Co-Founders Awarded Prime Minister's Point of Light Award
Our Co-Founders Camilla and Rachel have been awarded the Prime Minister's Points of Light Award! The award recognises people making a positive change within their community and inspiring others and is in recognition of them setting up the Women's Work Lab. Maria Caulfield MP presented them with the award on a recent visit to Downing Street to co-incide with International Women’s Day. Quite a moment! And they each received a personal letter from the PM.
In a personal letter to Camilla, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said:
“Together with Rachel, you have created a unique programme that is helping Mums transform their lives by boosting their confidence and supporting them to find a career that fits them and their families.
“I know that this is something you have achieved yourself, having juggled work and other commitments with raising your own children. Now you are serving as a role model for so many other Mums and you are making a huge difference by, as you put it, helping them recognise their own brilliance.”
In a personal letter to Rachel, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said:
“I understand that you were inspired to act when, together with Camilla, you noticed a lack of help for Mums to return to work, especially for those in receipt of benefits or lacking previous work experience.
“But you didn’t just write a letter or advocate for change – you decided to deliver it yourselves.
“As a result, you have now supported more than 300 Mums across the South West, and the initiative is going from strength to strength.”
Hanging out at Number 10…as you do!
Talking about the award Camilla and Rachel said:
"We are hugely humbled to receive this recognition on behalf of the entire ‘Women's Work Lab’ team and the hundreds of Mums we work with across the South West. We feel proud to support exceptional women on their journeys to find work that works for them and their families.
"Our Mums have often faced multiple barriers to employment and every week we are blown away by the strength and resilience they show in achieving their potential. There's so much talent within our communities and we all love playing a part in helping our Mums to recognise their brilliance and build a financially stable future."