Our Activities

Our weekly sewing session, generously funded by The National Lottery Community Fund Awards for All, offers a safe, confidential, and stigma-free space for women living with HIV.

Many attendees are asylum seekers or those with no recourse to public funds, facing isolation and hardship. Through the creative act of sewing, upcycling, and mending donated materials, they gain creativity, independence, and a renewed sense of purpose.

These sessions are where women rebuild confidence, improve their wellbeing, and build vital community connections. At Agatha’s Space, every stitch represents confidence, dignity, and hope for a brighter future.

They see HIV. We see a woman.

On Tuesday, 11th November 2025, Agatha Phiri delivered essential training to Health and Social Care workers at the Rochdale Training Centre. This crucial session focused on challenging HIV stigma and ensuring a more compassionate, informed approach to care for women in our community.

With George House Trust, Agatha's Space facilitated an essential Up-skilling Event focused on confidence and employment for women living with HIV.

This session directly challenged the myths that people living with HIV cannot work, build careers, or lead fulfilling lives. We provided a supportive space to tackle the low confidence, isolation, and lack of support often experienced after a diagnosis. The core message is clear: being HIV positive is a manageable condition that should never define a woman's worth.

You can work, build, lead, and inspire. We are here to support every woman who is ready to reclaim her power and purpose.

Agatha's Space is a part of the Greater Manchester Living Income (GMLI) campaign, working to overhaul the current benefits system which often fails the most vulnerable.

We are directly tackling the hardship faced by people in our communities, including those on recourse to public funds, those on benefits, and those dis-empowered by the system.

Our involvement ensures that the voices and complex needs of including those living with HIV are also part of the change. GMLI has officially launched, and we are committed to working together with New Economic Foundation, Mama Health Poverty and Partnership, Middleton Cooperatives, and Our Agency for a stiving Greater Manchester.

We are part of the change that's coming.

Agatha's Space joined with Support and Action for Women’s Network (SAWN), and Ruth's Super Kitchen, Vcreation, and Jess Mother Nurture for a powerful community event, cooking traditional African village recipes over an open fire.

This was more than just preparing food; it was therapy and connection. Cooking over firewood connected us to nature and our ancestors, creating a safe space filled with laughter and shared stories. These moments are vital for breaking isolation, exchanging wisdom, and improving mental health for women. Together, we heal, we connect, and we create change.