Fundraising

We have long supported Nova New Opportunities, a small, diverse charity with a big reach and novel approach to social change.

Nova is led by Director Lizzie Cho, known to many of you in the community as a Meyler Campbell Alumna and the first recipient of our John Stopford Scholarship. The families supported by Nova, very many of whom were victims of the Grenfell fire, are on the front-line of the current cost of living crisis.

Nova is now facing an urgent funding crisis. Long-term funding has reduced or paused, statutory funding has fallen, and demand for support continues to grow. The organisation has already made difficult cost savings, including staffing reductions, but still needs immediate support to keep services running while longer-term funding is secured.

To find out more information about Nova’s work and to links to their current fundraising can be please click here

We know how generous this community is and so we urge you to please support Nova’s important work

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You can also watch this short film, created from the words of people using Nova’s services in February 2026 and voiced by actors, which brings to life — with dignity and care — what Nova means to the people who rely on them.

Established in 2016, by one of our John Stopford Scholarship winners Lee Lawrence, the Cherry Groce Foundation demonstrates the profound impact of choosing peaceful solutions in the face of adversity, inspiring students to rise above aggression and embrace the transformative power of communication. 2025 marks the 40^th year Commemoration of the Cherry Groce incident and 1985 uprisings on 28^th September.

Through its educational programs, the Foundation empowers young minds to navigate conflicts with wisdom and empathy, equipping them with the tools to resolve disputes without resorting to violence.

Learn more about their mission here: Cherry Groce Foundation

If you’d like to help support this worthy cause, you can donate directly here. 

As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first gay pride in the UK, can you help make history repeat itself? In Nigeria, pride happens only in the mind of LGBTQI people who only dare to dream, but we want to change that, and we need your help. Being LGBTQI in Nigeria is a crime. While many LGBTQI people have been so bold in living their lives expressively, they have had to pay for it dearly. At the Bisi Alimi Foundation, their passion is to accelerate the social acceptance of LGBTQI people because they believe some history is worth repeating.

Will you help in making proactive impact in the lives of LGBTQI Nigerians by donating to the Bisi Alimi Foundation, here.

You can also watch Bisi Alimi speak with Tom Daley, in a recent BBC documentary to highlight not just the criminalisation of same Sex love within the Commonwealth, but the brutalisation of individuals on the basis of who they love. Watch here.