WHO Belfast Healty City Awards 2021

The 9th annual Healthy City Awards took place virtually on Friday 10th December 2021. The awards, which are divided into three categories which reflect the current priorities of the WHO Healthy Cities Programme, looked for leading projects in the areas of Active Travel and Healthy Transport, Community Prosperity and Mental Wellbeing.

Active Travel & Healthy Transport

This award shone a light on the important work undertaken across Belfast to help change how we move around our communities and our city, demonstrating the health and wellbeing benefits which come from active travel – walking, cycling, running – and reducing reliance on cars.

Active Travel & Healthy Transport Winner

Ligoniel Healthy Living Centre for Legging it in Ligoniel
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Active Travel & Healthy Transport Highly Commended

Sustrans – Active Travel Hub
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Mental Wellbeing Category

This category looked for projects which have brought about better mental wellbeing outcomes, programmes which have developed physical and social activities that have worked across the community to engage and improve morale and wellbeing, particularly for hard to reach groups such as the elderly, where social isolation can have a disproportional impact, and children and young people.

Mental Wellbeing Category Winner

East Belfast Community Development Agency (EBCDA) How to be a Well Being programme
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Mental Wellbeing Category Highly Commended

TAMHI – Change Makers Schools in the Community
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Mental Wellbeing Category Highly Commended

Hope 4 Life NI – Uberheroes NI Programme
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Mental Wellbeing Category Highly Commended

Volunteer Now – Greater Shankill Senior Citizens Forum & West Belfast 50+ Forum
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Community Prosperity

The Community Prosperity award celebrates projects which have shown community leadership to build resilience, enhance wellbeing, increase health literacy and ensure that hard to reach sections of the community are supported

Community Prosperity Winner

Bosco Café and Bakery for their Bosco Café / Artillery Youth Group
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Community Prosperity Highly Commended

Aquinas Grammar School – My Dear Friend Letter Writing Project
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Community Prosperity Highly Commended

Autonomie – What Next? Programme
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Community Prosperity Highly Commended

Horsey Hill Action Group
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