Triangle Housing Association in Northern Ireland has received a prestigious accolade at the UCIT Social Enterprise NI Awards.

The company was named 'Best Housing Association' at the event in the Stormont Hotel in Belfast.

Triangle was recognised for the tremendous contribution the association makes to its local community and to the social enterprise sector in general.

A spokesperson for Triangle said: "This award reflects not only Triangle's traditional social enterprise achievements over many years, supporting more than 1,000 adults with a learning disability into employment, but also our more recent innovations in Social Enterprise.

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"Triangle introduced Participatory Budgeting to Northern Ireland in 2016, and has now successfully delivered this approach to community empowerment and decision making for the past two years. Triangle are currently working with local community and government organisations who are keen to learn from our experiences and to try Participatory Budgeting for themselves."

Colin Jess, Director of Social Enterprise NI said: "We have been overwhelmed by the interest in this years awards, with 300 guests attending, made up of social enterprises themselves, and also a large number of interested parties and stakeholders from the private, public and educational sectors along with a number of MLA's.

"It is great to see the passion, energy and enthusiasm within the room. More and more public and private sector organisations are keen, and willing, to understand the social enterprise business model."

(CD/LM)