Empowering women, to heal, grow & fly.
From surviving to thriving, Fly Girl Foundation empowers young women to rise beyond trauma and adversity. Created from lived experience and built for lasting change, we provide trauma-informed workshops, one-to-one mentoring, and ongoing support that meet young women where they are. Through confidence-building, emotional resilience, and life skills development, we offer the tools they need to heal, grow, and spread their wings—taking flight towards a future they define. At Fly Girl, we don’t just talk about change—we embody it and create space for others to do the same.
About Fly Girl Foundation CIC
Fly Girl Foundation CIC is a grassroots organisation dedicated to empowering vulnerable and at-risk young women and girls.
Through trauma-informed workshops and one-to-one mentoring, we help rebuild confidence and develop emotional resilience.
Grounded in lived experience, our participants create self-directed, empowered futures.
Founded on Lived Experience, Fuelled by Purpose.
Our work is rooted in real stories, creating authentic support for women navigating life’s challenge.
Trauma-Informed, Neurodiversity-Aware, Woman-Centred.
We meet every woman where she is, with compassion, understanding, and respect.
Helping Women Fly High — With Confidence, Resilience, and Hope.
Empowering women across the South West to rise, lead, and thrive.
Trauma-Informed Workshops
Our workshops equip young women with the skills to overcome challenges and foster emotional resilience.
Photography by Misan Harriman – Capturing the strength, resilience, and dignity of women with lived experience.
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Inspired Leadership
Meet Our Founder – Rhia Canady
Rhia Canady is the heart and founder of Fly Girl Foundation CIC — a mother, a widow, and a woman who has transformed deep adversity into a driving force for change. Her lived experience includes surviving the impacts of knife crime, imprisonment, bereavement, and mental health struggles. After serving a sentence at HMP Eastwood Park and being released in December 2023, Rhia chose a different path — one rooted in self-belief, empowerment, and the healing power of self-love.
Rhia believes no one should be defined by the labels placed upon us — that our pasts do not dictate our potential. Her personal journey of resilience and growth has become the foundation for Fly Girl Foundation, an organisation dedicated to helping women rise beyond trauma, rebuild their lives, and realise their worth.
Since her release, Rhia has gone on to become a Trustee for the Triangle Trust 1949 & a proud member of the National Women’s Justice Coalition’s NVAP team. Her work and advocacy are shaped by her unwavering belief that every woman deserves to be seen, heard, and supported — not judged or limited by circumstance.
Through Fly Girl Foundation CIC, Rhia is creating space for women across the South West to grow, lead, and fly — on their own terms.
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