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Here and Now
This is a collection of writings on inequality and social innovation from Year Here, a community of social entrepreneurs tackling Britain’s toughest social problems. Our projects and ventures were born out of the Year Here Fellowship, which ran for a decade until 2022.
Note from the editor

Year Here is a platform for early career professionals to test and build entrepreneurial solutions to inequality in London. This is a collection of writings from our Fellows and faculty on their experiences with social issues and innovation.

Editors
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Year Here
A year to test and build entrepreneurial solutions to society’s toughest problems.
Writers
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Shayane Lacey
comms @yearhere, founder of Pomegranate Workshops // interested in social enterprise + using art for social justice
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James Teasdale
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Yasmin Eve
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Yasmin Ibison
Senior Policy Advisor at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation focusing on cross-cutting ideas + projects.
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Rich Grahame
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Kelly Bewers
Connecting people, ideas, organisations and systems to design social and economic change
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Sneh Jani-Patel
Cofounder of social enterprise florist Bread & Roses
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Miranda Dixon
Practice Lead at Brink. Supporting learning across communities of social innovators
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Charlie Ogilvie
Charlie Ogilvie is a self-proclaimed storyteller who chases and embraces the unexpected. She currently ‘writes stuff’ for work and for fun.
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Isotta Reichenbach
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Kasia Cheng
Social Innovation Fellow at Year Here
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Meg Doherty
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Sam Boyd
I'm a UK-based social entrepreneur, campaigner and social impact consultant | samboyd.co.uk.
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Maximilian Smith
Co-founder of Impactful. Believer in the power of individuals to change the world.
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Hector Smethurst
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Mayur Gupta
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Sabrina Evans
Founder, Kitchio | Aspiring Writer | Social Entrepreneur, Foodie & Mathematician
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Tranquiliti
A digital service building responsive school environments that promote the wellbeing and learning of all students.
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Nishan Varatharajan
Head of Consulting | Year Here
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zoe stanton
Leadership, design, creativity, social innovation, entrepreneurship, positive impact
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Zoe Stanton
Experience Director at FutureGov. Previously Managing Director Uscreates. Design, health, innovation, transformation, leadership, public services.
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Monica Pun
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Aiden Tsen
Aiden is an autistic public speaker, writer, artist and aspiring social entrepreneur. They run their own blog (aidentsen.com) and art Instagram (@a.creatsen)
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Voicing Voices
We believe true inclusivity requires a safe culture of belonging. Join our mission. Let’s humanise our systems and design a future free from biases
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James Broadley
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Sobanan
CEO @ Breakthrough Social Enterprise | Founding Community Member @ 3T Collective | Health | Wealth | Love
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Marian Shivji