The Mary Seacole Trust has developed corporate and charity partnerships with a number of well known organisations, who have supported the work of the Trust in a number of its initiatives.
Frenkel Topping Group are a operate in a very specialist area of financial services, looking after people who’ve suffered life-changing injuries. They recognise that this sector is one of many in which there is work to be done to achieve real equality, diversity and inclusion and they are keen to work with the Mary Seacole Trust to raise awareness and implement change. As part of this commitment, they have sponsored the maintenance of the statue for 3 years.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity handles all donations to Guy’s, St Thomas’ and Evelina London hospitals and supports their fundraising efforts. An independent charitable foundation, it works with the NHS Foundation Trust and other partners to achieve radical, lasting change for people who live, work or are treated in Lambeth and Southwark.The initial grant for the work of the Mary Seacole Trust was gratefully received from the Guy’s & St Thomas’ Charity and without their support, the Trust would not have achieved what it has today.
The Florence Nightingale Museum celebrates the life and work of Florence Nightingale and has a collection of personal material, items relating to the Crimean War and nursing artefacts. Located within St Thomas’ Hospital, the museum was opened in 1989 and now forms a key part of London’s medical heritage.The museum proudly hosts the Mary Seacole Exhibit.
Black Cultural Archives is the only national heritage centre dedicated to collecting, preserving and celebrating the histories of African and Caribbean people in Britain.The BCA was a long term partner of the Mary Seacole Memorial Statue Appeal, supporting the cause for over a decade and happily remains a partner of the Mary Seacole Trust.
Bush & Company is a provider of specialist medico-legal and rehabilitation expertise to insurance companies and solicitors, working with people who have sustained serious or catastrophic injuries.Bush & Company were the Trust’s first Baton Holder and held an exciting calendar of fundraising events over 2017/18.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are among the UK’s busiest and most successful foundation trusts, with a long history of clinical excellence and high quality care. Their Trust comprises two of London’s best known teaching hospitals – St Thomas’ Hospital and Guy’s Hospital. It also includes Evelina London Children’s Hospital and both adult and children’s community services in Lambeth and Southwark.They are part of King’s Health Partners, one of only six academic health sciences centres in the UK.
The Mary Seacole statue, memorial plaque and exhibition, within the Florence Nightingale Museum, are all located in the grounds of St Thomas’ Hospital.
The Mary Seacole Foundation (Jamaica) was dormant for several years but was relaunched on International Women’s Day – 8 March 2020 – in partnership with the Mary Seacole Trust at a ceremony titled ‘Welcome Home Mary Seacole’, at the Institute of Jamaica in downtown Kingston.
The Foundation is seeking to resurrect Mary’s spirit and legacy in Jamaica and re-establish her as a recognisable model of compassion, adventure and enterprise.
The Florence Nightingale Foundation provides scholarships to nurses, midwives and other health professionals while serving as a living memorial of the work of Florence Nightingale.
The Mary Seacole Trust and Florence Nightingale Foundation are working in partnership to deliver the hugely successful Mary Seacole Awards. This new partnership will celebrate the achievements of nurses and midwives who follow in the footsteps of both Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole.
