Awards
Women’s CHAI Project Awards
Quality in Action Award
(The QiAA recognizes outstanding commitment to safeguarding, Quality Assurance and continuous Improvement-independent local seal of improvement from Action Together Oldham)
2025
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
Brilliant Partnership Award
Project won this award for their partnership project with Pennine trust Mental Health Champions work
2024
Trafford Awards
Best Women’s Community Group
The Women’s CHAI Project won this award for empowering and developing Women.
2024
British Muslim Heritage Centre Awards
Community Award for “Improving the Health of Vulnerable Communities and Tackling Health Inequalities”
Women’s CHAI Project won this award for tackling health inequalities
2022
POINT - Passion for Parents Award
Voluntary and Community Award
Women’s CHAI Project won this award for supporting and developing communities in Oldham
2019
The Oldham Mayors Appreciation Award
Women’s CHAI Project was awarded this in recognition of community work in Oldham
2018
The Community Award REEL CIC
The Women’s CHAI Project was awarded the Community Award for outstanding contribution to engage encourage and empower others in the community.
2018
The Asian English Awards
The Community Award
The Women’s CHAI Project was awarded the National Community Award- for female empowerment and development
2017
Womens Chai Project
Other Accolades
Highly commended / Nominations
The NEON Awards
Neon Widening Access Partnership Award Commendation
This was for CHAI’s work engaging communities in the parent Power Oldham Project
2021
Najma Khalid MBE
Founder - Women’s CHAI Project
Awards & Accolades
The Oldham Mayors Appreciation Award
Najma Khalid was awarded this in recognition of services and dedication to the local community through the work in the community of Oldham
2024
MBE (Member of the British Empire)
Najma Khalid MBE received this for her work in engaging, developing and empowering communities in Oldham
2022
Platinum Jubilee Torchbearer - Oldham Council
2022
Open University
Honorary Degree - Master of the University
Najma Khalid was awarded an Honorary degree- awarded for public service - developing women and work around Cohesion
2018
The Oldham Mayors Appreciation Award
Najma Khalid was awarded this in recognition of community work in Oldham
2018
Najma Khalid MBE
Other Accolades
Highly commended / Nominations
APNA NHS Awards
Najma Khalid received a certificate of merit for outstanding contribution in the voluntary or charity sector 2024
2024
British Muslim Awards
Muslim in the Community Category
Najma Khalid was runner up and highly commended
2024
HR Majesty The Queen’s Funeral 2022
Najma Khalid MBE was invited and attended HM the Queen’s state funeral.
2022
British Muslim Awards
Noor Inayat Khan Award "British Muslim Woman of the Year”
Najma Khalid received runner up Highly commended
2018
Invitation to Queens Garden Party
Najma Khalid was nominated by Oldham’s Lord Lieutenancy Committee, and attended the Queen’s Garden Party in May 2017 for all community work I’ve done
2017
Northern Power Women Awards
Entrepreneur of the year Nominee
Najma Khalid was nominated for entrepreneur of the year award
2017
Pride In Oldham Awards Nominee
In 2015 Najma Khalid was nominated for a Pride of Oldham Award her achievements in the community.
2015
