Winners & Highly Commended

Congratulations to all our Winners and Highly Commended finalists of the Northern Ireland Hummingbird Awards 2025!

Your outstanding contributions to promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion within workplaces and communities across Northern Ireland are truly inspiring.


Allyship

Sponsored by

Winner

Nothing About Us Without Us,
Community Foundation for Northern Ireland

Highly Commended

Katie Matthews-Furphy,
The Mind Tribe UK


Community Project

Winner

‘In Our Shoes’,
Voicing the Void

Highly Commended

Black Box Projects,
The Black Box Trust


Diverse Employer

Winner

SSE Airtricity

Highly Commended

Northern Ireland Civil Service


Education for All

Sponsored by

Winner

Tor Bank Special School

Highly Commended

Orla McKeating,
Still I Rise Diversity Storytelling


Innovation in Accessibility

Sponsored by

Winner

Mude Clothing


Inspirational
Role Model

Sponsored by

Winner

Lauren Dempsey

Highly Commended

Jonah Atos & Anthony Sinclair


Marketing Campaign

Sponsored by

Winner

Life Better Connected, Translink

Highly Commended

Domestic and Sexual Abuse Does Not End at Home
…Making work a Safe Place
,
Northern Health and Social Care Trust


Sustainability Champion

Sponsored by

Winner

Hays Recruitment


Supporting Neurodiverse Talent

Winner

Fish City


Workplace
EDI Champion

Sponsored by

Winner

Dr Gift Sotonye-Frank,
Queen’s University Belfast