Nahla Summers Explained
Nahla Summers is an author and social campaigner.[1] She has undertaken distance cycling and walking challenges to draw attention to her mission of encouraging acts of kindness between strangers.[2]
In 2014 Summers founded a social enterprise called Sunshine People which aims to encourage acts of kindness.[3] [4] She also runs an enterprise called A Culture of Kindness which aims to improve business practices.[5]
In 2018, Summers cycled 3015 miles from San Diego, California to San Augustine, Texas.[6] [7] In 2020, she cycled 5007 miles over four months on an ElliptiGO bicycle, writing a Strava art across England in the form of the word "kindness."[8]
Honours
- Awarded with a Point of Light award by the Prime Minister Theresa May in 2018.[9]
- Finalist in the 0-£10.000 category of the Charity Film Awards in 2019 for Sunshine People.[10]
- Gold winner in the 0-£10.000 category of the Charity Film Awards in 2020 for We are Sunshine People.[11]
Bibliography
- Book: Summers . Nahla . DL . Pinky Lilani CBE . A Culture of Kindness: For the leaders of the future. . 2019-08-28 . 978-1086023664.
Notes and References
- Web site: Nahla is bringing the Sunshine to Gloucester . Gloucestershire News . 18 August 2020 . 29 September 2021.
- Web site: AN ACCIDENTAL ADVENTURER AND A WORLD RECORD: COLLECTING KINDNESS ACTS AND BUILDING RESILIENCE – 009: NAHLA SUMMERS . 23 July 2024.
- News: World record attempt cyclist set to stop in Hereford this week . . en.
- News: Meet the woman walking 500 miles...in return for YOUR acts of kindness . . en.
- Web site: A Culture Of Kindness: In Conversation with Nahla Summers & Valeria Locatelli . Halsey Keetch . 2020-04-01.
- News: 2018-03-13 . Column: One woman hopes kindness acts start a movement . San Diego Union-Tribune .
- News: The John Toal Show, A Culture of Kindness; The Bearman of Buncrana; Score Draw Music; Carryduff reaching the Down Senior GAA Final, Nahla Summers continues on her crusade to travel 5,000 miles to spread kindness in memory of her partner Paul . BBC .
- News: 2020-09-25 . Cyclist on 5,000 mile mission to spread kindness travels through region . en . ITV News .
- Web site: Nahla Summers, from Dorset, is the founder of 'Sunshine People' a movement to inspire others to donate acts of kindness . pointsoflight.gov.uk . . 2019-05-22.
- Web site: Charity Film Awards announces finalists . www.civilsociety.co.uk.
- Web site: Charity Film Awards 2020: What won at a ceremony in lockdown . www.bfi.org.uk . . en.
