Celebrating 35 years of ELBA

By Andrea Rannard-Lambert, Director of Account Management and Communication

This November, ELBA celebrates its 35^th anniversary. It doesn’t seem that long ago since we marked our 30^th, as I am sure many of you will remember.

Established in 1989, ELBA was originally named the East London Partnership, and was set up by a group of business leaders who were concerned about the levels of poverty and inequality in east London.

ELBA’s original focus was solely on the boroughs of Hackney, Newham and Tower Hamlets. Today we extend our reach to include the communities of Barking and Dagenham, Islington and Southwark too.

In ELBA’s first annual review, entitled the Inaugural Review (December 2000-May 2002), the organisation celebrated facilitating almost 2000 volunteers in its first 12 months. 500 of which participated in education mentoring and 686 in team challenge types of activities.

Annual Impact Digest 2023-24 shows the depth of our impact 35 years later.

Thank you for your continued support and investment in ELBA.