Welsh Charity
Awards 2022
The Welsh Charity Awards are back!
The Welsh Charity Awards, organised by WCVA, recognise and celebrate the fantastic contribution charities, community groups, not-for-profits and volunteers make to Wales by highlighting and championing the positive difference we can make to each other’s lives.
We are pleased to announce ITV Cymru Wales as the official media partner for the 2022 awards.
Congratulations to the 2022 winners of the Welsh Charity Awards
A huge congratulations to all the winners, and a big thank you to everyone that made a nomination for this year’s Welsh Charity Awards. The judges were blown away by all the amazing stories of the frankly incredible things people and organisations are doing in Wales, thank you for everything you do!
- Winners
Volunteer of the year (volunteers aged 26 or over) - sponsored by Keegan and Pennykid
Andrew Coppin
The Walking Men of Mid Wales
Awarded to Andrew for his extra special contribution to men’s mental health. With male suicide levels spiking in the Newtown and Welshpool area, Andrew decided to set up a walking and talking group to support vulnerable men. He has since started a mixed group, all of which is proving a lifeline to many people in his community
Young volunteer of the year (volunteers aged 25 or under) - sponsored by Hugh James
Rachel Joseph
Fair Treatment for the Women of Wales (FTWW)
Rachel was recognised for her passionate advocacy for fellow endometriosis patients and disabled and chronically ill women in Wales. She has made an amazing contribution to FTWW’s campaigning, harnessing her lived experience to improve access to women’s healthcare and menstrual wellbeing education in Wales.
Digital pioneers - sponsored by Salesforce
Innovate Trust won the award for their unique Insight app, which has made a huge difference to the lives of people with learning disabilities. Entirely free to access, it has broken new ground for the charity, increasing their engagement by 500% to 1,600 people in Wales and across the UK.
Wellbeing in Wales - sponsored by The Open University in Wales
Cariad Pet Therapy is radically transforming the mental wellbeing of a range of communities across south west Wales, and have plans to expand to north Wales by 2022/23.They offer life-changing support to communities through 70 therapy dog teams, pet food banks, an active inclusion employability project and 60 robot pets.
Organisation of the year - sponsored by The SCG Group
A truly outstanding organisation, the Urdd has achieved a huge amount in its centenary year, and has truly become a leading light for young people across Wales. Its much-lauded refugee work, benefiting 250 Ukrainians and 110 Afghans, is just the tip of the iceberg. Among its other many achievements, the charity offers £1 membership to children from low-income families (instead of £10), recorded its highest ever attendance at an Urdd Eisteddfod (in Denbighshire), and organised the first ever Wales-wide conference for women in sports.
Key dates for 2022
- Nominations open - 4 August 2022
- Closing date for nominations - 27 September 2022
- Winners receive notification - week commencing 10 October 2022
- Winner’s reception at ITV Cymru Wales Studios Cardiff - 22 November 2022
- Winners feature on ITV Cymru Wales news at 6pm during Welsh Charities Week - 21-25 November 2022
- Categories
You can nominate in five categories in the Welsh Charity Awards:
Volunteer of the year (volunteers aged 26 or over) - sponsored by Keegan and Pennykid
This award will go to an individual who stands out by making an extra special contribution to their community or environment through their volunteering. This may be the volunteer who leads and inspires others, or who goes ‘over and above to ‘get things done’, or it may be the one behind the scenes who seems to hold everything together. Either way, the focus will be on the positive difference that has been achieved, rather than on the amount or the length of time spent volunteering. The winning entry will demonstrate the change that results from an individual’s volunteering contribution which could be the impact of volunteering on beneficiaries, the community or environment or the impact on other volunteers or staff.
Young volunteer of the year (volunteers aged 25 or under) - sponsored by Hugh James
This award will go to an individual who stands out by making an extra special contribution to their community or environment through their volunteering. This may be the volunteer who leads and inspires others, or who goes ‘over and above to ‘get things done’, or it may be the one behind the scenes who seems to hold everything together. Either way, the focus will be on the positive difference that has been achieved, rather than on the amount or the length of time spent volunteering. The winning entry will demonstrate the change that results from an individual’s volunteering contribution which could be the impact of volunteering on beneficiaries, the community or environment or the impact on other volunteers or staff.
Digital pioneers - sponsored by Salesforce
This award will go to a group or organisation which has used digital in an innovative way to make a huge difference to people’s lives. The winning entry will demonstrate the change made to the lives of service users, and also the unique and pioneering nature of the service.
Wellbeing in Wales - sponsored by The Open University in Wales
Organisation of the year - sponsored by The SCG Group
This award will go to an outstanding organisation which has achieved a huge amount in the last year and is well respected and admired by others in the sector. The winning entry will demonstrate how it has achieved its objectives through innovation and highlight the positive impact it has had on its service users, changing lives for the better.
- Nominate
Submitting a nomination could not be easier. There are four simple steps:
- Read the rules thoroughly
- Select the category below in which you would like to make a nomination
- Complete the online nomination form.
- Submit your nomination to us (awards@wcva.cymru) by 5 pm on 27 September 2022
- Nominations must be received by 5 pm on 27 September 2022
- Only make one nomination per nomination form
- You may only nominate one nominee or group in each category
- Nominated organisations and groups must be based in or working in Wales
- Nominated volunteers must either live in Wales or undertake their volunteering work in Wales
- We welcome nominations for individuals and groups who volunteer abroad for an international organisation based in Wales
- Permission must be sought from the Chief Officer/ Director or Chair of the nominated organisation before a nomination is submitted
- Permission must be sought from the volunteer or group of volunteers before the nomination is submitted
- All answers must relate to recent activity (last two years)
- The judges’ decision on entries is final. The judges reserve the right not to make an award in any particular category if they feel that nominations are not suitable
- The nature of the awards presented is the decision of WCVA. No alternative prizes will be considered
- Details provided on the nomination form may be passed onto partner organisations and to the media for publicity purposes. If you are not willing for any information to be shared in this way or if you do not wish media organisations to contact the nominated organisation or the nominator, please let us know as soon as possible
- Sponsors
With special thanks to our valued sponsors for 2022:
- Judging
The Awards are judged by a panel of experts, each with different but relevant experience across several of the categories.
The judges assess the nominations against the criteria set out in the nomination forms.
Welsh Charity Awards judges for 2022:
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