Month: August 2024

SolarAid wins at the Charity Awards 2024

Stuart Mitchell

SolarAid is delighted to announce that it has taken the top prize in the International Aid & Development category at this year’s Charity Awards, the longest-running and most prestigious awards scheme in the charity sector. SolarAid was recognised for its Light a Village programme in Malawi, piloting the free installation of plug-and-play solar home energy systems in Kasakula, one of the country’s poorest and remotest communities. The charity have installed the systems in 4000 of Kasakula’s 7,500 households after finding that even the poorest families could generally afford to pay…

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Creation of the Julia Rausing Trust

Stuart Mitchell

The Julia Rausing Trust has recently been launched in memory of the late philanthropist Julia Rausing. The new Trust will see £100 million donated to UK charities and organisations in its first year, making it amongst the most significant philanthropic giving funds in the country. The Trust will be funding organisations and projects in three areas: Arts & Heritage; Health & Welfare; and Education. Julia Rausing was one of Britain’s leading philanthropists, driving her philanthropy through the Julia and Hans Rausing Trust for ten years. In that time the Trust…

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The PA Foundation publishes second annual report and announces £2m+ in grants towards STEM and skills education in 2023 

Stuart Mitchell

The PA Foundation has published its latest annual report, announcing that it distributed over £2 million of grant-based funding in 2023. This marks a doubling in funding from 2022, when The PA Foundation distributed over £1 million in its inaugural year. The funds targeted initiatives that increase access to opportunities for people in underserved communities or those facing societal, cultural, or financial barriers. In partnership with PA Consulting, the global innovation consultancy, the report highlights The PA Foundation’s activities to support and inspire these people, particularly those at a disadvantage,…

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PepsiCo Juntos Crecemos Celebrates Year Three of Jefa-Owned Campaign, Launches National “Jefa Hour” Movement to Recognize the Economic and Cultural Contributions of Latina Entrepreneurs

Stuart Mitchell

Latina small business owners are the embodiment of the modern-day American dream, ambitious and entrepreneurial. In celebration of National Latina Day, PepsiCo Juntos Crecemos (Together We Grow) launched year three of its signature Jefa-Owned (owned by a Latina boss) campaign to recognize the economic, cultural, and community contributions of Jefa-Owned businesses – particularly restaurants, bodegas and carnicerías (meat markets). The campaign aims to provide business-building resources, enhance business visibility, and build community for Latina entrepreneurs. In partnership with actress and philanthropist Stephanie Beatriz and the United States Hispanic Chamber of…

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New artwork honours legacy of trailblazing women medics

Stuart Mitchell

An intricate and innovative tapestry honouring the first women allowed to matriculate at a university in Britain has been unveiled at its long-term home in the city. Inspired by the past, looking to the future The colourful three-part artwork by Dovecot Studios is on public display at the University of Edinburgh’s Futures Institute – once the site of the city’s surgical hospital – in tribute to the women who enrolled to study medicine in 1869.  Dovecot Studios commissioned celebrated Scottish artist Christine Borland to design the tapestry, which took seven…

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