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Samara Barnes is an experienced professional currently serving as the Colleague Experience Lead and National Programme Manager for People & Culture at Barnardo's since September 2012. Samara specializes in values and behaviors, enhancing colleague experience, and managing mental health and wellbeing programs for educators, emphasizing trauma and grief. Additional roles at Barnardo's include Digital Champions Community Organiser and Manager of Supported Housing Projects. Alongside this, Samara is a Bitesized Facilitator for 50:50 Parliament, aiding prospective election candidates. Prior experience includes positions at a Residential Family Centre and Bury Council focusing on child protection and family support. Samara holds multiple degrees in health and applied social studies, alcohol and substance misuse, and children's residential management.
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50:50 is a friendly network collaborating with all the political parties to help women progress in politics at a local and national level. We are an inclusive, intersectional campaign set up to empower women with our #AskHerToStand and #SignUpToStand programmes.When women click #SignUpToStand we: – send them an interactive Personal Political Profile – allocate them a 50:50 Buddy – invite them to weekly party specific Bite Size meetings – and offer bespoke support to women from diverse groups. In the corridors of power, men still outnumber women by 2:1. We invite everyone, men and women, to support our work and join our mailing list at www.5050Parliament.co.uk