One Kind Act announce the launch of our COVID-19 Relief Fund with immediate effect: COVID-19 RELIEF FUNDUpdate 6  8 October 2020Through continuing donations of our kind Supporters, this outstanding amount as displayed on this page has been raised to date for the COVID-19 Relief Fund. Therefore, the following further grants have been made to help with the continuing crisis of food poverty during this COVID-19 pandemic.London Kitchen Community (LCK): £6,000 (which includes £500 from funds received from Lloyds Bank Foundation under their Staff Matched Giving scheme for COVID-19) Organising Food For London (OFFL): £5,000Update 5  3 July 2020Through continuing donations of our kind Supporters, this outstanding amount as displayed on this page has been raised to date for the COVID-19 Relief Fund and a further £1000 has been granted to LCK to help with the continuing crisis of food poverty during this COVID-19 pandemic.Update 4  9 June 2020Through continuing donations of our kind Supporters, this outstanding amount as displayed on this page has been raised to date for the COVID-19 Relief Fund. OKA extend our thanks to:Children’s Hunger Relief Fund (CHRF),  a Sri-Lanka based charity we support, for their very kind donation of £2000 made from their charity reserves. This money has been granted in equal shares of £1000 to a) World Child Cancer to help towards mitigating the impact of Covid 19 in Bangldesh. This will be done through reducing exposure of health care staff to infection, purchasing personal protective equipment (PPE) for them, educating parents so that they know how to protect them b) Your One Wish, a small charity that is preparing and distributing essential family food packs for children and families who are relying heavily on school vouchers which is minimal for making ends meet whilst the children are home for meals all day, everyday during this COVID-19 crisis. Karun Soni for donating his artwork to raise monies for LCK. OKA have matched this and have made a further grant of £400 to LCK to help with the continuing crisis of food poverty during this COVID-19 pandemic.   Update 3 23 May 2020Through continuing donations of our kind Supporters, this outstanding amount as displayed on this page has been raised to date for the COVID-19 Relief Fund. OKA continue to support the three charities providing the invaluable and selfless on-the-ground work required to keep the homeless and the vulnerable alive during this Covid crisis.  As a result of specific donations made by individuals, OKA have made further urgently-needed grants to:  Organising Food For London (OFFL): £2008 in total to continue helping them to purchase long life provisions and fresh fruit and vegetables. OKA wish to thank a) Children’s Hunger Relief Fund (CHRF),  a Sri-Lanka based charity we support, for their very kind donation of £1008 made from their charity reserves and b) OKA Associate, Ritu Soni for her kind donation of £500 in memory of her parents and which has been matched by OKA to £1000. London Community Kitchen (LCK): £1350 in total to continue helping them towards providing the hundreds of food parcels and local community cafe they provide for the vulnerable, homeless and the marginalised people of our Harrow community. OKA wish to thank a) one of our regular supporters for her donation of £350 on behalf of charity the Rudy A Menon Foundation (www.rudyamenon.org) and b) OKA Associate,  Ritu Soni for her kind donation of £500 in memory of her parents and which has been matched by OKA to £1000. PLEASE DONATE HERE TO HELP US HELP OTHERS.  Update 2 25 April 2020Through continuing donations of our kind Supporters, this outstanding amount as displayed on this page has been raised to date for the COVID-19 Relief Fund. As mentioned in Update 1 below, OKA are reaching out to other well-deserving Causes here in the UK and abroad to see how we can help them help others during this crucial lock-down period of the pandemic. As a result, OKA have made another urgently-needed grant as follows: 1. Organising Food For London (OFFL):  £6120 in total to purchase long life food and drinks and fresh fruit and vegetables for 220 homeless people being sheltered across 3 hostels and provided over 9 separate deliveries (totalling 1980 food parcels in all) and for 4 hubs set up to meet the food needs of 100 elderly and vulnerable families in the Harrow and Haringey districts of London, provided over 7 deliveries (totalling 700 food parcels in all). OKA wish to thank OKA Associate, Neena Koshal and her friends and family members who have made kind donations to the sum of £702 to help towards the fund for supporting OFFL to buy these urgently needed provisions.   Please also note Prideview Group have directed some (£7,000) of the funds raised at last year's Prideview Cricket Challenge Cup Day to the Covid-19 Relief Fund, which has helped One Kind Act to make this grant to OFFL. PLEASE DONATE HERE TO HELP US HELP OTHERS.  Update 1 20 April 2020Through the kind donations of our Supporters, over £3600 has been raised to date for the COVID-19 Relief Fund. OKA have matched this amount and so far have made desperately needed grants to the following amazing voluntary organisations (see below under Details for further details).1. London Community Kitchen: £3500 to purchase long life food products, PPE and packaging for the distribution of food to residents defined as vulnerable in the Harrow area 2. NishkamSWAT: £3750 to provide meals directly to our brave NHS workers who constantly are risking their lives to help the very vulnerable and sick within hospitals.                                                                     OKA are reaching out to other hands-on voluntary groups here in the UK and other Causes around the world that are dealing with the challenges of COVID-19 to help in any way we can during this crisis and will be deploying further funds imminently. PLEASE DONATE HERE TO HELP US HELP OTHERS.   DetailsOne Kind Act hope that you and all your family are well and staying safe in view of all that is happening around the world. It’s a hugely uncertain time globally, with closures everywhere affecting everyone. So many of our plans have been disrupted, leaving us frustrated and disappointed. But more sadly, so many people’s lives are now so adversely affected by the economic aftermath of all closures. Impoverished people already experiencing serious hardships are now even more vulnerable to the threat of Covid-19, along with the elderly and people with serious health issues.One Kind Act are very clear, we HAVE to help in any way we can. So, One Kind are launching a COVID-19 Relief Fund with immediate effect.  At the outset, we are teaming up with two trustworthy UK Causes we already support who we knew would step up to this crisis. You’ll see below what measures these Causes have already taken to help the local communities. And going forward, we may well identify other Causes doing similar work whom we will want to support after necessary due diligence. It is with our best intention that all monies raised through this Relief Fund will be used as intended, either through provision of food or meeting other needs. NishkamSWATAs well as the normal regular feeding of the homeless, NishkamSWAT will be providing a FREE MOBILE LANGAR SERVICE at this crucial time of need for over 65-year olds in isolation. They will be taking all the necessary health and safety precautions to make sure they run a safe service to bring food to their doorstep. They have sent out an appeal to all their communities to identify these vulnerable people who would benefit from this service.   NishkamSWAT have also got involved in providing meals directly our brave NHS workers who constantly are risking their lives to help the very vulnerable and sick within hospitals. Their Free Mobile Langar Service has served over 3000 meals so far to NHS staff at these following hospitals;  Chelsea & Westminster, Royal Free, West Middlesex, Ealing, Hillingdon & Northwick Park. Their needs are increasing day by day as most canteens are closed. The staff work long hours on the frontline and risk their lives for our safety.  The grant will go a long way towards providing regular meals for the staff. LONDON COMMUNITY KITCHEN (formerly known as THE REAL JUNK FOOD PROJECT) London Community Kitchen have been enlisted onto the Harrow council “mini cobra committee” and have been given full access to the Council’s fleet of vans and social workers to help distribute hot food and parcels to the needy. LCK founder, Taz Gaffar, has been nominated to lead the distribution.  LCK find themselves to be the only Hub currently operational in the Borough of Harrow. They are truly overwhelmed with the demands upon them; they are supplying on an average of 120 families food provision daily as well as supporting several organisations including, Mind, Men cap, HAD, Relief, Harrow Care Homes and Northwick Park Hospital.  Please see below photos of the London Community Kitchen based in Harrow of food parcels being prepared by a group of volunteers for the most vulnerable, as identified by the Harrow Council, as a result of the pandemic.    BOTH CAUSES CLEARLY NEED MONEY TO BUY ALL PROVISIONS THEY NEED TO PREPARE THE FOOD THEY INTEND TO DISTRIBUTE TO THE VULNERABLE. PLEASE DONATE TO HELP US HELP THEM.   You may DONATE by way of: 1. An online donation on this Page by clicking on PLEDGE NOW or2. A Bank Transfer/Cheque/Cash by proceeding to the DONATE tab at the top of this Page where you will be able to download our Manual Donation Form which provides the bank details and the address to which the form/cheque/cash should be sent.   More so, if you feel you wish to do more as the lockdown continues, perhaps consider raising funds for these worthy causes through innovative ideas such as cookery classes, yoga sessions etc, using social media and the well-oiled communication apps we have at our disposal eg zoom/skype/facetime. Come up with an idea and contact us on annu.shah1@sky.com and we will help set you on your way.                       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

One Kind Act are delighted to announce their forthcoming event, CHILD OF MINE BALL:Post Event Update28th December 2019The night surpassed expectations. It was the Saturday before Christmas and guests arrived at the Child of Mine Ball full of festive spirit in the truest sense of the word - ready to have a wonderful time but also with their hearts open to spreading love and goodwill around the world. A drinks reception was followed by short but powerful speeches. Sarah, Duchess of York, a new Patron of One Kind Act, spoke of the healing that comes through giving and read out an inspiring letter to OKA from HRH Maharaja Gaj Singh of Jodhpur. Mark Ramprakash, Patron, spoke movingly of witnessing deprivation around the world and the effectiveness of the charity's work. Shamit Malhotra, Chairman of OKA, spoke of the extraordinary journey of the charity and recognising all children as part of us.Three Causes supported on the night spoke of the improvements to health, nutrition and education to hundreds of children in UK and abroad that OKA has facilitated.Most powerful was by a 16-year old boy called Tyler. Between palpable nervousness, emotional moments and raw pain, he gave a first-hand account of what it's like to watch your mother struggle to feed you, to helplessly watch your younger siblings go hungry, to feel weak with exhaustion and hunger. A chance encounter with a Cause supported by OKA has ensured he and his family have enough to eat every day.The Auction and Raffle were lively affairs raising further funds for deprived children.The evening MC was the charming Navin Kundra who had the crowd dancing to his talented catchy singing until the late hours. Over £130,000 was raised which will give impoverished children in UK and around the world hope, opportunity and nourishment where there is none. What the Guests Said: - I have been to hundreds of charity events; the difference between other charities and OKA is, with you, it all comes from the heart - you have no idea how impactful last night was- you are a rare charity, keep on inspiring- what an impactful fabulous way to bring 2019 to a close- whole heartedly wanted to thank you all for the wonderful evening- so inspired to hear about the amazing charities you have supported along the 5 year journey- we were so moved by the presentations- the event was organised to most incredible meticulous detail and it was absolutely fantastic- we are absolutely flabbergasted at how much you have achieved as a charity- the work that you do is absolutely commendable and we are blessed to be associated with you- the whole world should know what phenomenal work you amazing people are doing- what a great evening, your team does a truly amazing jobAbout 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 hereEvent DetailsThe CHILD OF MINE BALL is the most exclusive event in the One Kind Act 2019 calendar. Join us for a sophisticated, lively and fun filled evening with world class entertainment while fundraising for children in poverty around the world.An enticing three course meal, unlimited free premium drinks, a raffle and auction will be followed with a live performances by NAVIN KUNDRA, acclaimed, award winning scion of the British Asian music scene and a night of music, dancing and conversation in a delightful ambience.TICKET PURCHASE:Bring along your partners, friends, colleagues and business associates for an elegant and festive pre-Christmas celebration.You are invited to purchase tables of 12 for either Premium or Standard tickets. The Premium tables will be in a prime location, and will include 2 chilled bottles of premium champagne.Premium Tables: £1,560 for a table of 12 (equivalent to £130 per person). Please note only 16 Premium tables are availableStandard Tables: £1200 for a table of 12 (equivalent to £100 per person). TABLE LOCATION WILL BE GIVEN ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVE BASIS. Please appreciate that as this is a Charity Ball, there will be no refunds once purchase has been made. FOOD ALLERGIES: Any enquiries regarding ticket purchase or food allergies, please contact Shamit Malhotra on shamit@isgroupuk.com or Annu Shah on annu.shah1@sky.com.DRESS CODE: Sparkles and Glitz / Lounge SuitACCOMMODATION: We have arranged for special room rates and terms with the Hilton Hotel, should you be interested in staying overnight. Please click here for further details. As is expected with this event, tickets are likely to sell out fast, so SO HURRY AND BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW! PLEASE NOTE: Where photos and videos have been taken at our fundraising events, we will use these for marketing purposes on our website and on social media. Please contact us on info@onekindact.org if you do not want your photo/video used.  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

Rita Soni is delighted to announce the success of her fundraising event Ethical Catering Event.Post Event Update13th November 2019On world kindness day a group of ladies decided to have an ethical catering event. Not only to raise money needed for the various projects but also to show how zero waste can create zero hunger.Taz from The Real Junk Food Project cooked a delicious meal from rescued food . From delicious canapés to main course and wonderful desserts , a range of ethically  catered food was presented.The money raised from the event was £750.00 and One Kind Act doubled the amount raised on the night to reach a total a £1500 which will go towards their many projects.Thank you to all the lovely ladies who supported the event. And a special thank you to Taz , Michelle and Viv for creating a wonderful evening of love for the food we receive and the greatest gift :the gift of  giving back.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

Mona & Raj Bhogal are delighted to announce their forthcoming event, The OKA Summer Garden Party 2019Post Event Update12th August 2019One Kind Act's annual garden party, the most sought after, popular event in the calendar was yet again a sold-out affair. On a pleasantly warm August afternoon, over a hundred guests gathered on the lush, mature lawns of Raj and Mona Bhogal's country manor. The bar was busy with Prosecco and Pimms, wine and beer flowing until the late hours.  Lavish starters, a banquet for main meal and home-made desserts were served while music played, conversation flowed and a gentle breeze blew.  Live singers performed soul, jazz, blues, and Latino music to the audience who either sipped their drinks while swaying to the music or hit the dance floor while singing along enthusiastically. Trustee Annu Shah gave a well-received speech on the work of One Kind Act. Raj Bhogal spoke movingly about raising money in memory of his brother Belu who, in his lifetime, always reached out to help wherever he could. Over £20,000 was raised and two noble causes were supported on the day:Compassionate Hands - which takes care of over 90 disabled, abandoned babies and children in Kenya Made with Hope - which aims to install water tanks to collect clean rainwater to schools in TanzaniaAn auction and raffle raised further funds in a more traditional way compared to an impromptu generously sponsored jump in the pool by OKA chairman Shamit at midnight! We just hope he hasn’t caught a chill! Event DetailsOKA GARDEN PARTYOne Kind Act is delighted to announce the 2019 Garden Party on Saturday 3 August. As regular attendees will testify, this is one of the most sought after, requested and popular events held by OKA. It is an afternoon of sunshine, music, unlimited drinks, cocktails and food on the luxurious, verdant lawns of One Kind Act associate, Mona's country house.  Games, stalls, a swimming pool, auction and raffle add to the relaxed fun of the day.Tickets are £45 (over 16s only)Arrival between 2pm and 4pmAs always, numbers are limited and tickets sell fast…. so book yours soon. If you cannot attend but would like to donate, please PLEDGE ONLY on this page. PREVIEW: ONE OF OUR AUCTION PRIZES - A FRAMED SIGNED FLAG WITH ROLEX CLOCK BY RORY MCLLROY   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

Prideview Group are delighted to announce their forthcoming event, The Prideview Cricketers' Cup 2019.Post Event Update26th July 2019OVER £30,000 RAISED AT THE OKA-PRIDEVIEW CRICKET CUP EVENT 2019!!!!         This outstanding amount was raised through amazing dedication and hard work of the Prideview and OKA team at what was, once again, a fabulous fun-filled day of cricket, food, drink and games for the children. The money raised will go to three noble Causes OKA support; The Real Junk Food Project (to support a marginalised community of NW London), Ab Jeetega India Foundation (to provide opportunity through sport to the under-privileged in India) and Made with Hope (to provide new schools to the poor in Tanzania).  Event DetailsOn SATURDAY 13TH JULY 2019, come and Play, Sponsor or Spectate at commercial property’s biggest cricket tournament – all for a great cause!About this EventRegistration is now open for the 8th edition of The Prideview Cricket Cup, commercial property’s biggest cricket tournament – which will be taking place the day before the Cricket Cup Final! Please contact hina@pridemanagement.co.uk or call 0203 113 2140 to register and once you have, please make your donation here. Here’s all you need to know about how you can take part…….Play - £650 per 6-a-side team, which includes lunch, drinks and tea for your players and up to 10 spectators. Sponsor - minimum donation of £350 for an A5 advert in the tournament brochure, or £100 for a well-wisher message.Spectate - Buy a Wristband for £20 for all those aged 12 or over, which includes food and drink throughout the day.Please MAKE A PLEDGE ON THIS PAGE for the FULL VALUE of your participation:1. £650 if you’ve mobilised a team together AND/OR 2. Minimum of £350/100 for Sponsors advert/well-wisher message in the brochure And/or BUY YOUR WRISTBANDS FOR £20 for every member of your family and friends coming to support you.Please be clear to write your name in full when you pledge.  Last year, this event raised £21,778, and this year's funds will go towards three worthy Causes that One Kind Act support:1.  THE REAL JUNK FOOD PROJECT LONDON NW (TRJFP)  – Based in Burnt Oak, North London, TRJFP works tirelessly to ensure 1 ton per week of food (which would otherwise have been wasted by businesses) is diverted to over 100 struggling residents via their team of 10 volunteers and 1 van. Food is not just given away - many of their beneficiaries purchase it on a ‘pay as you feel’ basis. This innovating and sustainable concept is being rolled out all over the UK, and we are proud to be assisting TRJFP with their medium term goal to establish a renovated Community Kitchen with increased storage capacity at a facility provided by the International Gospel Church (non faith based)2.  AB JEETEGA INDIA FOUNDATION  – Grass root level sport in India is fractured and segmented on the shameful bias of socio-economic, caste, religion and gender status. And even though the population is among the world’s youngest and has the innate potential and talent, opportunity is not always available to those who are deserving!Ab Jeetega India offers underprivileged athletes a high quality, equal and transparent sporting platform to make their sporting dreams come true and give them experiences which will give them the skills to succeed in life outside of sport too. 3.  MADE WITH HOPE, TANZANIA – Made With Hope’s mission is to provide education to the poor children that live in rural communities around Arusha in Tanzania. Their current project is to support CHETI Primary School & Girls Boarding House, a private school that has been providing high-quality education to the community for many years. The school is in desperate need of expansion. Made With Hope has already funded and constructed 5 more classrooms at this school, however an extra 3 classrooms need to be built costing £23,185 which will enable an additional 135 children to be taught to a high level.  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

Seema & Meena are delighted to announce the success of their event ‘Fashion Drinks & Kamasutra’ in aid of One Kind Act towards their worthy causes.Post Event Update19th June 2019Seema Midha and Meena Dhawan hosted an afternoon of fashion, food, prosecco and Kamasutra in June.There were several stalls of jewellery, essential oils and designer outfits to peruse at Seema's beautiful home before a lavish lunch was served and over 70 ladies settled down for an insight into the Kamasutra.  Eminent academic and storyteller Seema Anand gave a fascinating insight into the refinements, elegance and sophistication of the ancient scriptures.  There were secrets of perfumery, phases of the moon, the art of sending clandestine message through wearing certain jewellery and even hidden messages in the humble paan. Needless to say the audience was enchanted and sales of the oils, jewellery and clothes increased after the talk!  Seema Anand's book "Art of Seduction" sold out on the day leading, we hope, to an increase in attendees' pleasure.Over £2500 was raised which will go towards helping children in poverty through food and education.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

Amrisha Prashar is delighted to announce her forthcoming event, Hackney Half MarathonPost Event Update20th June 2019Hackney Half MarathonThrilled to announce that I completed the Hackney Half Marathon. All the training and hard work paid off as I managed to complete my personal best of under 2 hours. An awesome day to be remembered but most importantly £1,000 was raised for Whisper Children's Charity in Uganda. The donation will mean that 420 children will be provided with essential medication and drugs to help treat serious conditions such as TB, HIV, Malaria and Malnutrition. Fantastic news and a big thank you on behalf of myself and One Kind Act for all the support.Watch out for my next challenge...Event DetailsHACKNEY HALF MARATHON!Amrisha has decided to take on the Hackney Half Marathon in May - 21km across East London.Training will involve three months of regular long runs (come rain or shine), cross-training, yoga and a diet with minimal alcohol and sweets! She is excited by the challenge and in doing so will raise funds for those less fortunate.Funds will be donated to the charity Whisper, who is a children's hospital based in Jinja, Uganda, that provides essential medical and treats up to 40 children daily suffering from serious conditions that include TB, HIV, Malaria and Malnutrition. Amrisha visited Whisper on a trip to Uganda recently and was amazed by the dedication, positivity and expertise from the hospital staff doing all they can to help the children. Uganda has good (if scarce) medical staff but is routinely let down by poor support services and standards of care. For example, power cuts are common and in government hospitals, small children on oxygen routinely die when the power fails.  Whisper’s inpatient mortality rate has been very low by local standards, with just 5 unavoidable deaths since the hospital opened. Amrisha would love your support in helping donate any way you can for Whisper as she takes on the race!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

Tony Carr is delighted to announce the success of his fundraising event 'TC's Spinning Challenge'.Post Event Update18th May 2019One of our sponsors, Tony Carr (TC) of Muzik Odyssey, held a 2-hour sponsored Spinning Session to raise money for OKA on Saturday 18 May. Music was banging! An amazing total of £1020 was raised from ticket sales, OKA T-shirt sales and donations! We, at One Kind Act, thank Tony from the bottom of our hearts for his continuing support. PLEASE NOTE: Where photos and videos have been taken at our fundraising events, we will use these for marketing purposes on our website and on social media. Please contact us on info@onekindact.org if you do not want your photo/video used.  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