Launch of the Inspirational Women of Portsmouth 2022 Awards
Pamodzi celebrates inspirational stories and hosts the Inspirational Women of Portsmouth Awards.
On 11 March 2022 girls and women from all walks of life were celebrated at an Awards ceremony, organised by Pamodzi Creatives, at the Royal Maritime Hotel. Now in its fourth year, the event raised £1000 for the charity Endometriosis South Coast and is part of Portsmouth's annual celebration of International Women's Day. The event is unique in that it celebrates ‘Award recipients' and not 'winners'. Roni Edwards, founder of the event said: ‘Our Award recipients are not 'winners' in the traditional sense. We ask you to consider who inspires you though we are not necessarily celebrating the most elite performers, but those who make a positive impact to their respective communities. Behind every woman or girl is a tribe of people supporting her in different ways, so the award is the product of that whole tribe.’
A panel of Trailblazers - themselves a tribe of remarkable women at the forefront of their industries - shortlisted finalists from over 250 nominations sent in by members of the public between November 2021 and February 2021. These were then featured on social media prior to the event and highlighted on the night itself, with 15 awards presented in the fields of the Arts, Inspirational young women, Business, Health, Sports, Education & Community. Additional awards were presented for inspirational Elder as well as the Life Achievement Award received by Clare Martin, CEO of Pompey In The Community. The complete list of awards may be found on here.
The event, superbly hosted by The Fabulous Josh Breach and Kirstie Crout, also provided an opportunity for Portsmouth-based groups to creatively celebrate past Award recipients through poetry, dance, drama and also weight-lifting! This included the Cordelectra, Adult Urban Voice Group, The Young Creatives, The Box Portsmouth, The Neptune Girls, Resident Poet Elaine Hamilton and Amba Tremain.
The event would not be possible without the generous support of our Headline Sponsors The Middle Group, StartUp Disruptors and Liberty Photography, as well as Award Sponsors Portsmouth City Council, Biscoes Solicitors, KSM Telecom, Wheeler & Lai Chartered Surveyors, The Girls Network, STEMunity, Linguistica International and The Claire Marsh Foundation which gave a £200 sports grant to the Inspirational Young Woman in Sports recipient.
A film of the 2021 Award Event, hosted by The Fabulous Josh and Amba Tremain is available A film of the 2021 Award Event, hosted by The Fabulous Josh and Amba Tremain is available on our YouTube Channel. As part of these celebrations, The Fabulous Josh also facilitated group conversations with women and girls nominated for being inspirational, and the playlist for this is available here.
#Whoinspiresyou?
On 11 March 2022 girls and women from all walks of life were celebrated at an Awards ceremony, organised by Pamodzi Creatives, at the Royal Maritime Hotel. Now in its fourth year, the event raised £1000 for the charity Endometriosis South Coast and is part of Portsmouth's annual celebration of International Women's Day. The event is unique in that it celebrates ‘Award recipients' and not 'winners'. Roni Edwards, founder of the event said: ‘Our Award recipients are not 'winners' in the traditional sense. We ask you to consider who inspires you though we are not necessarily celebrating the most elite performers, but those who make a positive impact to their respective communities. Behind every woman or girl is a tribe of people supporting her in different ways, so the award is the product of that whole tribe.’
A panel of Trailblazers - themselves a tribe of remarkable women at the forefront of their industries - shortlisted finalists from over 250 nominations sent in by members of the public between November 2021 and February 2021. These were then featured on social media prior to the event and highlighted on the night itself, with 15 awards presented in the fields of the Arts, Inspirational young women, Business, Health, Sports, Education & Community. Additional awards were presented for inspirational Elder as well as the Life Achievement Award received by Clare Martin, CEO of Pompey In The Community. The complete list of awards may be found on here.
The event, superbly hosted by The Fabulous Josh Breach and Kirstie Crout, also provided an opportunity for Portsmouth-based groups to creatively celebrate past Award recipients through poetry, dance, drama and also weight-lifting! This included the Cordelectra, Adult Urban Voice Group, The Young Creatives, The Box Portsmouth, The Neptune Girls, Resident Poet Elaine Hamilton and Amba Tremain.
The event would not be possible without the generous support of our Headline Sponsors The Middle Group, StartUp Disruptors and Liberty Photography, as well as Award Sponsors Portsmouth City Council, Biscoes Solicitors, KSM Telecom, Wheeler & Lai Chartered Surveyors, The Girls Network, STEMunity, Linguistica International and The Claire Marsh Foundation which gave a £200 sports grant to the Inspirational Young Woman in Sports recipient.
A film of the 2021 Award Event, hosted by The Fabulous Josh and Amba Tremain is available A film of the 2021 Award Event, hosted by The Fabulous Josh and Amba Tremain is available on our YouTube Channel. As part of these celebrations, The Fabulous Josh also facilitated group conversations with women and girls nominated for being inspirational, and the playlist for this is available here.
#Whoinspiresyou?
Podcast interviews with some of the nominated Inspirational Women of Portsmouth is available on all major platforms as well as our Podbean Channel.
#Whoinspiresyou?
#Whoinspiresyou?
This project is supported by Shaping Portsmouth, Biscoes Solicitors, Red Events Worldwide and Express FM.
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