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Social enterprise launches inspirational women card game

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Price £7.99, proceeds go to help homelessness people

A social enterprise that trains people who have experienced  homelessness to become walking tour guides has launched a new card game to celebrate International Women’s Day (8 March).

Invisible Cities, which has walking guides in Edinburgh, Glasgow Manchester and York, launched the cards featuring women from all corners of the UK, highlighting particular women and detailing why she is inspirational.  

Cards include women from the past and present, recognised for their talents in fields such as sports, politics, literature or activism. Famous women featured include Elsie Inglis, Jane Austen, Adele and Ada Lovelace.

The aim of the game is to highlight each is to increase awareness around their achievements while raising vital funds for Invisible Cities.   

Invisible cities CEO and Founder Zakia Moulaoui Guery said: “Through our tours, we want to represent women and discuss their achievements but also their place in society.

"It is important to create strong role models for children nowadays and I really believe games like this will support us in our mission to achieve this.  

“The whole team has worked very hard on choosing the women that they wanted to include in the game and curating a little story for each of them. The cards are also accompanied by a beautiful illustration from our friend Nicola Boon making them perfect for gifting to loved ones too.”