Alisha Malhotra, in conjunction with One Kind Act and YUVA Unstoppable, is delighted to announce her Bright Start Scholarship Programme:'Five years ago, after suffering a stroke, I had to put my teaching career on hold. The work I did empowered children to stand on their own two feet. Five years on, I'm returning to education. In partnership with One Kind Act and Yuva Unstoppable, I'm launching Bright Start - An Educational Scholarship Programme to help some of the brightest but most marginalised children in India. Our 6-year programme of education, mentoring and support will help children from 15 years old, through to university and then their first job. This life-changing opportunity will not only help our little heroes but will provide a sustainable solution to helping their own communities in the long term. More than donating money, we are offering you an opportunity to adopt a child for six years. You can get to know them personally, help them grow and inspire them to dream……and together, we can build India's future leaders.' Alisha Malhotra The Cycle of PovertyThe Problem?  - Only up to 50% of India’s children go to school, of which 71% come from impoverished backgrounds but who invariably have to drop out of school by the age of 15Why? For reasons totally out of their control - their family poverty, child exploitation, forced marriages, poor teaching, lack of school meals…this sad list is endless. The Impact? This drop-out pattern means these children never get out of their poverty cycle and cannot aspire to dreams they are capable of fulfilling. The Solution? Alisha Malhotra Bright Start Scholarrship ProgrammeBright Start The Bright Start Scholarship Programme provides access to further education to the smartest children in India's most economically challenged families; children who are carefully selected by YUVA Unstoppable via a rigorous selection process that takes into consideration their academic ability and their social economic background (family income less £3,000 per annum). With your support of £1,500 (equivalent to only £250 per year) and a top up grant of up to £500 from One Kind Act and Yuva Unstoppable, we will be able to provide a child from 15 years old with 6 years of education, mentoring and support through university to their first job.Your donation will not be handed over to the beneficiary but will be handled by YUVA over the 6 years to pay for all educational expenses of admission to college, tuition fees, stationery, textbooks, college projects and field trips.And whilst your donation will be directly supporting the full educational needs of the child, our partnership will ensure that the families get any financial support they require to see through their child’s education.In addition to your donation, we offer you an opportunity to effectively adopt your child and get to know them personally through modern technology, mentor them to help them grow and inspire them to dream and realise their ambitions. You will be regularly appraised of their performance and achievements. Education is a human right and a public responsibility. Please help us to help to change the trajectory of the lives of talented children, to invest in a more sustainable future for them and to help them give back to their community in a way that simply was not possible before.How to Donate Sponsor a Child£1500 from your group of family or friends to sponsor a child for 6 years of further educationSelect Sponsor a Child aboveGeneral SupportAny smaller amount to help support ancillary costs of improving upon their educational experience.  Select General Support £20+ above. You can pledge more once you've selected this optionAbout YuvaPlease note that YUVA Unstoppable is a non-profit in India which has benefited over 1800 schools and 800,000 underprivileged children across 41 cities of India. They work with 100 top corporate companies (HDFC Bank, 3M, IBM, Google, SGS, Korn Ferry, Vedanta, Disney, Hexaware, Nomura Bank, HT Parekh Foundation, CAF, UNICEF, UnitedWay and many others) to transform government schools (better toilets, improved drinking water, scholarships, digital literacy, value-based training, etc.). KPMG audits financials and Deloitte reviews processes.About One Kind ActOne Kind Act Changes Communities and lives of others globally who suffer as a result of Poverty of Health, Nutrition and Education and may have Fallen Through The Net of the larger charities. Learn More here

One Kind Act are proud to announce our forthcoming event – LONDON LANDMARKS HALF MARATHON (LLHM 2021) - to be held on Sunday 23 May 2021. The LLHM usually celebrates London’s grand iconic landmarks, its quirky and hidden history and gems. However, following the global Covid-19 pandemic, LLHM 2021 will be re-themed to celebrate the grand, quirky and hidden landmark moments of 2020, shining a light on how we are coming together as a nation during this unprecedented time. LLHM will be honouring the key workers, re-creating some of the fun moments of lockdown life, and remembering the kind actions of neighbours.This charity run is a closed road, central London run and is the only half marathon to go through both the City of London and City of Westminster. Plans are well underway to deliver well thought out, flexible and responsive measures to ensure that LLHM 2021 will be a Covid-secure event, where the safety of the LLHM community comes first. Should you feel inspired to join in on this wonderful challenge of getting fit, making the most of the looming difficult Covid restrictions through the coming winter period, embracing the beautiful landmarks of London and most importantly, raising money for One Kind Act which can be used to help the destitute here in the UK and all around the world, then PLEASE CONTACT US at mona@onekindact.org.     We already have 8 out of 10 runners signed up to raise funds for One Kind Act!About One Kind ActOne Kind Act Changes Communities and lives of others globally who suffer as a result of Poverty of Health, Nutrition and Education and may have Fallen Through The Net of the larger charities. Learn More here

Orley Farm School is delighted to announce its forthcoming event, Christmas Appeal 2020: Dear Orley Farm community, Make a difference in someone’s life this Christmas! As Christmas approaches, we the OFA have been thinking about the challenges so many have faced over the last 6 to 8 months.  We have also reflected on the worthwhile work we have carried out as a community and especially the success of the Giving Grotto in recent years. With this 'giving' in mind and the desire to continue to instil this virtue in our children, this year we will support 3 outstanding causes:Buy a child a gift for Christmas In the past, our Giving Grotto has put a smile on the faces of many underprivileged children. So we see this as a continuation of this. • Therefore, donating as little as £10 would buy a child a Christmas present to open Christmas morning Provide Christmas homeless bagsThese bags will contain gloves, blankets, thermals etc as well as Christmas treats to make the season more bearable, while those without shelter continue to sleep outside during the darkest and coldest nights of the year. • Donating only £20 will provide these essentialsChristmas Food bags for families in need Providing festive food and essentials to the vulnerable elderly of our local community and also underprivileged families who would otherwise go without, in particular, during this time of goodwill to all. • £10 will achieve thisThank you for your extraordinary kindness in making a difference to these vulnerable pockets of our community. Please Donate (no amount is too small) Seasonal Greetings, Your OFA TeamAbout One Kind Act  One Kind Act Changes Communities and lives of others globally who suffer as a result of Poverty of Health, Nutrition and Education and may have Fallen Through The Net of the larger charities. Learn More here

One Kind Act are proud to announce the launch of their Christmas Appeal 2020 with immediate effect: Year-on-year, we at One Kind Act see financially burdened families and the homeless suffer hugely with the realities of food poverty. The Covid-19 pandemic has brought further misery to thousands more adults and children. As Christmas approaches, this hardship will be more acute. One Kind Act are looking to support various Causes, including LCK, OFFL & SWAT, that do amazing work to help make the festive season more bearable. Ensuring that there is some joy this festive period for some of the most deprived in our local community is our aim.... Firstly, we would like to continue to be able to buy small gifts for children. This, in the past, has given a great deal of pleasure to the communities’ children. Secondly, it would be lovely to be able to deliver Christmas food bags to enable vulnerable families to have additional festive foods in addition to their normal food bags.Finally, we would like to continue with our Christmas bag deliveries to the homeless. These bags contain gloves, blankets, thermals etc as well as Christmas treats to make the season more bearable… whilst they continue to try to survive on the streets of London through the harsh weather conditions of winter. Please support us to help these Causes. Please pledge here, as follows: £10 to buy a child a Christmas present £10 to buy & deliver a bag of festive foods to vulnerable families £20 to buy and deliver all the winter necessities to the homeless. Thank you for reading this and we hope you will be able to help us help others who have hit hard times, particularly as a result of the Covid-19 crisis. About One Kind ActOne Kind Act Changes Communities and lives of others globally who suffer as a result of Poverty of Health, Nutrition and Education and may have Fallen Through The Net of the larger charities. Learn More here

Zane and Kyzen Hosein are delighted to announce 'From Us to You''DetailsHi, we are Zane and Kyzen,Last year, we decided together with some friends, instead of spending money on giving each other Christmas presents, we decided to donate the money to the children and families who needed the help. This year we have decided between my brother and I, that we would like to extend this to other friends and family members. So instead of receiving a gift this Christmas we would like our friends and family to donate here and put a smile on someone else’s face who needs it more this year. Even if you don’t give us a Christmas present but want to donate, that would be amazing too!!!Thank you from both of us.About One Kind ActOne Kind Act Changes Communities and lives of others globally who suffer as a result of Poverty of Health, Nutrition and Education and may have Fallen Through The Net of the larger charities. Learn More here

One Kind Act are proud to announce a forthcoming event, The Wine & Chocolate Appreciation Charity Event, to be held in Singapore:  The Wine & Chocolate Appreciation Charity Event will be held on Thursday 10 December from 5.30pm to 6.40pm to raise funds In support of One Kind Act. At the Event, the American Club will be introducing an exclusive set of 3 different wines paired with 3 types of chocolates during the appreciation event. The event will be facilitated jointly by wine & chocolate specialists from The American Club & Marou Chocolate. One Kind Act is a UK registered charity that supports various Causes around the world. One such Cause is ABLE India Charitable Trust to which all raised funds from this Wine & Chocolate Appreciation Charity Event will be deployed to help towards providing education and care to girls in an orphanage in India. ABLE India Charitable Trust is an internationally registered non-profit organization that operates in the rural areas of Palwal and slums of Faridabad in India to facilitate education and healthcare for the grossly underprivileged strata of our society. From the time it was founded in 1993, the focus of ABLE Charities in the rural areas has been to serve poor women, especially widows, their children and orphans through affordable medical services. To date, One Kind Act have made grants to ABLE to:1) Help run an orphanage for poor needy girls who lost their parents by meeting some of the running cost of and regular expenses of food, residence, health and education for these girls, which is estimated at approx. £75 per child per month.2) Furnish a new shelter for orphan/slum children with beds, mattresses, fridges and furniture.3) Support cataract operations for up to 2000 poor old people to get their lost vision back and to prevent the onset of blindness due to lack of affordability and unavailabiilty of medical services.  The total cost of one cataract surgery is Rs.2500/-(approximately 27 pound). ABLE CHARITIES have target of doing 2000 cataract surgeries in 2018-19.4) Provide non-formal Education Project for children living in the slums of Faridabad, India where at least 1500 children in the age group of 6 to 14 years, of which 45% are girls, do not attend school and indulge in rag picking, work related to segregation / recycling of waste, etc.To all participants, please pledge your donation on this page. One Kind Act greatly value your support. Thank you.About One Kind ActOne Kind Act Changes Communities and lives of others globally who suffer as a result of Poverty of Health, Nutrition and Education and may have Fallen Through The Net of the larger charities. Learn More here

Zane and Kyzen Hosein are delighted to announce their forthcoming event, their 5K Gotham City Virtual Race:DetailsHi! We are Batman and Robin Aka Zane and Kyzen. Snacks readily available and food on the table every day. How truly fortune are we!  There are many families, here in the UK who, through these unprecedented times, don’t know where their next meal is coming from. Three months of being at home, home-schooling and no PE, Games or Team Activities to really get our heart racing or calories burning. Mum and dad always tell us and teach us to be Kind, Caring and Considerate. At school, our key values are the same.So when we were told about the Team Gotham charity run - we both did not hesitate to say yes!!  Now to train with mum (shhhhh) and get fitter after consuming all those snacks and give back to those who could do with a little help and a kind hand. Please help us make a difference in others’ lives - no donation is too small, as every donations makes a difference.  We will be doing the Gotham City Run during our summer holidays.Thank you so much in advance.Zane and Kyzen xxAbout One Kind ActOne Kind Act Changes Communities and lives of others globally who suffer as a result of Poverty of Health, Nutrition and Education and may have Fallen Through The Net of the larger charities. Learn More here

Olivia Lyons is delighted to announce her forthcoming event, her 5K Gotham City Virtual Race:DetailsHi everybody! My name is Olivia.During these challenging times for all of us I’ve realised how lucky I am! To have my mum and dad working and earning money, to have a nice garden where I can go and chill out, to have nice things I can play with is great,  but I know that not everybody is as lucky and with the pandemic many people have struggled.That’s why I have decided I want to take part in the Gotham City Virtual Race with my friends Zane and Kyzen to raise money for One Kind Act. My Dad tells me all about the great things One Kind Act do as a charity and he is also doing a lot longer run than me to raise money for them. My Dad is making me go running with him to train which is a little scary!!!!I’m hoping that by doing this run I can raise a lot of money for One Kind Act so they can help the people that need it and those that are not as lucky as I am.I am going to train and run the 5K in my summer holidays, and maybe with Zane and Kyzen which will make it more fun! Please help me raise money to help those less fortunate. No donation is too small and everything you donate will go towards making someone’s life just a little bit better. Olivia xx.About One Kind ActOne Kind Act Changes Communities and lives of others globally who suffer as a result of Poverty of Health, Nutrition and Education and may have Fallen Through The Net of the larger charities. Learn More here

Jaiden Kad is delighted to announce his forthcoming event, 5K Gotham City Virtual Race:DetailsHi Guys, My name is JaidenI have heard all about the wonderful work One Kind Act does for people who need help, especially during these crazy times with the Corona VirusMy mum tells me I am way too hyper, as I love to do somersaults on my trampoline and run around as much as possible and use up all my excess energy.   So when I found out that I could do this and help to raise much needed funds for people in need, it seemed absolutely perfect …That’s why I have decided I want to take part in the Gotham City Virtual Race to raise money for One Kind Act. I am going to train and run the 5K in my summer holidays and cant wait to get started.Please help me raise money to help those less fortunate; anything you can afford to donate will help …   Thanks so much for your support Jaiden xxAbout One Kind ActOne Kind Act Changes Communities and lives of others globally who suffer as a result of Poverty of Health, Nutrition and Education and may have Fallen Through The Net of the larger charities. Learn More here