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MTVH launches Molly Huggins Foundation

Stuart Mitchell

As she prepares to step down after 16 years as Chief Executive of MTVH, Geeta Nanda, OBE, warned that the cost-of-living crisis risks becoming the ‘new normal’ in many communities if urgent action isn’t taken. In response Geeta announced the launch of MTVH’s charity the Molly Huggins Foundation, named after MTVH’s founder, that will invest £75m in community impact projects over the next decade. The Foundation, working with local partners, will tackle food insecurity, debt issues, skills gaps, educational needs, health and wellbeing to break down barriers that hold communities…

Felix’s Multibank: new service led by The Felix Project will redistribute 400,000 surplus essentials donated by Amazon and other businesses to help 40,000 families in need across London

Stuart Mitchell

A new charity initiative launched in West London recently to donate more than 400,000 surplus essential goods to 40,000 families in need across the capital over the next 12 months. London’s first Multibank, ‘Felix’s Multibank’, is led by The Felix Project, with support from Amazon, former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, and the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. The service will help families experiencing poverty by providing essentials like toiletries, baby products, cleaning goods and bedding donated by Amazon, and other national and regional businesses. It is an expansion of…

High-Level Political Forum places women and girls at the heart of the 2030 Agenda

Stuart Mitchell

Women and girls around the world are facing significant threats, from wars and conflicts to devastating climate change, widening inequalities, and pushback on their human rights and freedoms.  These threats were at the top of the agenda of the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF), the main UN platform to assess progress towards achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This year’s forum opened on 8 July 2024 under the theme of “Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: the effective delivery of sustainable, resilient, and innovative…

ACNE and The Hygiene Bank tackle a social injustice

Stuart Mitchell

‘Hiding in Plain Sight’ was a winner in Ocean Outdoor’s annual Digital Creative Competition More than 4.2 million people in the UK are struggling with hygiene poverty, going without essential personal care products like toothpaste, shampoo, soap and sanitary items because they cannot afford them. As the cost of living crisis continues, grassroots charity The Hygiene Bank tackles this injustice in a powerful interactive Digital out-of-home (DOOH) campaign which addresses both the problem and the need for public donations. Called ‘Hiding in Plain Sight’, the idea was a winner in…

New research shows how outcomes contracts can save the NHS

Stuart Mitchell

New research released recently shows the unrivalled value that outcomes-based commissioning has in keeping UK citizens healthy and reducing strain on the National Health Service (NHS). The independent report, produced by ATQ Consultants for Better Society Capital, demonstrates that social outcomes contracts – a method of public service delivery which enables prevention – have created nearly £9 of public value for every £1 spent – saving the taxpayer £507 million in fiscal value alone. At a time where NHS resources are stretched and funding is stagnating, the UK’s leading social…