Hello! Thank you for taking the time to visit our page!
Ignite is based on a single aspiration - to help the women in our community who are the most vulnerable and who need our help to improve their quality of life.
Prostitution, addiction and domestic abuse are critical injustices that persist in the shadows of our society. These issues destroy lives, causing unjust pain upon the women they effect. Sadly, these women often fall through the gaps of support networks. In a period of cuts to social services their futures are now, more than ever, at risk.
Our team strives to eliminate this injustice by working with an amazing local charity, The Waterfall Southampton . With your help, we aim to rehabilitate these women - enriching their lives and strengthening the individuals who are often central to our communities.
We run creative therapy and educational sessions that involve crafting candles from scratch, offering the women a relaxing creative outlet. Our candles are all made from pure soy wax, scented with a variety of essential oils and coloured with natural, non-toxic dyes, all within a recycled jar and finished with a simple bow. The candles they don't take home, in addition to some made by our team, are sold locally at university fairs and events, with the profits going directly into funding our programme.
These sessions empower women to take a hold of their lives and change them for the better, resulting in more loving, happier families, with healthier children. With your help we can help to build a stronger, more united community.
The money we hope to raise from our crowdfunding project will go towards improving and expanding our services - and the University have kindly agreed to match fund your donations! This means for every £1 that you donates, we will receive £2.
- Labels and stickers: 15p per candle.
- Educational packs (Including a guide to CV writing, guide to setting up an email account and establishing an online presence, a guide to candle making and much more): £5 per pack.
However, is it important to remember that we don't operate like a charity, but a social enterprise. So, it is our intention that the investment we put into supporting the women will is paid back to us from the profits of their business, allowing to re-invest the money and help more women.
If you have any other questions, feel free to get in contact via Facebook .
For more information, feel free to visit our website , or for for more information about Enactus, visit http://enactusuk.org/ or http://enactus.org/ .
Receive a shout out on social media as well as a subscription to our newsletter, to keep up to date with the work we're carrying out.
Receive a hand written thank you from the women we work with. + previous reward.
Receive a free candle, made in our sessions. (Free delivery available for residents of Southampton) + previous prizes.
Come to a candle workshop! Come and meet our team and we'll teach you all about our project, including how to make eco-friendly candles which you can take home! +the previous prizes!