A selection of projects we fund - Page 12

Emma Wiggs

A highly successful Tokyo Games saw Emma Wiggs bag a gold and silver medal in the canoe sprint.

Reece Dunn

A bout of COVID, a fondness for Chinese food and injury couldn’t stop Reece Dunn’s swimming gold rush in Tokyo.

Gaz Choudhry

On the final day of competition at the Tokyo Paralympics there was time for one more British hero to take centre stage: Gaz Choudhry.

Ridley Road Stories

Ridley Road Stories is a two part street exhibition, presented by Future Hackney, documenting and celebrating the African and Caribbean locals on Ridley Road and Gillett Square in Dalston, London.

Maxwell Ayamba

Maxwell Ayamba is a countryside enthusiast and environmental champion who has connected hundreds of people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities with the outdoors.

Emily Jenkins

Emily Jenkins is founder of a therapeutic dance programme for women with cancer who is blazing a trail for community dance to boost physical and mental health.

Katherine Hughes

Katherine is a superstar volunteer who drove an ambitious bid to turn a former hospital into a vibrant community centre and has helped to keep all ages engaged during the pandemic.

Chris Sellar

Chris is a runner who lost his mother to suicide shortly after losing his father to cancer, and tackled his grief with sponsored runs for mental health and suicide prevention charities.

Mariama Sanneh

Mariama is a passionate young activist who uses creative media to address topics like sexism and racism, while providing support and training to her peers.

Neil & Andrew Simpson

19-year-old Neil Simpson made history by claiming Britain's first male Paralympic gold on snow, triumphing in the men's Super-G vision-impaired class, with 21-year-old brother Andrew on hand as his guide.

Jake Jarman

The 20-year-old has become a household name after his extraordinary exploits for Team England at Birmingham 2022, winning four gold medals to become the most successful English male gymnast at a single Commonwealth Games.

Olivia Breen

Sprinter Olivia Breen became the first female to win a track and field gold for Wales at the Commonwealth Games in 32 years after triumphing in the final of the T37/38 100 metres in Birmingham.