2024 GSK IMPACT Award winners
Our congratulations go to the 10 charities that have won a 2024 GSK IMPACT Award for their outstanding contributions to improving the UK’s health and wellbeing. We are delighted to announce Ivison Trust is the 2024 overall winner.
The following organisations received a £40,000 donation, plus two places on a free training and development programme and an invitation to join the GSK IMPACT Awards Development Network with its programme of free meetings and events.
Overall winner – Ivison Trust a national charity based in Leeds supporting parents and carers whose children are being sexually and criminally exploited from outside the family. The charity was named overall winner of the 2024 GSK IMPACT Awards at an award ceremony at The King’s Fund on 16 May. As the overall winner, Ivison Trust will receive an additional £10,000 in funding.
The winners
The 10 winners of the 2024 GSK IMPACT Awards are:
Amma Birth Companions – a Glasgow-based charity working to improve pregnancy, birth and parenting experiences for individuals facing adversity, including women seeking asylum and refugees.
AWARE NI - the depression charity for Northern Ireland, offering support and education for people with depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder.
Care & Repair Cymru - helping vulnerable and disabled older people in Wales to live independently in their own homes.
Hamara Healthy Living Centre – working to reduce health inequalities and poverty in Leeds, particularly among people from ethnic minority backgrounds.
Ivison Trust – a national charity based in Leeds supporting parents and carers whose children are being sexually and criminally exploited from outside the family.
Open Door Charity – offering creative and accessible mental health and wellbeing support for young people across the Wirral and Merseyside.
Orchid Cancer Appeal - supporting men across the UK diagnosed with prostate, testicular or penile cancer and raising awareness of the signs and symptoms of these three male-specific cancers.
Rising Sun Domestic Violence and Abuse Service - supporting the recovery of survivors of domestic abuse across east Kent.
Together Co - alleviating loneliness to foster stronger, healthier communities in Brighton and Hove.
Wirral Multicultural Organisation – offering support to improve the health of people from ethnic minority backgrounds across the Borough of Wirral.
Runners up
The following organisations received a £4,000 donation.
GSK IMPACT Awards
Read more about the awards, how to apply and previous winners.
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