Hello!
Ni Hao!

I’m Jessie, the founder of Ayi.

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I grew up with a single mum working three jobs and putting herself through Uni. She did everything she could — but what I really needed was her, not a version stretched thin.

 

Now I’m an effective single parent myself, raising two daughters in a city with no real support. And like so many women, I’m carrying the full load: work, family, the entire domestic load. Our villages have disappeared. We’re doing it all. Holding up not just half but the whole sky. And it’s exhausting us.

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Ayi began years ago in Shanghai, where I was juggling a full-time career and motherhood. Hiring my Ayi changed everything — a warm, capable housekeeper who kept our home running so I could actually breathe, focus on the kids, my career and even remember myself again.

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When I moved back to the UK, I searched for that same support. It didn’t exist. Housekeeping here is either fragmented or reserved for the privileged few — not the women who needed it most. People like you and me. 

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So I built Ayi.

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Modern, warm, reliable home support that eases the mental and domestic load — so women can show up fully in their lives. Whether that means leading a company, baking the birthday cakes because you want to (not because you feel you need to), starting a side business, or simply getting a night of real rest.

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When women have real support, we rise.