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Donna, left, with artist Molly. A POLLOK ‘superwoman’ who worked tirelessly to support the vulnerable during Covid has been honoured with her very own street art mural. Donna Foote is one of only three women across the UK to be celebrated in Amazon Handmade’s #TheArtofMotherhood series, commissioned in time for Mother’s Day this Sunday. It aims to recognise those ‘mothering the nation’ by caring for their communities over the past 12 months. The 52-year-old, who has five children, was recognised for her work in founding Greater Pollok Services CIC, an organisation which offers food, prescriptions and mental health support for people living in Greater Pollok.
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Three women from across the UK have been honoured in hand-painted street art in celebration of their incredible efforts to care for their local communities over the past 12 months this International Women’s Day. The handcrafted murals, located in London, Glasgow and Cardiff, were commissioned by Amazon Handmade to celebrate those who have ‘mothered the nation’ through the pandemic and mark the launch of the new Mother’s Day storefront.
Amazon Handmade is recognising Donna Foote (52, Glasgow), Professor Alka Surajprakash Ahuja MBE (50, Cardiff) and Jonelle Awomoyi (22, London) who have each shown extraordinary care and kindness and worked tirelessly to uplift and support others.
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The NHS Wales Video Consulting Service has helped connect families with loved ones on Covid-19 intensive care wards. Photograph: fizkes/Getty Images/iStockphoto
Among the household names featured on the new year honours list, youâll find hundreds of key workers and community champions who stepped up during the pandemic and made a huge individual impact.
Here, we meet two of them: a child and adolescent psychiatrist and a pub general manager who, thanks to their innovative thinking, enriched the lives of those in their community â and beyond.
âMy colleague said I was making history, but I just laughedâ
âDuring the pandemic, people Zoomed, Skyped and connected with families digitally, so why canât we connect healthcare the same way,â asks consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist Prof Alka Surajprakash Ahuja, from Cardiff, who was awarded an MBE for her services to the NHS during Covid-19. Ah