Street League visits Prime Minister
Shortly before the election, representatives from Street League were invited to 10 Downing Street to meet then Prime Minister Gordon Brown, as Street League is taking part in the 'Football for Hope Festival'. This Festival will showcase best practice in the field of Social Development through Football and is being held in unison with the FIFA World Cup Finals in July in South Africa. Mr Brown spent time talking to the young people involved and said: "It's great to see sport being used as a force for good."

WINNER: Street League wins Lambeth Business Award
Street League won the award for Best Social Enterprise at the third annual Lambeth Business Awards. These awards were developed to reward Lambeth's dynamic business community.

Pictured left: Chris Collins from Street League and Denise Leander from A4E

Camfed launches report on its successful governance model
Camfed has launched - in partnership with the global law firm Linklaters - the report "Camfed Governance: Accounting to the Girl".  This details Camfed's model of accounting to its clients - the girls and young women it supports in rural sub-saharan Africa. It also examines how good governance can bring about greater benefits to both beneficiaries and donors.

WINNER: Fairtrade Foundation wins Queen's Award for Enterprise
The Fairtrade Foundation has been given the Queen's Award for Enterprise in the Sustainable Development category. It was cited in the Queen's Award notification as 'making a tangible difference to the livelihood and quality of life of local communities within some of the world's poorest regions and is an outstanding demonstration of the benefit which sustainable consumerism has on communities across the globe.'

Fairtrade helps Kenyan farmers with launch of certified vegetables
The first Fairtrade-certified vegetables - green beans from Kenya - went on sale in May, creating new opportunities for hundreds of small-scale, impoverished Kenyan farmers.  This launch will help the farmers, who previously had been selling directly to a plantation, to make the leap to selling in their own right under Fairtrade terms, and so generating a greater income for themselves and their families.

Teens & Toddlers study shows its success in reducing teenage pregnancy
A Teens and Toddlers retrospective study reported that 97% of the vulnerable young people who have been through its programme did not report a pregnancy incident before the age of 18.  This compares to statistics suggesting that the teenage 'at risk' population has up to a 45% likelihood of pregnancy.

Home Secretary visits Blue Sky
Alan Johnson, the then Home Secretary, visited Blue Sky's team in Slough. He spent time talking to Blue Sky team members, and commented:  "You can just see the self-esteem and confidence beaming out of the Blue Sky team.  It's breaking down the barriers that stop them getting them back into society, and stopping them reoffending."

WINNER: Blue Sky wins at Charity Awards
The judges praised Blue Sky as 'very impressive' when they selected Blue Sky as the winner of the 'social care, welfare and religion' category at this year's Charity Awards. These awards recognise and celebrate excellence in the leadership and management of charities.

Picture above, from left: actress Lynda Bellingham, Steve Finn from Blue Sky and Andy Partington from Markel