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Merseyside Women of The Year Awards
As the charity partner of the Merseyside Women of the Year (MWOTY) Awards, we were proud to once again take part in an event that has become a highlight of our annual calendar—and a firm team favourite.
The awards celebrate women who are making a meaningful difference across our region, sharing remarkable stories of leadership, resilience, and community impact.
As always, we produced a video spotlighting a Merseyside Women’s Fund grant recipient, helping attendees see the real-world difference their support makes.
Q&A with Nicola Carragher
This year, we were also joined by a special guest: Nicola Carragher, who took part in a Q&A with our CEO, Rae Brooke, discussing her inspiring journey to run all the major marathons and what drives her.
MWOTY Fundraising
Thanks to the generosity of everyone involved, MWOTY raised an incredible £4,776.28 for the Merseyside Women’s Fund.
These funds will go directly to women-led organisations supporting projects that empower women and girls.
In 2018 the Merseyside Women’s Fund was established by us after our national membership body, UK Community Foundations (UKCF), secured a record £3.4m award from the DCMS Tampon Scheme. We received £70,000 from the allocation to enable us to launch the new fund. Since then we’ve worked with local donors such as MWOTY to distribute over £324,000 helping more than 7800 women and girls.
Thank you and congratulations to the winners!
Congratulations to all the winners and nominees Andrea Newton , Ciiku N Sondergaard, Dr Rebecca Dobson, Gemma Gosling, Gillian Ashcroft, Hayley Smallman, Justine McLaughlin, Katie Bowater, Megan Kimmance, Mel Kelly, Paula Johnson, Professor Adetoro Adeyemi Adegoke (RN, RM, RNE, BSc, MSc, PhD, FRSPH, FFFI), Racheal Jones, Sharon Gregory-Wareing BCA, Steph Barney, Tamara Gilbert.
A big thank you to the event sponsors for their generous support, and to the brilliant event managers for organising such a meaningful and memorable celebration including FPC, McIver Scott Recruitment, Neo Community, ADDvanced Solutions Community Network, Investec Wealth & Investment UK, Auteur Media Limited , Morecrofts LLP, Merseyrail.
A heartfelt thank you to the Ellie and all of MWOTY team. Your continued support is helping us drive positive change for women and girls across Merseyside.
Find out more about the event here.