Raffle winners

Thank you to everyone who entered our Raise the roof raffle. The raffle was drawn on 5th June 2024, 9.30pm at AzuKo’s in-person event, Decade of impact.

We're pleased to announce the raffle winners:

• A Luton: Smart Birdbuddy feeder

• Adeola Otubusen: Swarovski jewellery

• Ajey Agarwal: Personalised 'Moments' photo frame

• Allan Green: Paddleboarding adventure for 2

• Ann & Jim: 2 tickets to We Out Here festival

• Anna-Maria Corey: Host a challenge party

• Aretha Ahunanya: Swarovski jewellery

• Beth Ashbridge: 1:1 motorbike training

• Claudia Carmona: Artwork, Windows of the City

• Dulcie Daly: Online cooking class for 2

• Elyse Howell-Price: Picnic basket – Art, wine & nibbles

• George Richards: 2 tickets to The Rio cinema

• Hannah Sen: Space NK beauty box

• Helen Antonelli: Luxury hamper – Gourmet picnic

• Isha Sran: The Paw-fect dog bundle

• Jasbir Kular: 2 tickets to FORWARDS festival

• Jasmine Janda: Artwork, Beauty of Bangladesh 11

• Jennie Chinembiri: 'Bottomless Brunch' cooking class

• Jim Brown: Go-karting race

• Joanna Asia Grzybowska: Swarovski jewellery

• Justin Brown: Artwork, Essence of Nature 1, Vol-1

• Lucie Murray: Annual membership to the Design Museum

• Myrto Skreta-Krikou: Craft beer experience for 2

• Ria Mcmillan: Online cooking class for 2

• Ruth French: 1-to-1 session with an Architect

• Sapna Chavda: 'Grow your own' hamper

• Shaun Rahman-Corey: Afternoon tea for 2, at Pan Pacific London

• Sheenagh Mann: Limited edition print of Bangladesh National Parliament Building

• Stephen A: Afternoon tea for 2, at The Stafford

• Wendy Lea: Swarovski jewellery

We will be contacting all the winners directly to arrange prize delivery. Congratulations, and thank you for supporting AzuKo!

A special thank you to our raffle prize donors: Amazing Co, Andrea Deng, The Avenue Cookery School, Back of Beyond Adventures, The Design Museum, Experience Days, Forwards Festival, Inkifi, RAPID, Real Seeds, Rio Cinema, Marshalls Garden, native north architects, Pan Pacific London, School of Wok, SpaceNK, Team Sport, The Stafford London, Vital Seeds, We Out Here Festival… and anonymous donors.

Want to learn how to co-design?

UPDATE: This course is now full.

Join us if you want to design more ethically and more collaboratively.

On 9 and 10 March 2024 we’re running Designing with dignity: Co-design essentials. This hands-on, weekend course provides an introduction to co-design, and the ethical principles that underpin it. Participants will live/learn/design together at the historic Silverton Park Stables in Devon, UK.

A year in review

2023, what a year! We’ve been working to reach even more families living in housing poverty – delivering design and construction training, providing housing advice, and scaling up our building work. Here are a few memorable moments:

JANUARY

Kicked off our a project to build decent toilets for families without. We’re working across Rangpur division in Bangladesh, which has the highest rate of open defecation.

FEBRUARY

Collaborated with Engineers Without Borders UK to deliver ‘Reshaping Engineering’ virtual design challenge, for the 3rd year running. We’ll be setting engineers a new challenge in 2024 →

MARCH

Delivered our Designing with dignity course in Abergavenny, rural Wales. This hands-on course inspires students to design more ethically and collaboratively. Join our next cohort in Devon, UK on 9 and 10 March →

APRIL

Milestone: We have raised over half a million pounds since AzuKo began in 2014 – to help end housing poverty. If you believe in building a fairer world, please consider a regular monthly gift →

“I think this journey is going to be one of the most memorable journeys of my life. I’m not going to ever forget it.”

— Maharoof (student, UK)

MAY

Welcomed four new trustees – Jakhya, Jeff, Ray and Emma – to the team. They bring expertise in social impact, finance, sustainability and engineering.

JUNE

Trustee, Jakhya visited our projects in northwest Bangladesh, connecting with the women we work with and listening to their ideas for change. Read about her trip →

“There are so many benefits [of this toilet]. My girls can easily access it. It’s private and safe... It’s ours.”

— Tithi (Bangladesh)

JULY

Word spreads about our women’s savings groups, which offer access to low-interest loans for housing improvements. Regular finance workshops began in summer.

AUGUST

Analysed feedback about building healthy kitchens. Floor upgrades are seen as the most impactful, not only for health, but also saving time due to reduced maintenance. Hear from Sumita →

SEPTEMBER

Jess and Darren took on Swim Serpentine, the two-mile open water challenge around the world-famous lake, in London's Hyde Park. They raised over £600. Set yourself the challenge of a lifetime, in aid of AzuKo →

OCTOBER

Led the next stage of consultation, to support the community of South Woodford create a vision of development. We built a digital platform to drill down into their ideas for greenspace, public space, sustainable infrastructure, and amenities.

“We lack one central multipurpose inclusive space that serves all ages and communities.”

— Resident (South Woodford, UK)

NOVEMBER

Launched our Big Give fundraising campaign, raising over £20k to build more toilets in 2024. Thank you to everyone who donated to our appeal – we couldn’t do it without you!

DECEMBER

Won the Gender Just Climate Solutions Award, at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 28). The award recognises our contribution to gender equality and climate justice, by training women in construction.

With the New Year, comes renewed energy.

Get in touch if you’d like to make a difference in 2024.