PLEDGE

At #Merky, we have always used our brand to elevate, support and amplify the issues and the voices of the black community. To continue and expand upon our activism and philanthropic work, #Merky Foundation pledges £10 million over 10 years, to organisations, charities & movements that are committed to fighting for racial equality, justice reform and black empowerment within the UK.

#Merky will forever remain devoted to improving and safeguarding the lives of those within the black community and this is just the beginning of our lifetime commitment to financially and wholeheartedly back these causes.

The uncomfortable truth that our country continuously fails to recognise and admit, is that black people in the UK have been at a constant disadvantage in every aspect of life - simply due to the colour of our skin. I’m lucky enough to be in the position I’m in and I’ve heard people often dismiss the idea of racism existing in Britain by saying “if the country’s so racist how have you become a success?!” and I reject that with this: I am not the UK’s shining example of what supposedly happens when a black person works hard. There are millions of us. We are not far and few. We have to fight against the odds of a racist system stacked against us and designed for us to fail from before we are even born. Black people have been playing on an uneven field for far too long and this pledge is a continuation in the fight to finally try and even it.

PROJECTS

WE'RE PROUD TO SUPPORT 30 NEW STORMZY SCHOLARS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

In a significant expansion, HSBC have pledged £2m to support a further 30 new Stormzy Scholarships at the University of Cambridge. Over the next 3 years, HSBC will fund 10 students per year, covering their tuition fees and maintenance grants. The 10 students will be in addition to the 2 currently funded by Stormzy, making it 12 students annually.

2021

#MERKY FOUNDATION x BLACK HEART FOUNDATION

#Merky Foundation donated £500,000 to the Black Heart Foundation’s ‘Each Day. Every Day’ campaign, launched in response to the Black Lives Matter movement. The Black Heart Scholarship programme supports young scholars from under represented and under resourced communities.

2020

STORMZY SCHOLARSHIP

Stormzy and #Merky launched the Stormzy Scholarship, funding x2 black students to go to the University of Cambridge. This scholarship pays for both tuition fees and a maintenance grant for the duration of each student’s course.

2018
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