How a return to education sparked a career-change and the founding of a charity
UWS graduate Carol Burt-Wilson, MBE, is founder and Project Manager of I Am Me Scotland, a community led charity, based in Renfrewshire, but with a national reach.
Carol, who completed the BA Human Resource Management degree at UWS Paisley Campus part-time, tells us how her studies at College and University prepared her for building an award-winning charity tackling hate crime and led to her being awarded an MBE.
I Am Me Scotland aims to tackle disability hate crime by changing attitudes and behaviours so that disabled and vulnerable people can feel safe in their communities.
They have two main initiatives, I Am Me and Keep Safe. I Am Me is a suite of educational resources aimed at changing attitudes and behaviours. This includes the #MakeaDifferenc...