Our Awards

The Charity Governance Awards (CGA) recognises charities that have adopted the highest standards of governance. An initiative of the Charity Council, the CGA aims to promote good governance in the charity sector by acknowledging the excellent work of charities, while inspiring others to emulate their best practices.

To recognise charities with good disclosure practices, the Charity Council has also introduced the Charity Transparency Awards in 2016. All charities that meet the qualifying standards in disclosure under the Charity Transparency Framework will receive the new Charity Transparency Awards. They will also be eligible for the CGA 2016. AWARE qualified as a candidate for the CGA by becoming a winner of the Charity Transparency Awards (CTA).

In 2015, Just Cause Asia, a social enterprise aimed at promoting excellence in the non-profit sector, considered 10 different women’s-focused organisations and ultimately recommended AWARE as one of its top four charities to donate to. Its conclusions were based on surveys of staff, volunteers, beneficiaries and partners, together with a review of finances and other key documents of each organisation. AWARE scored particularly highly in legal, governance and finance, mission and strategy, beneficiary and staff satisfaction and reputation.

In 2024, we achieved the CSA Cyber Essentials Mark. This accomplishment is a testament to AWARE’s collective dedication to maintaining a secure and robust digital environment. View our certification here.