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Saeeda tells us
how she got into social enterprise and why she thinks people should
be concerned with their social footprint
Why did you set up Trescom?
We were passionate about diversity and
felt that we wanted to help improve the lives of deprived communities
and individuals in society. We didn’t want to tell communities what
they needed, we wanted to work with them to help them say what they
need and then to design simple, but innovative, ways to support them.
Did you think the company would be
so successful?
When I was starting out, so many people
in meetings just laughed at me when I told them what I wanted to do.
They thought that this young person was unlikely to achieve what big
organisations couldn't do at the time.
I proved them wrong and in six years
we’ve done over 50 projects with more than 100 organisations. It
took a lot of hard work, determination and learning along the way.
“We wanted to help deprived communities say what they need”
Did you always want to work for a
social business?
This business wasn't what I planned to
do, but there was always a part of me that liked fun and exciting
activities and I wanted to help others in some way at the same time.
I loved travelling and hated the idea
of doing the same boring tasks everyday of my life, so there was
always ambition there in my heart waiting to be ignited!
Why did you become an ambassador?
To make a massive impact across society and help make everyone think
about what they are doing for others. Everyone is talking about
carbon footprint in terms of what we do for the environment, but I
would like people to think of their social footprint and what they
will leave behind for the people in society.
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