2025 Shortlisted Nominee
Community Organisation Award: Gender
Stow Inspire CIC is a women-led organisation based in East London, dedicated to empowering women from low-income and marginalised communities through employability, leadership, and confidence-building programmes. Founded in 2021 by women from Asian backgrounds, the organisation uses lived experience to shape culturally relevant, inclusive support. Key initiatives include the Shelter to Home programme, helping women transition from crisis to stability, and tailored leadership training designed to foster long-term financial independence. In 2024, they launched the Black & Asian Group Alliance, a collaborative network of 15 grassroots organisations working together to challenge systemic inequality. Their impact spans personal growth to policy change, empowering women to become community leaders and economic innovators. Through storytelling, advocacy, and events like their upcoming Multicultural Community Sports Day, Stow Inspire champions anti-racism, social cohesion, and collective resilience, building a more inclusive, just society led by those most affected by inequality.