Awards for Bridging Cultures

The Awards for Bridging Cultures (ABCs) gives local community groups a unique opportunity to highlight the work they do to promote bridges between different cultures and communities. 

Benefits to groups applying for the awards include an opportunity to attend a one day conference to promote their work and build links with other groups.  Winners of the awards for projects and schemes run by voluntary and community sector organisations will receive a trophy and cash prize.

2008 winners were:

The Shoreditch Trust’s Shoreditch Festival (International Village), encouraging local communities to share their culture through the arts.

The FolesHillfields Vision Project, supporting people to build bridges between communities through global citizenship, leadership and story telling projects.

Limeside and Clarkwell Linking Project, which encourages young and old people from two very different residential estates to meet and form friendships.

Funded by the Baring Foundation and run by the Institute of Community Cohesion (iCoCo), the 2009 ABCs has four categories:

• Projects and schemes run by voluntary and community sector organisations with annual income over £500,000.
• Projects and schemes run by voluntary or community sector organisations with annual income under £500 000.
• Volunteers or founders of voluntary or community sector organisations or projects
• Public and private sector organisations supporting intercultural schemes.

All entries have to demonstrate the impact that projects / schemes and volunteers / founders have had in promoting intercultural dialogue between different communities.

The deadline for applications is 14^th September 2009.  If you would like more information about the ABCs please contact Jennifer Tankard at awards@bridgingcultures.org.uk

Visit www.bridgingcultures.org.uk or call 024 7679 5768 for more information.