Londoners working to serve their communities and bring people from different backgrounds together were recognised at the London Faith & Belief Community Awards on Tuesday 27 November. 40 projects run by individuals and organisations, inspired by their faiths or beliefs to make a difference, were given awards for their work in areas ranging from inspiring youth and wellbeing to interfaith relations and inclusion.<\/p>\n
The Awards are an initiative of the Faith & Belief Forum, supported by Her Majesty\u2019s Lord Lieutenant of Greater London\u2019s Council on Faith. The Awards aim to shine a light on the great work done by ordinary people to make London a city where everyone belongs and feels welcome \u2013 work that often goes unrecognised. Each winning project is given \u00a3500 to further their work.<\/p>\n
The award ceremony at the Royal Society of Medicine brought together organisations and individuals from across London who work tirelessly in their local communities for harmony and inclusion. In addition to the 40 projects given awards, the achievements of several inspiring individuals were recognised, and the great work of a further 66 projects highlighted.<\/p>\n
Phil Champain, the Director of the Faith & Belief Forum:<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we are to truly extend the benefits of our city to all, then we need to ensure that all Londoners get fair access to services, we need to alleviate deprivation, reduce social tension and promote inclusion. The fact that so many relatively small and modest organisations made up of people of different faiths and non-religious beliefs collaborate to achieve these aims gives hope and inspiration.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Dr David Dangoor DL, Chair of Her Majesty\u2019s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London\u2019s Council on Faith:<\/p>\n \u201cThe London Faith & Belief Community Awards is a wonderful demonstration of what people motivated by their faith or belief can achieve for this city. By shining a light on their work, this event promotes and connects the unsung heroes of London\u2019s faith and belief communities. This event also gives them access to further support which may enhance their work and inspire others to take action.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Creative arts and the media<\/strong><\/p>\n Health and Wellbeing<\/strong><\/p>\n Inspiring Youth<\/strong><\/p>\n Interfaith Relations<\/strong><\/p>\n Improving access to services<\/strong><\/p>\n Peace and reconciliation<\/strong><\/p>\n Promoting inclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n Inspirational individuals<\/strong><\/p>\n Londoners working to serve their communities and bring people from different backgrounds together were recognised at the London Faith &<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":3171,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,83],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/faithbeliefforum.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3167"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/faithbeliefforum.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/faithbeliefforum.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faithbeliefforum.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faithbeliefforum.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3167"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/faithbeliefforum.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3167\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3384,"href":"https:\/\/faithbeliefforum.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3167\/revisions\/3384"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faithbeliefforum.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/faithbeliefforum.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faithbeliefforum.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faithbeliefforum.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
Full list of award-winners<\/h3>\n
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