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It has been 10 years in the making.
Since launching in 2016 the London Dangoor Awards – formerly the London Faith and Belief Community Awards – have grown into a flagship annual celebration of London’s faith and belief communities, recognising grassroots projects that help make the city fairer, kinder and more inclusive.
The annual ceremony brings local unsung heroes from across the capital’s boroughs into the spotlight, each year awarding up to 40 projects with £500 to support their work across. The winners are nominated across several categories including interfaith relations, supporting women, promoting inclusion, health and wellbeing, schools and tackling poverty.
Each year has been different with communities and charities responding too changing landscapes. In 2020, F&BF recognised faith and belief community responses to the Covid-19 pandemic and in recent years have spotlighted efforts at supporting those worst affected by the Cost of Living Crisis.
In addition, over the years, the awards have recognised consistent and long lasting work Inspiring Youth, building Environmental Sustainability, and delivering Health & Wellbeing services demonstrating the breadth, depth and dedication of the faith and nonprofit sector to delivering essential societal and community needs.
10 years, 1000+ spotlighted projects, and 350 winners that have been awarded £175,000 to go towards their work over the last decade. This is nothing small. It shows us how deeply embedded faith and belief inspired charities are to the lives of so many Londoners, and a microcosm of how essential faith communities are across the country.
Numbers are only part of the story. The impact is best seen through the projects themselves.
Last year, the 2025 awards highlights included Gurseva’s Greener Spaces for All, which created green therapy spaces in West London and planted 120 trees. Food and Friendship was another winner – a women-led interfaith shared meal project supporting asylum-seeking families in temporary hotel accommodation. And Voice of Islam Radio, a volunteer-led station promoting respectful dialogue across faiths and beliefs, was recognised for building connection during polarised times.
In fact, there are so many projects to speak about. Just take a look at our 2023 and 2024 spotlight reels highlighting just 10% of the winners from the last few years! One of the standout stories from last year was a special project where three past award winners came together.
After connecting through the Awards, Project ImpACT, Salaam Peace and the Znaniye Foundation came together for an interfaith social action project, turning surplus food into more than 150 meals for local food banks and homeless shelters. It is a clear example of what the London Dangoor Awards can do: take grassroots faith-inspired social action, connect it and amplify it to deliver together what we never could alone.
With this year’s launch underway, the 10th anniversary looks ahead as much as back. The next 1,000 could begin with a community group, a faith-inspired project, or a charity close to home. WE want you
