Welcome to Lift One

When we lift one,
we lift many

Lift One curates bespoke, intimate events
that champion women in the Global North
and uplift women and girls in the Global South.

Curated by
Mindy Emsley

Lift One curates bespoke, intimate events
that champion women in the Global North
and uplift women and girls in the Global South.

Curated by
Mindy Emsley

Our Events

A Gathering
Like No Other:

  • Conversations that matter:  Explore women’s leadership, health, investment and sustainability in inspiring talks and discussions.
  • Energising Spaces:  Experience environments that spark creativity, foster connection and promote tangible action.
  • Real Impact:  Events that transform the lives of women and girls in the Global South; providing clean cookstoves and resuable sanitary packs; improving health, access to eduction and income generation opportunities, and promoting gender equity.

Our Model

Buy one,
Lift One

Every event matches passes and sponsorships sold with provision of reusable sanitary packs and roll out of clean cookstoves. 

Buy one pass, lift one woman or girl.

You are transforming lives just by showing up.

Want to lift more? We can help match you with mentoring and skills exchange opportunities within programmes supporting women and girls.

Our mission

Transform 1million Lives by 2035

At Lift One, we believe in the power of collective action.  By attending our events you help tackle two major obstacles faced by women and girls in the Global South; period poverty and lack of clean cooking facilities.

  • 10% of adolescent girls in Africa miss school during their period. They miss an average of 528 school days – nearly two years of learning.
  • A 2019 report stated 23 million girls in India drop out of school annually due to lack of menstrual management facilities, including sanitary pads.
  • Women and children in Global South countries can spend up to 5 hours a day gathering fuel for cooking and can be at risk of violence and sexual assault when travelling alone in search of fuel.
  • Women in particular are exposed to unhealthy, harmful pollutants in smoke from cooking.

When women are educated,
everyone wins

  • Just a 1% increase of women being educated leads to a 0.3% increase in the average GDP, and boosts annual GDP growth by 0.2 percentage points.
  • Education of women and girls not only drives economic growth, empowers them and their families, but is also one of the most effective ways of tackling climate change.
  • Clean cooking significantly improves the health of women and their families and can reduce fuel use by 30-60%, lowering climate-harming emissions.

Imagined, Curated, and Hosted by:

Mindy Emsley

Having spent over 25 years in the events industry, launching B2B conferences and exhibitions globally, I was well versed in jumping from one show target to the next. But then slowly, painfully, I began to unravel.

During a period of rebuilding, I qualified as an Executive Coach, explored my identity as a British Asian woman, and immersed myself in topics close to my heart including women’s health, climate and gender equity. I also rediscovered the true source of my passion for events; the magic that happens when people connect, and energy and ideas spark.

So, here is Lift One; a space where I co-create, impactful, meaningful  gatherings driving positive outcomes for people and planet.

Discover more about the journey
that led me to Lift One .

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