Previous Winners
2023 Winners
1. Youth Awards
Young Achiever in Education – Youssouf Sacko
Young Achiever in the Community – Raja Hamza Arshad
2. Community Awards
Organisation – Taste of Africa North East
Individual – Liza Proskurnina
3. Business Awards
BME Business of the Year – Tapered Plus
BME Business person of the year – Jessica Gwaringa
4. Women of the Year
Shemanara Haq
5. Public Sector
Teesside University
6. Education Award
Michael Laidler – Acklam Grange School
7. Apprenticeship Awards
Individual – Aman Hussain
Organisation – Baltic Apprenticeship
8. Community Safety Award
Guru Nanak’s Free Kitchen
9. Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr Iftikhar Lone
2022 Winners
1. Youth Awards
Young Achiever in Education – Mandeep Kaur
Young Achiever in the Community – Ashlynn (Sisi) MacCarthy
2. Community Awards
Organisation -Thumara Centre
Individual – Bini Araia
3. Business Awards
BME Business of the Year – Moonrise 24hr Recruitment Ltd
BME Business person of the year – Sabrina Din
4. Women of the Year
Sahida Ditta
5. Public Sector
Stronger Communities Middlesbrough – Middlesbrough Council
6. Education Award
Individual – Sajid Abdullah
Organisation – Middlesbrough Community Learning
7. Apprenticeship Awards
Individual – Gopal Singh
Organisation – Northern Skills Group
8. Community Safety Award
Teeswide Safeguarding Adults Board
9. Lifetime Achievement Award
Satnam Singh
Winners 2021
Youth Individual Winner
Abraar Mahfooz
Youth Organisation Winner
Linx Youth Project
Community Individual Winner
Dr Yusuf Soni
Community Organisation Winner
Amal Project Teesside
Business person of the Year Winner
Imran Anwar
BME Business of the Year Winner
Nudl
Apprenticeship Individual Award Winner
Zain Alam
Apprenticeship Organisation Award Winner
North Star Housing Group
Woman of the year Winner
Sara Mirsalehi
Community Safety Award Winner
Yeama Susan Mansaray
Education Award
Radha Singh THE HOUSE OF RADHA
Community Safety Award Winner
Covid Champions Network [PHST] & Central Middlesbrough PCN
Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
Folasade Sangowawa
Winners 2019
YOUTH INDIVIDUAL AWARD
Sidrah Mohamed
YOUTH ORGANISATION AWARD
MFC Foundation
COMMUNITY INDIVIDUAL AWARD
Saliah Akhtar
COMMUNITY ORGANISATION AWARD
Halo Project
BME BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
Dil Se Weddings
BME BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR
Mike Racz
APPRENTICESHIP INDIVIDUAL AWARD
Arooj Amjad
APPRENTICESHIP ORGANISATION AWARD
Tees Valley Combined Authority
PUBLIC SECTOR AWARD
Positive Action Programme
BME WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Amanda Adeola
EDUCATION AWARD
Middlesbrough College Equality and Diversity Programme
COMMUNITY SAFETY AWARD
Stronger Communities Middlesbrough
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Imran Naeem
Winners 2018
YOUTH INDIVIDUAL AWARD
Sheryaar Mazhar
YOUTH ORGANISATION AWARD
TS1 Tees Valley Sport
COMMUNITY INDIVIDUAL AWARD
Oz Sadiq
COMMUNITY ORGANISATION AWARD
Friends of Ropner Park
COMMUNITY SAFETY AWARD
Cleveland Fire Support Network
INDIVIDUAL HEALTH & WELL-BEING AWARD
Shazia Noor
ORGANISATION OR CAMPAIGN HEALTH & WELL-BEING AWARD
Ageing Better Middlesbrough
BME BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
DRS Medispa
BME BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR
Apollo Ouedraogo
BME WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Rabina Sadiq
Education Award
Uzma Kazmi
Life Time Achievement
Parveen Mughal
Winners 2017/18
YOUTH INDIVIDUAL AWARD
Zakir Mahmoud
YOUTH ORGANISATION AWARD
Rebecca and Andrew Blackwood and Kader Rangers Football Club
COMMUNITY INDIVIDUAL AWARD
Junior Masandi
COMMUNITY ORGANISATION AWARD
One Ummah
COMMUNITY SAFETY AWARD
Amjid Khazir
BME BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
Boro Cars
BME BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR
Imran Ayoub
BME WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Asma Shaffi, Assistant Principal, Prior Pursglove College
Education Award
Acklam Grange School and Headteacher Andrea Crawshaw
Public Sector Award
Bill Williams, Arrival Medical Practice
Life Time Achievement
Ghafoor Hussain
Winners 2015
YOUTH INDIVIDUAL AWARD
Shabana Rafiq
YOUTH ORGANISATION AWARD
Middlesbrough Council’s Stronger Families Youth Team
COMMUNITY INDIVIDUAL AWARD
Laylah Ashour
COMMUNITY ORGANISATION AWARD
Investing in People and Culture
EDUCATION AWARD
Teacher Time
BME BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
Kashmir Food Stores
BME BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR
Riaz Hameed
BME WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Shazia Ghani
ORGANISATION OF THE YEAR
North East Procurement Ltd.
DIVERSITY CHAMPION OF THE YEAR
Nadeem Ahmed
PUBLIC SECTOR AWARD
Middlesbrough Mela Management Committee
Life Time Achievement
Mark White
Winners 2014
YOUTH INDIVIDUAL AWARD
Curtis Fleming
YOUTH ORGANISATION AWARD
Tuned-in!
COMMUNITY INDIVIDUAL AWARD
Heath Thsuma
COMMUNITY ORGANISATION AWARD
Open Door North East
EDUCATION AWARD
Acklam Whin Primary School
BME BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
Direct Line Supplies
BME BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR
Zulfiqar Rafiq
BME WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Anita Puri
ORGANISATION OF THE YEAR
Home Group
DIVERSITY CHAMPION OF THE YEAR
Nitin Shukla
PUBLIC SECTOR AWARD
The Ethnic Minority Achievement Team from Middlesbrough Council
Life Time Achievement
Perveen Ahmad
Winners 2013
YOUTH INDIVIDUAL AWARD
Sherry Iqbal
YOUTH ORGANISATION AWARD
Know Your Money Project
COMMUNITY INDIVIDUAL AWARD
Jean Michel Bomvoy
COMMUNITY ORGANISATION AWARD
CVFM Radio
EDUCATION AWARD
Teesside University
BME BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
Oxbridge Care Ltd.
BME BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR
Javid Majid
BME WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Kieran Smith
ORGANISATION OF THE YEAR
North Star Housing Group
DIVERSITY CHAMPION OF THE YEAR
Pam Walton
PUBLIC SECTOR AWARD
Redcar and Cleveland – Community Safety Partnership
Life Time Achievement
Zafar Uddin
Winners 2012
YOUTH INDIVIDUAL AWARD
Esa Alexander Henderson
YOUTH ORGANISATION AWARD
Safe in Tees Valley
COMMUNITY INDIVIDUAL AWARD
Bini Araia
COMMUNITY ORGANISATION AWARD
Regional Refugee Forum
EDUCATION AWARD
Acklam Grange School
BME BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
Chuhan & Singh
BME BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR
Raj Singh
BME WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Ruby Poppleton
ORGANISATION OF THE YEAR
Vela Group & Fabrick
DIVERSITY CHAMPION OF THE YEAR
Guru Naidoo
PUBLIC SECTOR AWARD
NHS Middlesbrough
Life Time Achievement
Kath Sainsbury
Winners 2011
YOUTH INDIVIDUAL AWARD
Junaid Iqbal
YOUTH ORGANISATION AWARD
Ormesby Hall Cricket Club
COMMUNITY INDIVIDUAL AWARD
Dr Mohammed Shafiq
COMMUNITY ORGANISATION AWARD
TeesFast FM Radio Ramadan
EDUCATION AWARD
Middlesbrough College
BME BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
Akbar’s
BME BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR
Nas Khan
BME WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Amanah Khalid
ORGANISATION OF THE YEAR
Erimus Housing
DIVERSITY CHAMPION OF THE YEAR
Ronnie Harris
PUBLIC SECTOR AWARD
Middlesbrough Council’s Community Regeneration Team
Life Time Achievement
Choon Dee Neoh
Winners 2010
YOUTH INDIVIDUAL AWARD
Imran Naeem
YOUTH ORGANISATION AWARD
North of England Refugee Service
COMMUNITY INDIVIDUAL AWARD
Sean Ridgeway
COMMUNITY ORGANISATION AWARD
Hope Foundation
BME BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
Interpreting Plus
BME BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR
Nassar Din
BME WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Sara Mirasalehi
ORGANISATION OF THE YEAR
Housing Hartlepool
DIVERSITY CHAMPION OF THE YEAR
Baby Cox
PUBLIC SECTOR AWARD
Kirklevington Grange Prison – TEG Team
Life Time Achievement
Dr Ashok Kumar