CHARITY FOR RAPE VICTIMS HIGHLY COMMENDED IN INTERNATIONAL AWARD

Added: (Thu Feb 28 2002)

Pressbox (Press Release) - London, 28 February 2002 - The Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre (RASASC) is one of only ten charities to be highly commended and receive £1,000 in the GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) IMPACT Awards 2002.

RASASC based in Guildford, Surrey, which offers support to women and men who have suffered rape or sexual abuse has been commended for its service to the community.

The organisation tackles the repercussive symptoms such as anxiety, inability to trust and depression. Their services include a telephone helpline for victims, partners, families and close friends, as well as face to face counselling. RASASC has also been particularly successful in encouraging male victims to use their service.

The International IMPACT Awards, now in their fifth year, are run by GSK in partnership with the King’s Fund, a leading independent health charity. The awards reward small-to medium-sized registered charities with a proven track record in community health care. Ten UK charities receive £25,000 while ten highly commended projects receive £1000. The scheme is running concurrently with a sister initiative in Philadelphia, USA, which is the US headquarters of GlaxoSmithKline.

Claire Hitchcock, Director, Global Community Partnership, Europe and International, GlaxoSmithKline comments: “Once again we were impressed by the high standard of achievement by these small healthcare organisations. GlaxoSmithKline is dedicated to paying tribute to the commitment of these charities who make such a big difference to people’s lives despite the constraints of their size.”
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Editor’s notes
The international IMPACT Awards play a significant part in GSK’s Global Community Programme which aims to support the company’s commitment to improving the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer.

The acronym IMPACT derives from the criteria that winners must have demonstrated: Innovation, Management, Partnership, Achievement, Community Focus and Targeting Need.

In the UK GSK has a continuing programme of charitable activities, which places special emphasis on scientific education and medical research. In addition, GSK seeks to fund initiatives for improving healthcare in the UK and supports a variety of projects in the visual and performing arts, as well as the environment.

As one of the world’s leading research based pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, GSK is dedicated to delivering innovative medicines and products that help millions of people around the world live longer, healthier and happier lives.

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