Our Commitment to Our Communities

children 1st: our official charity partner

By showing our commitment to Children 1st, we hope this support means we can make a real difference to the lives of children in need.
 
Children 1st is a national children’s charity, and it exists to prevent abuse and neglect, and to protect children and keep them safe from harm.
 
Since our partnership with the charity begun, staff have been involved in various fundraising activities including the Give the Gift Christmas appeal and collecting donations.

entrepreneurial scotland partnership

In 2021, we joined forces with Entrepreneurial Scotland as part of our commitment to supporting and growing talent and donated £10,000 to its fund the future campaign.
 
The funds will be used to increase the number of people who take part in Entrepreneurial Scotland’s programmes such as the Saltire Scholar internship programme and forms part of The NWH Group’s green action plan – a series of initiatives to support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
 
As an Ambassador for Entrepreneurial Scotland, we hosted a marketing intern during the summer through the world-class Saltire Scholar Programme. The internship provided a transformational opportunity for someone and focused on further developing our green action plan by looking at our carbon footprint and sustainable jobs.

Community Funding Initiative

In 2016, we announced our pledge to support local community projects, charities, sports sponsorships and other worthy causes.

We have provided funding to lots of local projects and groups including:

• Mayfield and Easthouses Community Group
• Middleton Family Day
• Newtongrange Gala Day
• Alternatives Dundee
• Alpha Boys Club
• Lothian’s Veterans Centre
• Woodburn Youth Project

youth recycling education programme

Here at NWH, we believe in taking learnings from the youth and regularly work with schools to educate young people about the importance of recycling. We have also run competitions with the school to design trade refuse vehicles and win prizes.