Awards 2020 – Rotary Stratford

Award 2020

SHORTLIST & WINNERS
CEREMONY

Community Group of the Year

This award will honour the group that exemplifies what can be achieved when people work together with creativity and commitment to address the challenges they see around them or to seize the opportunity to do something differently in their local area. What marks a group out as special might be how much it has been able to achieve or the breadth of its activities. However, context is important and exceptional achievement may equally mean getting something small but successful off the ground in an area with multiple challenges or finding an innovative community-led solution to a longstanding local issue.

Finalists:

The Maryland Community Group

Let Us Communicate

Forest Gate Community Garden

Lola’s Homeless

Winner: Lola’s Homeless

Outstanding Business Community Partnership

Rotary supports investments in people and communities to alleviate poverty, creating measurable andenduring economic improvements in poor and underserved areas. We are seeking outstanding exemplars of business and community groups working in close collaboration to advance any of the seven areas of Rotary’s focus including an emphasis in enhancing impact and scale.Though the spectrum of business modelis not limited to social enterprises, this is of a particular interest within Rotary. However, business models based purely on profit which does not accrue back to the community or mission will also be considered for this category as long as benefits include the alleviation of poverty as well as creating measurable and enduring economic improvements.

Finalists:

All Women’s Network

Sew London project CIC

Good Hotel London

Winner: Good Hotel London

Outstanding Contribution to Community Cohesion

Rotary supports efforts related to peacebuilding and conflict prevention through initiatives that help transform conflict in our communities and around the world. We are seeking to recognise initiatives that cultivate peace, harmony and understanding thereby enhancing community cohesion within London. Diversity,inclusivity and tolerance are key characteristics of these initiatives. Examples of initiatives include but not limited to:

Enhancing the capacity of individuals and communities to transform conflict and build peace;

Training community members in peace education, peace leadership, as well as conflict prevention andresolution;

Providing services that help integrate vulnerable populations into society;

Improving dialogue and community relations to determine how best to manage resources.

The Maryland Community Group

Youth League International

Winner: PL84U AL-SUFFA

Outstanding Contribution to Health & Wellbeing

Rotary supports activities and training to improve healthcare services and systems to all communities. We are seeking to recognize initiatives that support activities that reduce the causes and effects of diseases including mental health and the detrimental effects of social isolation. We welcome projects that strengthen the health care system by improving access to and expanding medical services, providing medical equipment, or training health care personnel. Moreover, activities that advocate and remedy weaknesses in the current pandemic due to in availability of services at the point of need would be considered as well. Examples of initiatives to prevent and treat disease and support health include, not limited to:

Improving the capacity of local health care professionals;

Promoting disease prevention and treatment programs that:

limit the spread of communicable diseases and

reduce the incidence and effect of non-communicable diseases;

support maternal and child health;

Strengthening health care systems;

Providing clinical treatment and rehabilitation for physical disabilities and mental ailments;

East End Covid Network

Homeless Mission

Newham All Star Sports Academy (NASSA)

Winner: Newham All Star Sports Academy (NASSA)

Young Community Hero of the Year

It is a common refrain from community groups that they find it hard to engage young people in their work. It is an equally common refrain from young people that their voices aren’t heard enough as adults make decisions about their neighbourhood. When this divide can be bridged and young people are able to take a lead great things can happen. We want to showcase the work of these young leaders – young people (below the age of 24) who act as role models for their peers and have inspired or driven change in their area. They may have initiated projects with and for other young people or been particularly effective at bringing different generations together. They may have contributed new skills to your group or benefited from a personal journey of their own in terms of confidence and career development.

Finalists:

Simon Samaki Osagie

Speaker Box Street Party

Shanea Kerry Oldham

Your Life More Life

Winner: Shanea Kerry Oldham, Your Life More Life

Community Hero of the year

The award recognizes community heroes who have demonstrated exemplary humanitarian service consistent with British values, and who might otherwise go unrecognized. Our awards celebrate the power of collective action through the work of community groups. However, we know that great groups rely on inspirational people – those special individuals who have not just chosen to give their time to improve their neighbourhood but who have been able to motivate and support others to do likewise.

Finalists:

Lorraine Anne Tabone

Lola’s homeless

Lola’s homeless

Forest Gate Community Garden

Emdad Rahman, East End Covid Network

Winner: Emdad Rahman, East End Covid Network

Outstanding Initiative in Response to Covid 19 Pandemic

This award recognises Outstanding initiatives & projects in response to the COVID 19 pandemic.

Finalists:

Newham All Star Sports Academy (NASSA)

Singh Sabha London East Gurdwaras

Alternatives Trust East London

Winner: Alternatives Trust East London

Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Sustainability

Rotary supports activities that strengthen the conservation and protection of natural resources, advance environmental sustainability, and foster harmony between people and the environment. We are seeking to recognise initiatives that protect, preserve, and conserve the environment by:

Protecting and restoring land, coastal, marine, and freshwater resources;

Enhancing the capacity of communities and local governments to support natural resource management and conservation;

Supporting agro-ecology and sustainable agriculture, fishing, and aquaculture practices to improve ecological health;

Addressing the causes of climate change and climate disruption and supporting solutions to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases;

Strengthening the resilience of ecosystems and communities affected by climate change and climate disruption;

Supporting education to promote behaviours that protect the environment;

Advocating for the sustainable consumption of products and the environmentally sound management of by-products to build a more resource efficient economy;

Addressing environmental justice issues and environmental public health concerns;

The River Roding Trust

Forest Gate Community Garden

Winner: Forest Gate Community Garden

Outstanding Contribution to Improving Access to Services

Outstanding Contribution to Improving Access to Services

Finalists:

Let Us Communicate

Barking & Dagenham Progress Project

Thames Ward Community Project

Winner: Thames Ward Community Project

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