# Winners of 2024 GSK IMPACT Awards announced

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2024/03/05/winners-of-2024-gsk-impact-awards-announced/
- Published: 2024-03-05T09:47:29+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Ten UK charities have won this year’s GSK IMPACT Awards for their work improving
health and wellbeing in their communities. **

The ten winners were chosen from more than 500 charities.

Now in its 27th year, the [GSK IMPACT Awards](https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-analysis/projects/gsk/impact-awards)
are delivered in partnership with health and care charity The King’s Fund, and are
designed to recognise the work of small and medium-sized charities to improve health
and wellbeing in the UK.

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Winners will receive £40,000 in unrestricted funding as well as expert support and
leadership development provided by The King’s Fund.   

The ten 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.
 * 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.
 * Ivison Trust – a national charity based in Leeds supporting parents and carers
   whose children are being sexually and criminally exploited from outside the family.
 * 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.

All winners are invited to build on their success and take part in a tailored leadership
development programme run by The King’s Fund. Following this, they are invited to
join the GSK IMPACT Awards Network, a UK-wide network of nearly 120 previous award
winners. 

Lisa Weaks, Senior Associate at The King’s Fund, said:

> “It has possibly never been harder to be a leader of a community charity. Charities
> are facing the triple threat of falling donations, rising costs and increasing
> demand for their services. Despite this, our winning charities continue to find
> creative solutions to complex issues, identify where the need is greatest, and
> offer a much-needed safety net to the most vulnerable people and communities. 
> The determination and passion of their leadership is hugely impressive.
>  
> With health and care services under unprecedented pressure, and the nation’s health
> in a very poor state, the support provided to local communities by small and medium-
> sized charities like these has never been more crucial.”

Katie Pinnock, Director, UK Charitable Partnerships at GSK, added:

> “Every year we are inspired and humbled by the incredible work of the charities
> applying for a GSK IMPACT Award. With a record number of applications this year,
> the judges had a very difficult job selecting our outstanding ten final winners.
> The unrestricted financial contribution and highly sought after leadership and
> development opportunities offered by the GSK IMPACT Awards will give a valuable
> boost to these organisations and go some way to providing the support and recognition
> they deserve.”