Action for Sustainable Living is proud to be a winner in the 2008 Guardian Charity Awards, which showcase the innovation and excellence of small and medium-sized charities. AfSL was one of only 5 winners chosen from over 560 entrants.
AfSL receives a cash prize of £6,000, a new PC provided by Trams Ltd, a consultancy package from the National Council for Voluntary Organisations and a package of media services from Media Trust, which helps charities raise their profiles.
David Brindle, the Guardian's public services editor, who chaired the judging panel, said: "We found ourselves utterly in awe of what these five charities have achieved from the flimsiest of roots and with a fraction of the resources available to others."
Acknowledging how difficult it can be for smaller charities to raise money, keynote speaker at the awards and member of the judging panel, Sarah Brown, described today's winners as "leaders in their field".
Speaking of her own involvement with a number of charities she congratulated winners attending the event for the passion they brought to the work and their "unparalleled impatience" to do good."
Fellow judge and chief executive of NCVO, Stuart Etherington, praised the winners: "There was agreement among the judges. What was impressive was how these organisations were very focused not only on what they were doing but on where they were going. They all had a clear idea of how they would sustain what they were doing."
