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Nia Children’s Foundation is a fresh, young and professional charity dedicated to improving the lives of children in Africa through nutrition and education. Above all, we want to show others that fundraising can be fun, and not a chore, like many find. We choose not to ‘guilt’ people into donation but instead prefer to inspire others to take action by showing them the benefits of our work.
We have a number of cost free schemes targeted to small and large businesses. These schemes will enable all employees to get involved and inspire them to support the children.
To request a corporate pack please contact shezmin@niachildrensfoundation.org
I recently connected with Shezmin, founder of Nia Children’s Foundation, and following discussions was amazed by the work she and her team have been doing to help feed children. Supporting two schools accounting for over 700 children in underprivileged areas. She had researched and identified that by providing food it encouraged the children to attend school, thereby giving not only much needed nourishment, but a secondary benefit of education. With nourishment and education it gives these children the opportunity to develop skills to create better lives for themselves as they grow. With the current crisis, the foundation had to evolve with the closure of schools and they turned the lunch donations into food parcels on a fortnightly basis. I was amazed with the continued efforts to ensure children and their families from the school received nourishment. It was at this point, I decided it was time for us to support this social care project. Shezmin and her team ensure 97% of the money collected is used for the food parcels giving maximum benefit to the children and their families. To date we have supported two food parcel drives and have seen the difference the donations have made to their lives. A quote made by Nelson Mandela – “We can change the world and make it a better place. It is in your hands to make a difference”. Nia Children’s Foundation has taken that to heart and is making a difference.
Holiday Inn Camden Lock is proud to be sponsoring the annual charity football tournament which brings together hundreds of budding footballers and Nia supporters for a competitive day of sports. We love how the charity mixes sports with fundraising and allows us to get involved to see exactly where our donation is being spent; a very transparent and effective charity.
Supporting this foundation is very personal to me as I grew up in Uganda and Kenya. I have personally seen the need. My mother was an educator and I was raised with her belief that education has the potential to be the equalizer in a world where wealth, status, and race creates much inequality in opportunity. She opened a school where people paid whatever they could and I learned a great deal from her efforts. My sister, a physician and life coach, and her son introduced me to the Nia Children’s Foundation and I am grateful for this incredible opportunity to help make this world a better place.
Your £5 can help feed and educate one child for one month