After years of working hard to raise funds in order to hire our first paid worker, we embarked upon our first (unexpectedly lengthy) recruitment campaign in November 2025. Following a successful appointment in April 2026, we sadly lost our first recruit after just eight weeks due to a change in their personal circumstances. It was beginning to feel like we’d never be able to start delivering the services we so desperately wanted to launch!
Fortunately, second time around, we were inundated with excellent candidates! So it’s with great pleasure that we’re now able to say:
We’ve finally appointed our new Project Operations Manager and would love you to join us in welcoming Sousan to the team here at Free to Fly.
The Trustees are delighted to share that Sousan is now in her second month in-post, and doing a brilliant job. She’s hit the ground running, preparing to officially launch a number of services that we’d been hoping to launch right at the beginning of the year! It may have taken longer than we’d hoped, but we know that sometimes, good things take time, and patience really is a virtue. However, the women we are here to help, need help now, and we are doing all we can as a team to get that help to them as soon as possible.
Based in our Portsmouth office, with the significant responsibility of launching and leading our projects across the city, Sousan is keen to connect with prospective volunteers in the city. Initially, her focus is on recruiting volunteer Befrienders/Mentors (keep your eyes peeled for adverts that’ll be shared across the city in the next few weeks, if you’re local), and on sharing our referral process for Personal Aid Packages with professionals in Portsmouth.
Please contact us if you would like information on our services in the city if you are a professional who may be able to help empower expectant mothers as they leave domestic abuse and rebuild their lives by referring them to us. If you’re interested in volunteering, please get in touch via our Contact page.
In addition to welcoming Sousan to the team, we are also currently interviewing candidates for two other part-time roles at present, to support Sousan, to ensure our services can be delivered sustainably, so that we can empower women and support their freedom from abuse long-term.
Please, join us in welcoming Sousan to the team – she really is doing an incredible job and we’re very grateful to have her on-board!