Our awards

Our Ceibal en Inglés Primary programme in South America was the winner in the ’International Positive Social Impact' category at the 2020 British Expertise Awards. 

Ceibal en Inglés Primary is an international partnership with Plan Ceibal, created to overcome the challenge of teaching English to Uruguayan primary school children, who otherwise would not have the opportunity to learn because of a shortage of teachers. Using videoconferencing technology since 2012, the programme has transformed the lives of 80,000 primary school children in 550 schools across the country.

The Nigeria Justice for All (J4A) programme, funded by the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), aims to improve the capability, accountability and responsiveness of key organisations in the safety, security and justice sector. Working in collaboration with local civil society organisation, J4A has been credited with establishing Nigeria’s first Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs). These centres are crucial in bridging the gap between policing, medical and social work, providing victims of gender based violence with immediate and free emergency medical treatment, forensic medical examination by specially trained doctors and nurses, and crisis support by specially trained counsellors. 

The innovative Addressing Violence Against Women and Girls Through Football was also commended at the awards. This three-year pilot initiative, funded by DFID and delivered in partnership with the Premier League together with UK and Kenyan civil society organisations, seeks to reduce gender based violence by demonstrating that football is transformative in enabling women and girls to live free from violence and enhancing girls’ ability to claim their rights.

The Pyoe Pin programme, funded by DFID and the Swedish and Danish international development agencies, promotes inclusive, accountable and fair governance in Burma (Myanmar) to underpin a more open, prosperous and peaceful country. The programme’s ‘Strengthening the Rule of Law in Myanmar' project was shortlisted for the 2017 Bond Collaboration Award role in passing Burma’s first-ever Legal Aid Law.

The impact of the Ethiopia Civil Society Support Programme (CSSP) in the field of civil society strengthening was recognised at the 2016 British Expertise International Awards, where it won the award for ‘Best International Development Project (Non-Infrastructure).’ 

The CSSP, funded by DFID, Irish Aid, the Royal Norwegian Embassy, Embassy of Sweden, Embassy of the Netherlands and the Canadian International Development Agency, was held up as a shining example of effective and innovative capacity development programming. It was also recognised for supporting Ethiopia’s civil society and its contribution to the country’s national development, poverty reduction and advancement of good governance. 

Our Pyoe Pin programme in Burma (Myanmar) was the winner in the ’Outstanding International Development Project in a Fragile State’ category at the 2015 British Expertise Awards. 

Pyoe Pin is funded by DFID and the Swedish and Danish international development agencies. The award recognised the exemplary work of the programme as it continually strives to support social, political and economic inclusivity, and to build the capacity of civil society in the country to participate in key decision-making processes.