We truly and deeply believe this industry changes lives. But not only through the way we have profound impact on our clients and their confidence, but as a heavily female dominated industry, women working in and owning businesses in this industry we are also generating incomes that support our families and communities and give independence for women worldwide. “Transforming Beauty” is now part of my legacy to create life changing opportunities for girls within the beauty industry but who haven’t had the opportunity or support to do so.Â
Robyn McAlpine, SkintifiX and Skinside Out have partnered with a shelter in India that rescues girls from unspeakable circumstances, helping them create lives of success. Whilst supporting them through restoration, legal proceedings and reuniting them with their families, this shelter also endeavours to provide vocational training to help break the cycle and provide girls with employable skills.Â
Every treatment within our salon walls and every subscription from the Skinside Out Squad contributes and is connected to our benevolent charity, Transforming Beauty. We commit money from the profits of every single treatment and subscription to change the lives of beauty therapy students in India
What the future looks like
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Stage One
Equipping the training centre with much needed resources (massage tables, wax pots/wax, makeup chairs, shampoo basins, hair tools, mani/pedi equipment, facial equipment and products- all the trappings of a beauty teaching environment
COMPLETED MARCH 2024
Stage Two
Funding teacher wages, student transport and the replacement of daily consumables. Provide teacher support and develop resources and systems for teaching illiterate students.
Establish a Public Benevolent Institute to allow for the greater beauty industry to financially contribute to this project whilst having the reward of a tax deductible donation.
IN ACTION
Stage Three
Transformation Tours: Take and annual contingency of Beauty Therapists from Australia and Around the world to the Shelter to mentor and teach students and help them build confidence interacting with other beauty therapists. These tours will not only transform the experience of the students but also the lives of those who attend and mentor these special group of girls and women
SCHEDULED 2025
Stage Four
Establish a not for profit salon in India where students graduate and progress into a real life salon traineeship to learn salon experience, salon management and give them a strong foundation to continue in a career in the wider beauty industry.
FIVE YEAR GOAL
