\/noscript> Sr Aquinas (right), shares a light moment with her elder biological sister at the dinner. Photo by Jennifer A. Okech<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sr Aquinas advocates for pro-life and says she prays for those involved in the pro-life campaign. \u201cLife is sacred and every child is a gift from God,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She is passionate about her work at Nazareth House, which was founded more than a hundred years ago and says: \u201cBeing involved with the elderly is a privilege.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Besides taking care of the old residents at Nazareth House, Sr Aquinas visits the elderly in the local communities. She says: \u201cI visit residents in a pastoral care role and I take our dog round weekly as dogs have proven to be a great calming influence and therapeutic for elderly people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She adds that: \u201cThere is definitely a need for a place for elderly to end their days surrounded by love. \u00a0Our founder Victoire Larmenier said she wanted each Nazareth House to be a place where all are loved. \u00a0This we try to do by encouraging our Staff to care for the Residents through our core values of love, respect and compassion. \u00a0 Training workshops are compulsory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>\n<h3>Haifa Maysmode Shamsan<\/h3>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_21982\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21982\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21982\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Haifa-Shamsan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Haifa-Shamsan.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Haifa-Shamsan-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Haifa-Shamsan-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Haifa-Shamsan-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Haifa-Shamsan-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Haifa-Shamsan-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Haifa-Shamsan-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21982\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21982\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Haifa-Shamsan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Haifa-Shamsan.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Haifa-Shamsan-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Haifa-Shamsan-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Haifa-Shamsan-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Haifa-Shamsan-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Haifa-Shamsan-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Haifa-Shamsan-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> Haifa Shamsan, is the director of Maysmode fashion brand. Courtesy photo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Shamsan\u00a0is the chief executive director of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mays.mode\/\">Maysmode<\/a>\u00a0clothing brand. She makes clothes that appeal to both Muslim and non-Muslim women. She loves\u00a0the\u00a0hijab, which she believes is a sign of modesty. About her idea of starting up a clothing brand for hijabs, she says: \u201cI always loved to dress fashionably and be unique in what I wore, so that started off by me making clothes for myself. Until the idea of starting a brand grew and people loved my style. Also, Fashionable clothing that was modest enough for us Muslims girls to rock wasn&#8217;t always easily found on the high street.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The fashion designer once run a short summer non-profit project in a local community centre. \u00a0The project involved teaching women how to sow and confidence building workshops.<\/p>\n<p>To aspiring designers, the 28-year-old says: \u201cWhat I always say to young women who tell me they want to become designers and how to start off, is to go for it and not to be afraid of the outcome, I tell them how I started and my journey in hope that they can do the same and that there can never be too many designers!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shamsan started her fashion brand in 2013, a year after graduating with a combined degree in Business, Marketing and Education.<\/p>\n<p>She has two daughters and is focusing on raising her children and building Maysmode brand.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li>\n<h3>Frances J Beecher<\/h3>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_23612\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23612\" style=\"width: 1067px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23612\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Frances-J-Beecher.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1067\" height=\"1366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Frances-J-Beecher.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Frances-J-Beecher-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Frances-J-Beecher-800x1024.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Frances-J-Beecher-768x983.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Frances-J-Beecher-500x640.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1067px) 100vw, 1067px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23612\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23612\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Frances-J-Beecher.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1067\" height=\"1366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Frances-J-Beecher.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Frances-J-Beecher-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Frances-J-Beecher-800x1024.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Frances-J-Beecher-768x983.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Frances-J-Beecher-500x640.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1067px) 100vw, 1067px\" \/><\/noscript> Frances J. Beecher, Chief Executive Officer of Llamu. Beecher is very passionate about helping homeless people. Courtesy photo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Beecher is the Chief Executive of Llamau, Wales&#8217; leading homeless charity for young people and women. Llamau works with homeless young people and women across Wales. Last year, they worked with over 8,000 people.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist says Llamau is a psychologically informed organisation whose models of support are tailored to the issues people face. She adds that her team understands the trauma and issues faced by the people who use their services.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m constantly blown away by the tenacity and achievements of the people we work with. I&#8217;m impatient for change and true equality and in Llamau we live our Mantra- those who say it can&#8217;t be done are overtaken by those doing it,\u201d she says, adding: \u201cI loathe sanctimonious attitudes and procrastination- Llamau is lively innovative energetic passionate and effective &#8211; things I can only aspire to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Beecher\u2019s organisation is running a campaign to fight housing restrictions for 18-21-year-olds. To people struggling out there, Beecher says: \u201c\u2026you are not alone, you are not weak, you are not useless and there is hope. I think the stats show that most folk are about two pay cheques away from homelessness. All it takes is the loss of a\u00a0job, family breakdown or for our mental or physical health to take a turn for the worse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She adds: \u201cThere is help out there whatever your age. Whatever the situation, get help. If you haven&#8217;t got family to turn to, it&#8217;s much, much harder and that&#8217;s often the reason people come to Llamau.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Celebrating milestones<\/h3>\n<p>Under her leadership, Lamau won an award last year for its <em>Knowledge Transfer Partnership with Cardiff University. Beecher has worked for Llamu for 15 years.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Alongside colleagues, Beecher started Cymorth Cymru, Wales Umbrella Organisation for Support Providers. She is also on the boards of Institute Of Welsh Affairs and Children&#8217;s Commissioner&#8217; \u00a0Advisory Board \u00a0in Wales.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Beecher is not new to the world of community work, has been volunteering in Women\u2019s Aid for several years. She says she was inspired by one of the speeches of Jane Hutt, a Welsh Minister and Assembly Member.\u00a0 She has worked in a few Women\u2019s Aid groups across England and Wales in the Housing Association world as an Auditor.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sharing her plan for homeless pay, she says: \u201cMy intention \u2026. is to develop a system that ensures young people are not homeless in Wales &#8211; there is no need to be homeless if we put the right systems in place &#8211; my hope is that we can also develop a culture that violence and abuse of women,\u00a0children and men is eradicated &#8211; we simply will not tolerate it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Away from work, Beecher is married with children and has grandchildren. She loves labradoodles and owns three.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li>\n<h3>Fiona Munnelly<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23658\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23658\" style=\"width: 4236px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23658\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Fiona-Munnelly-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4236\" height=\"3596\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23658\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23658\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Fiona-Munnelly-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4236\" height=\"3596\" \/><\/noscript> Fiona Munnelly, the founder of Dignity Caerdydd, is running a campaign to provide free sanitary products for poor girls and women. Courtesy photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you think you are too young to make an impact in society, well, Fiona Munnelly, a Second-Year student at Cardiff University is running a campaign dubbed \u201cPeriods in Poverty\u201d to provide sanitary products for homeless people across Wales.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Munnelly\u2019s pads campaign was inspired by her grandmother, who as a young woman was unable to afford sanitary products, and suffered the shame that came with it. With a desire to end this shame and restore girls\u2019 dignity, Munnelly started the Periods in Poverty campaign last year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is unacceptable, and an issue which is still happening today\u2026There is currently no funding for menstruation products for people in hardship\u2026Recent news articles and reports are highlighting the impact of this, such as pupils missing school, people who are homeless having to use inadequate solutions, and people having to choose between eating or being dignified. These all have consequential factors, risking health, education and wellbeing for the most marginalised individuals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Through her charity, Dignity Caerdydd, Munnelly says: \u201cWe promote dignity for everyone, and install donation points for sanitary products such as tampons, sanitary pads, and moon cups for people in hardship via donation points.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Munnelly says the donations will be distributed to local charities, such as homeless charities, domestic violence survivor hostels, and refugee charities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With four donation points in the late stages of installation, one at Local Arts Centre (Chapter), Cardiff Student\u2019s Union, and two at the University Hospital of Wales, and more to be ready by September, Munnelly\u2019s campaign is making great progress. She also plans to introduce an education element to the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23618\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23618\" style=\"width: 906px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23618\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Fiona-Funnelly-at-an-event.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"906\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Fiona-Funnelly-at-an-event.jpg 906w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Fiona-Funnelly-at-an-event-300x254.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Fiona-Funnelly-at-an-event-768x651.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Fiona-Funnelly-at-an-event-500x424.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 906px) 100vw, 906px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23618\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23618\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Fiona-Funnelly-at-an-event.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"906\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Fiona-Funnelly-at-an-event.jpg 906w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Fiona-Funnelly-at-an-event-300x254.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Fiona-Funnelly-at-an-event-768x651.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Fiona-Funnelly-at-an-event-500x424.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 906px) 100vw, 906px\" \/><\/noscript> Munnelly at an event. Net photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWith more funding and volunteers, it could be possible to continue to develop and serve the Cardiff community,\u201d She says.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old Occupational Therapy student is working with student volunteers to realise her dream of pads for all in Wales.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Munnelly says: \u201cGovernment needs to provide funding for sanitary products for people in hardship. Measures should be put in place to break down the taboo of menstruation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The feminist is also anti-racism, ageism, ableism, transphobia, homophobia, and sex worker exclusion. \u201cI personally believe any discrimination is an attack on equity,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>To people fighting for their place in society, Munnelly says: \u201cTake care of yourself, try and be as compassionate to others as you can, but don\u2019t stand for anything which makes you uncomfortable. There are communities, safe spaces and friendships out there to help.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23619\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23619\" style=\"width: 631px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23619\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Periods-in-Poverty-pic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"631\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Periods-in-Poverty-pic.jpg 631w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Periods-in-Poverty-pic-300x254.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Periods-in-Poverty-pic-500x424.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23619\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23619\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Periods-in-Poverty-pic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"631\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Periods-in-Poverty-pic.jpg 631w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Periods-in-Poverty-pic-300x254.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Periods-in-Poverty-pic-500x424.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/><\/noscript> Fiona Munnelly menstrual campaign poster.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fiona Munnelly\u2019s appeal: \u00a0&#8220;If you would like to get involved or learn more about Periods in Poverty campaign, want a donation point, to help out or have feedback or ideas, have a fundraising or product donation idea, we are on Facebook as:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PeriodsinPoverty\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PeriodsinPoverty\/<\/a> Or email:<a href=\"mailto:periodsinpoverty@gmail.com\">periodsinpoverty@gmail.com<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li>\n<h3>Sharon Owen<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21886\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21886\" style=\"width: 958px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-21886 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Sharon-Owen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"958\" height=\"959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Sharon-Owen.jpg 958w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Sharon-Owen-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Sharon-Owen-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Sharon-Owen-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Sharon-Owen-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Sharon-Owen-500x501.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Sharon-Owen-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21886\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21886 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Sharon-Owen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"958\" height=\"959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Sharon-Owen.jpg 958w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Sharon-Owen-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Sharon-Owen-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Sharon-Owen-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Sharon-Owen-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Sharon-Owen-500x501.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Sharon-Owen-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px\" \/><\/noscript> Sharon Owen, the director of Hearts for Wales (C) at a function recently. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Courtesy photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_21844\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21844\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21844\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/CPR-heart-for-wales.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/CPR-heart-for-wales.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/CPR-heart-for-wales-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/CPR-heart-for-wales-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/CPR-heart-for-wales-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/CPR-heart-for-wales-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/CPR-heart-for-wales-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/CPR-heart-for-wales-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/CPR-heart-for-wales-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21844\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21844\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/CPR-heart-for-wales.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/CPR-heart-for-wales.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/CPR-heart-for-wales-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/CPR-heart-for-wales-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/CPR-heart-for-wales-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/CPR-heart-for-wales-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/CPR-heart-for-wales-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/CPR-heart-for-wales-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/CPR-heart-for-wales-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/noscript> Children perform CPR at a Heart for Wales Workshop. Courtesy\u00a0photo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The director of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/welshhearts.org\/\">Heart charity for\u00a0Wales<\/a>,\u00a0raises funds for defibrillators and CPR training. Her charity is dedicated to saving people from cardiac arrests, offering screenings for heart conditions,\u00a0trainings\u00a0and distributing defibrillators in schools and workplaces.<\/p>\n<p>Surprisingly, Owen is a graduate of History, English and Drama. After losing some of her relatives to her disease, she decided to find a way to save people from dying of heart conditions. \u00a0She is passionate about fundraising to help people and has been doing that since she was 11.<\/p>\n<p>After working in the charity sector, Owen decided to start up her own charity in 2013 to save people from heart conditions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On what inspires her to fight for this cause, Owen says: \u201cI want to give something back to Wales and it\u2019s a cause so close to my heart as I have also lost both my Nan and Pops, aunties and uncles and many friends to heart disease. It\u2019s been hard work and quite a challenge at times but thanks to everyone who has helped and supported me on my journey I feel that Welsh Hearts is finally on the map \u2013 however there is still so much work to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"9\">\n<li>\n<h3>Shazia Awan<\/h3>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_21895\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21895\" style=\"width: 1040px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-21895\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Shazia-Awan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1040\" height=\"1040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Shazia-Awan.jpg 526w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Shazia-Awan-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Shazia-Awan-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Shazia-Awan-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Shazia-Awan-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Shazia-Awan-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1040px) 100vw, 1040px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21895\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-21895\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Shazia-Awan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1040\" height=\"1040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Shazia-Awan.jpg 526w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Shazia-Awan-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Shazia-Awan-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Shazia-Awan-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Shazia-Awan-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Shazia-Awan-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1040px) 100vw, 1040px\" \/><\/noscript> Shazia Awan, an Asian entrepreneur. Courtesy photo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Born in Wales, Shazia Awan is a passionate feminist, writer and broadcaster.\u00a0 A presenter of the Big Debate\u00a0show on BBC Asian Network, Awan attained her Master\u2019s degree at Cardiff University aged 21. She then moved to work in public relations and advertising before starting up her own business. This won her various awards in business and entrepreneurship. She was also listed in the Management Today\/<em>Sunday Times<\/em>\u00a0&#8217;35 under 35&#8242;.<\/p>\n<p>Passionate about women, LGBT, young people and British Black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME), Awan is an active equality campaigner. Awan does not just speak of love for the minorities, she puts her words into action &#8211; she runs Women Create, an enterprise which consults on issues around women, young people and BAME groups. She is also the vice-president of the Council for Voluntary Youth Action and an ambassador for \u201cShow Racism a Red card\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to her business acumen, Awan is one the judges for National Apprenticeship Awards and the Entrepreneur Wales Awards.<\/p>\n<p>When not at BBC, running her business or managing one of her campaign projects, Awan writes for the New Statesman, the Huffington Post and The Independent.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"10\">\n<li>\n<h3>Kate Woolridge and\u00a0Dr Rosie Tope<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21831\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21831\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-21831 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Forget-not-chorus.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Forget-not-chorus.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Forget-not-chorus-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Forget-not-chorus-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Forget-not-chorus-500x334.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21831\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21831 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Forget-not-chorus.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Forget-not-chorus.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Forget-not-chorus-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Forget-not-chorus-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Forget-not-chorus-500x334.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript> Kate Woolridge&#8217;s Forget-me-not Chorus at a fundraising performance. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Forget-me-not photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_23615\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23615\" style=\"width: 1416px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23615\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Kate-Woolridge.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1416\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Kate-Woolridge.png 1416w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Kate-Woolridge-300x254.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Kate-Woolridge-1024x868.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Kate-Woolridge-768x651.png 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Kate-Woolridge-500x424.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1416px) 100vw, 1416px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23615\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23615\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Kate-Woolridge.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1416\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Kate-Woolridge.png 1416w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Kate-Woolridge-300x254.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Kate-Woolridge-1024x868.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Kate-Woolridge-768x651.png 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Kate-Woolridge-500x424.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1416px) 100vw, 1416px\" \/><\/noscript> Kate Woolridge, the founder of Forget-me-not-chorus. Net\u00a0photo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Woolridge and\u00a0Thope\u00a0are leading a fight against dementia through their charities. Woolridge, a lecturer at the Welsh College of Music and Drama, fights dementia through music. Through her charity\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.forgetmenotchorus.com\/\">Forget-me-not-chorus<\/a>, she organises music performances to raise funds to support people with dementia and their families. Her charity\u00a0runs\u00a0five\u00a0choirs \u2013 four in Cardiff and one in New Port to help in its fight against dementia. Woolridge works as a lecturer at the Welsh College of music.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23616\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23616\" style=\"width: 1445px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23616\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Dr-Rosie-Tope.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1445\" height=\"1965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Dr-Rosie-Tope.jpg 1445w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Dr-Rosie-Tope-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Dr-Rosie-Tope-753x1024.jpg 753w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Dr-Rosie-Tope-768x1044.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Dr-Rosie-Tope-1130x1536.jpg 1130w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Dr-Rosie-Tope-500x680.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1445px) 100vw, 1445px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23616\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23616\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Dr-Rosie-Tope.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1445\" height=\"1965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Dr-Rosie-Tope.jpg 1445w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Dr-Rosie-Tope-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Dr-Rosie-Tope-753x1024.jpg 753w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Dr-Rosie-Tope-768x1044.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Dr-Rosie-Tope-1130x1536.jpg 1130w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Dr-Rosie-Tope-500x680.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1445px) 100vw, 1445px\" \/><\/noscript> Dr Rosie Tope, the founder of Watch-my-needs. Net photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, her colleague Dr Rosie Tope, a board member of Forget-me-not-chorus, is also actively involved in the fight against dementia, working through her charity\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.watchmyneeds.org.uk\/\">Watch my needs.org.uk<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0which deals with communication needs of people with dementia. She works in partnership with Makaton charity and Nazareth House care home, to help people with dementia learn how to sign so that they can communicate with their caretakers and relatives.<\/p>\n<p>Before starting up Watch-my-needs, Dr Tope was a nurse and later a university lecturer. She holds a PhD in inter-professional learning.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23657\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23657\" style=\"width: 1106px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-23657 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Dr-Rosie-Tope-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1106\" height=\"938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Dr-Rosie-Tope-1.jpg 1106w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Dr-Rosie-Tope-1-300x254.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Dr-Rosie-Tope-1-1024x868.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Dr-Rosie-Tope-1-768x651.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Dr-Rosie-Tope-1-500x424.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1106px) 100vw, 1106px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23657\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23657 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Dr-Rosie-Tope-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1106\" height=\"938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Dr-Rosie-Tope-1.jpg 1106w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Dr-Rosie-Tope-1-300x254.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Dr-Rosie-Tope-1-1024x868.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Dr-Rosie-Tope-1-768x651.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Dr-Rosie-Tope-1-500x424.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1106px) 100vw, 1106px\" \/><\/noscript> Dr Rosie Tope facilitates a Watch my needs workshop on helping people with dementia recently. 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