BEACON PRIZE 2008: OVERALL WINNER
BEACON PRIZE FOR COMMUNITY BUILDER
Kevin Jenkins OBE for his work with the children and young people of Newham through Community Links
Kevin Jenkins OBE has dedicated 31 years to placing children and young people at the heart of Newham’s regeneration. Directly delivering hundreds of projects through Community Links, this exceptional East Ender has also supported numerous additional local children and youth organisations and led youth strategies for Newham.
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BEACON PRIZE FOR CREATIVE GIVING 2008
Paul Barry-Walsh for setting up the Frederick’s Foundation which helps those disadvantaged to set up their own business
Paul Barry-Walsh has devoted enormous time, money, drive and inspiration to establish Fredericks Foundation, developing it into a highly respected and effective charity. Since 2001, Fredericks Foundation has enabled some 500 disadvantaged people to transform their lives, rebuilding their self respect and personal satisfaction, and becoming economically independent through self-employment.
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BEACON PRIZE FOR LEADERSHIP 2008
Dr Peter Carey for his work with the Cambodia Trust to achieve equal rights for disabled people in poverty
Peter Carey has made an exceptional contribution in co-founding the Cambodia Trust and leading its expansion across Cambodia into Timor Leste, Sri Lanka and Indonesia, making a positive impact on the lives of over 30,000 landmine survivors and other disadvantaged disabled people.
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BEACON PRIZE FOR NEW INITIATIVES 2008
Tom Henderson for setting up ShelterBox Trust to provide humanitarian aid worldwide for people displaced by natural and other disasters
Tom Henderson set up ShelterBox Trust to provide humanitarian aid worldwide in the form of shelter, warmth, dignity and comfort for people displaced by natural and other disasters. Tom Henderson & ShelterBox have helped an estimated 700,000-plus people in over 50 countries, responding to more than 67 different emergencies.
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BEACON PRIZE FOR YOUNG PHILANTHROPY 2008
Vikki George for setting up ‘Post Pals’, a website that invites people to make contact with a child with chronic illness
23 year old Vikki George and two friends are the founders of Post Pals, a website which invites people to send "happy post" to chronically ill children. She and fellow ME sufferers Kat Ramsey and Vicky Miles set up the site to put visitors in touch, via secure addresses, with children being treated for genetic conditions or chronic illness.
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BEACON SPECIAL PRIZE 2008
Richard Moore for founding Children in Crossfire which works towards the eradication of poverty
Richard has set a vision and an example which has become intrinsic to the peace process in Northern Ireland – truth, reconciliation and integration achieved primarily through practical projects involving children world wide.
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