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A Defining Moment at the Old Bailey

For many aspiring legal professionals, stepping into the Old Bailey is a milestone. Leadership programmes empowering youth development through mentorship played a critical role in Daliya Kadir’s journey, marking a turning point.

Through BelEve’s UK girls leadership programmes, she had the rare opportunity to attend a Women in Law Panel featuring Her Honour Judge Judy Khan KC and four senior female barristers. These leadership programmes empowering youth and providing mentorship opportunities are what fuel such transformative experiences.

As a young woman of color aspiring to law, the experience was deeply personal and profoundly affirming.

“This experience was both empowering and affirming.”

BelEve’s mission is to create spaces exactly like this: rooms where young women see themselves, believe in themselves, and grow into the leaders they are meant to be through comprehensive mentorship.

Lessons from Women Who Lead with Purpose

During the Women in Law panel, Daliya absorbed insights that will stay with her for life. Her top takeaways reflect core pillars of positive youth development for girls:

1. Sponsorship Matters

Aspiring lawyers aren’t alone; there are organisations, mentors, and champions whose leadership programmes focus on empowering youth development and who are willing to invest in their journeys.

2. Say Yes to Opportunities

Proactive learning is the pathway to leadership. And BelEve ensures girls get access to real, meaningful opportunities.

3. Confidence Is a Career Skill

Self-belief is vital in competitive fields like law. Through BelEve’s self-esteem and leadership workshops, girls learn to build confidence from the inside out.

4. Networking Is Essential

As she put it:

“Treat it like a job. Every connection is a potential door.”

BelEve reinforces this through mentorship programmes for teen girls and curated industry networking events, which are key components of leadership programmes empowering youth development mentorship.

5. Balance Is Vital

Leadership doesn’t mean burnout; girls need tools for wellbeing, boundaries, and mental health support through mentorship which is integral to leadership programmes empowering youth.

The Power of Representation

Seeing women who look like her, sound like her, and have walked similar paths deeply resonated with Daliya.

This is why BelEve intentionally amplifies representation across our programmes, including leadership programmes empowering youth development mentorship from law to finance to STEM mentorship for girls. Visibility fuels possibility.

A Renewed Sense of Purpose

After the event, Daliya didn’t just feel inspired. She felt prepared, empowered, and motivated.

“I left feeling more motivated than ever.”

The event strengthened her belief that she belongs in law and can thrive there.

BelEve’s girl-centred approach ensures mentees like Daliya gain practical education, mentoring, and leadership exposure, helping them stand confidently in competitive industries.

How BelEve Supports Girls Like Daliya

BelEve provides: ✔ leadership workshops ✔ mentoring programmes ✔ digital skills training ✔ girls mental health and wellbeing support ✔ career insight days ✔ community service projects for girls

These experiences create confident young leaders who understand both the world and their place in it.

A Community of Ambition

Daliya also celebrates the young women she met, girls like Laila, Acacia, and others walking parallel paths of ambition.

Sisterhood is built moment by moment, connection by connection. BelEve is where those connections begin.