MRANI 2026 Nomination & Awards

Celebrate Excellence at the MRANI Awards 2026 Nominate outstanding individuals and organisations making a difference in our community.

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2026 Nomination

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MRANI AWARDS WINNERS 2025

The awards, aim to celebrate the high-performing, diverse and exciting range of businesses that make up the further integration of minority business owners and contribute to the country’s economy.

MRANI is committed to recognizing, promoting and advocating for the rights , integration and wellbeing of ethnic minorities in Northern Ireland through Awards ,Events and initiatives that celebrate their achievements and contribution to the economy of the country and raise public awareness.

OUR VISION

To create an inclusive and diverse society in Northern Ireland where minority individuals from ethnic minority background are valued, respected and empowered.

Daniel Sanusi- Digital innovator

PhD researcher, innovater, and advocate focuesd on SI- Integrated actuarial models for the insurance industry as part of his PhD research

LOCATION: Belfast
CATEGORY: Digital Innovator
SOCIAL MEDIA: LINKEDLN

Namita Smith- Rising Star of the Year

Namita is an Assistant Manager in Data Analytics & AI at Ernst & Young (EY), and the founder of NAMiTA, a luxury Ayurvedic skincare brand rooted in self-love and natural wellness.

BUSINESS NAME: Beauty cosmetics and personal care (Namita)
CATEGORY:Raising Star of the Year- Under 25
SOCIAL MEDIA: INSTAGRAM

BBC NI- Inclusive Employer of the Year

CATEGORY:Inclusive Emoployer of the year

Excellence in Healthcare- Dr Ngozi Oketah ( Children Health Ireland)

Dr Oketah completed her paediatric residency training as a general paediatrician with the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland and was a clinical fellow at the University College London Hospital Department of adolescent Medicine. She obtained a Master’s in Public Health at the University of Brighton in 2020.

LOCATION: Ireland
CATEGORY:Excellence in Healthcare
SOCIAL MEDIA: LINKEDLN

Business person of the year- Yetunde Shaw

Is an award winnig Nigerian-British enturepreneur, chef, and hospitality leader based in belfast, northern ireland. she is best known as the founder and CEO of Yetunde Kitchen

LOCATION: Belfast
CATEGORY:Businessperson of the Year
SOCIAL MEDIA: INSTAGRAM

Tasheika Thompson- Excellence in hospitality

Excellence in hospitality

BUSINESS NAME: Taste Di Island catering
CATEGORY: Excellence in Hospitality

STEM Champion- Valeria Diaz Ramos ( BBC)

STEM champion

BUSINESS NAME : BBC
CATEGORY: STEM Champion of the Year (corporate)

Young Business person of the year - Teni Ogunkoya ( Tomma Cleaning Limited)

she starterd her own business Tomma Cleaning limted

BUSINESS NAME:Tomma Cleaning Limited
CATEGORY: young business person of year

Professor Raj Takur Sing - STEM Champion of the year (Community and School )

Professor in Pharmaceutics in the School of Pharmacy, Queen’s University Belfast. He has obtained his Ph. D. in Drug Delivery from School of Pharmacy, Queens University Belfast (2009), M.Sc in Pharmaceutical Sciences from University Science Malaysia (2006) and B.

BUSINESS NAME: Re- Vana Theraputics
CATEGORY: STEM Champion of the Year (community and School)
SOCIAL MEDIA: LINKEDLN

Siobhan Brown -Creative of the year

Siobhan Brown is a Belfast-based creative producer, vocalist, and radio presenter, renowned for establishing Northern Ireland’s first dedicated soul, jazz, and Gospel Music of Black Origin (MOBO) festival, the Soultrane Festival.

BUSINESS NAME: SOULTRANE FESTIVAL
CATEGORY: Creative of the year
SOCIAL MEDIA: LINKEDLN

Coumila Manjo- Diversity and inclusion advocate corporate ( BHSCT)

Diversity and inclusion adovocate corprate (BHSCT)

LOCATION: Belfast
BUSINESS NAME :Belfast Health Social Care Trust (BHSCT)
CATEGORY: Diversity & Inclusion Advocate (Coorporate)

Jacinta Gourley - Excellence in Fashion & Beauty

Jacinta Gourley is a fully qualified Reflexologist, Beauty & Massage Therapist with a passion for helping people to improve their health & well being.

BUSINESS NAME: Little Mama Health and Beauty
CATEGORY:Excellence in Fashion & Beauty
SOCIAL MEDIA: INSTAGRAM

Oladimeji Sodeke- Inclusive Educator

CATEGORY: Inclusive Educator of the Year
SOCIAL MEDIA: LINKEDLN

Stacy Aluebhose- Diversity & Inclusion Advocate ( community and School)

Stacey Aluebhosele is a Belfast-based community leader, holistic wellness practitioner, and creative who is known for her advocacy and dedication to intersectional support. She is the founder of Women of Colour Belfast, a grassroots organization that provides safe, empowering spaces for marginalized women to connect, learn, and grow through community events and skill-building initiatives.

LOCATION: Belfast
CATEGORY: Diversity & Inclusion Advocate ( community and School)

MRANI 2025 AWARDS CEREMONY!

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MRANI Free Membership Registration

– Discount on our annual Awards night dinner
– Free training session (business structure, legal advice, Accounting & Tax)
– Special discounts
– Annual conference
– Access to mentoring
– CV support, Career discussions and recruitment fair
– Other Networking events

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OUR Endorsers

Recognize & Celebrate with MRANI

Kate Nicholl MLA
Chair of All Party Group on Ethnic Minority

“I am delighted to support the inaugural of Minorities Recognition Awards NI. This is a chance to recognize and celebrate the important contribution by minority ethnic business owners and professionals, but it will also provide inspiration to those with an enterprising idea to start their own businesses. We must do what we can to ensure everyone in Northern Ireland, regardless of background or circumstances, have the opportunity to succeed”

Support MRANI

We are happy to be a collaborative Community for Organisations to exchange ideas, share advice and empower each other to create a working environment for all talent to thrive and succeed.

If you would like to discuss a potential partnership with MRANI,
please contact us via phone on 07436397783

The Minorities Recognition Awards NI (MRANI) is an initiative set up to recognize and celebrate excellence among Minority business in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland has a proud history of welcoming and integrating migrants from different parts of the world and these awards will also create a conducive atmosphere for migrant businesses and the local people to come together and celebrate the positive contribution of migrant businesses and Professionals to the community.

MRANI exists to effectively reduce bias and promote unity in the workplace, diversity must be celebrated. Fostering equality and cultural diversity is a major challenge that all of society is facing right now. Business, and more specifically people management, can play an important role in this regard by focusing on workplace diversity and inclusion policies and strategies. The existence of differences within a particular framework is called diversity. Ethnic, cultural, religious differences, and various other factors can all play a role in the workplace. The practice of ensuring that people with these differences feel a sense of connection and encouragement from the company is called inclusion. In the workplace, equality is about making sure people have equal opportunities, and equal pay and that their differences are accepted. It promotes a safe, secure, and inclusive workplace where people from diverse backgrounds can thrive.

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What we do?

Charity organisation based in Northern Ireland

Minority Recognition Awards NI is a charity organisation based organization in Northern Ireland engaged in showcasing the minority ethnic contribution to the economy of the country while showcasing their talents and bring together the whole community.

SUPPORT

Our aim is to understand and support the integration of young people, professionals, and business owners from ethnic minority communities by addressing the specific issues they face in the society and the workplace

INTEGRATE WHILE EDUCATING

To bring different communities together during workshops events, cultural events, and awards ceremonies.

INNOVATE

MRANI Encourages and supports new ideas and creativity that contribute to the Economy of the Country.

CELEBRATE

To embrace diversity, we will recognise and celebrate talents through MRANI Awards Ceremonies.

Why sponsor the MRANI Recognition Awards?

Our Organisation is a Company Limited by Guarantee and the aim is to help further integration of the Minority community in NI.
It will celebrate the exceptional performance and outstanding achievements professionals and business owners from the Minority Community in NI and empowers organisations with the necessary tools to attract, retain and progress their internal and talented employees from the Minority Ethnic.

This is in order to promote equality in different sectors and encourage the Minority community to show their talent and bring people together.

PROFILE

Raise your profile as an inclusive employer of choice for best talent in Northern Ireland all Ethnic included.

RECOGNISE

Show your organisation as a business that recognises and rewards talented employees.

SUCCESSES

Position your organisations as an active Ally promoting the successes of the MRANI and investing on Minorities Talent.

SPONSOR IN ACTION

Position your organisation as a ‘sponsor in action’ using its brand and soft-power as a force for good.

CONNECT

Opportunity to connect with over 200 individuals, business leaders and influencers, rising stars and senior Allies.

Testimonials

Working with MRANI for the past three months has brought me immense happiness and played an irreplaceable role in helping me gain valuable experiences that proved vital in my job search. I felt a profound sense of joy and pride as we worked together to support and highlight the contributions of ethnic minority communities in Northern Ireland.

Lina Chan

My journey of working alongside Diane and managing the MRANI website has been both joyful and educational. This experience pushed me to learn about WordPress development, a skill I have now added to my arsenal. I am grateful to MRANI for the opportunity to learn, connect, and contribute to the community in ways that would not have been possible on my own.

Nana Ankomah

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We are proud to announce that we have recently celebrated the first MRANI Awards for Ethnic Minority communitties in Northern Ireland . Nominations are now opened for the next Awards that will be celebrated on the 04/10/2024 at Titanic Belfast.

Checkout our video from the first ceremony below.