Young Ealing Foundation Awards 2023
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ON THE 6TH JULY 2023 THE SECOND ANNUAL YOUNG EALING FOUNDATION AWARDS TOOK PLACE AT EALING TOWN HALL. OVER 200 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE EVENT, INCLUDING LOCAL YOUNG PEOPLE, YOUTH WORKERS, COUNCILLORS, AND MPS.
The Mayor Cllr Hitesh Tailor opened the ceremony and the awards were co-hosted once again by one of our brilliant Ealing Young Champions, Lily Connolly-Woods and BBC Radio1XTra and Westside Radio’s Fee Mak.
We had a stellar line up of local talent who performed on the evening. Elevate Arts opened the show with their high-energy dance performance, followed by local rappers Corni and C2, as well as a piece of opera composed by local Univerity of West London attendee, Sofia Pan. Voices Singing School sang a medley of songs and the final performance was from the winner of the Overcoming Adversity Award, 11 year old, blind and diabetic Karan Jammu who performed his rendition of Miley Cyrus’ Flowers.
13 awards were presented in total – 6 for youth providers and 7 for young people.
The categories and winners were as follows:
Employability Project of the Year | Brentford FC Community Sports Trust |
Mental Wellbeing Project of the Year | Hammersmith, Fulham, Ealing and Hounslow Mid |
Physical Wellbeing Project of the Year | London Pulse Basketball Club |
Creative Project of the Year | Descendants |
Education Project of the Year | Education and Skills Development Group |
Disability Project of the Year | Westside Young People's Centre |
Youth Work Professional of the Year | Yara Mirdad, JE Delve |
Young Activist of the Year | Jennifer Abreu |
Young Creative leader of the Year | Shanika Hodge-Constantin |
Young Entrepreneur of the Year | Chanelle McPherson-Bradshaw |
Young Sports Leader of the Year | Rose Connolly Woods |
Young Volunteer of the Year | MVP Mentors at Greenford School |
Overcoming Adversity Award | Karan Jammu |
It was the event of the year for Ealing’s youth sector, an evening of celebration and emotions with Overcoming Adversity Award Winner Karan Jammu receiving a standing ovation.
Elly Heaton Virgo, CEO, Young Ealing Foundation said:
“The Young Ealing Foundation Awards is about celebrating the unsung heroes of our community. Young people and youth workers rarely get the recognition they deserve. Its clear from all of the nominees, winners and performers here tonight that Ealing, as a borough, is full of phenomenal young people, youth workers and youth projects all making a big impact in their local community. From overcoming adversity, to giving up their time to volunteer, we have inspirational people all around us and their voices and their stories need to be heard. We’re so proud to have brought so many people together tonight to showcase the fantastic talent we have in our borough. The YEF Awards is co-produced with our Ealing Young Champions, a group of local young people who want to influence local decision making and ensure young peoples voices in Ealing are heard. Together we’re making Ealing a great place for children and young people. “
Congratulations to all the nominees and winners and thank you to everyone who nominated.
Stay tuned for information on next year's awards.
