Nahla Summers

Nahla Summers is an author and social campaigner.[1] She has undertaken various physical challenges for which she asks people to show support by doing acts of kindness for strangers.

Nahla Summers
Alma materUniversity of Leeds
Occupation(s)Author, social campaigner
Websitewww.nahlasummers.com

In 2014 Summers founded a social enterprise called Sunshine People which aims to celebrate and motivate acts of kindness.[2][3] She also runs an enterprise called A Culture of Kindness which aims to improve business practices.[4]

In 2018, Summers cycled 3015 miles from San Diego to San Augustine in the United States.[5][6] 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[2][7][8]

Honours
  • Awarded with a Point of Light award by the Prime Minister Theresa May in 2018.[9]
  • Silver winner of the Charity Film Awards in 2019.[10]
  • Gold winner of the Charity Film Awards in 2020 for We are Sunshine People.[11]

Bibliography
  • Summers, Nahla. 44 Rays of Sunshine: Inspiration comes from those willing to share.
  • Summers, Nahla; DL, Pinky Lilani CBE (28 August 2019). A Culture of Kindness: For the leaders of the future. ISBN 978-1086023664.
  • Amazon.com: Nahla Summers - Accidental Adventurer, Founder of Sunshine People, spreading kindness around the world.

References
  1. "Nahla is bringing the Sunshine to Gloucester". Gloucestershire News. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  2. "World record attempt cyclist set to stop in Hereford this week". Hereford Times.
  3. "Meet the woman walking 500 miles...in return for YOUR acts of kindness". Dorset Echo.
  4. "A Culture Of Kindness: In Conversation with Nahla Summers & Valeria Locatelli". Halsey Keetch. 1 April 2020.
  5. "Column: One woman hopes kindness acts start a movement". San Diego Union-Tribune. 13 March 2018.
  6. "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.
  7. "Cyclist on 5,000 mile mission to spread kindness travels through region". ITV News. 25 September 2020.
  8. "Nahla Summers: Work Experience". LinkedIn.
  9. "Nahla Summers, from Dorset, is the founder of 'Sunshine People' a movement to inspire others to donate acts of kindness". pointsoflight.gov.uk. Points of Light. 22 May 2019.
  10. "Charity Film Awards announces finalists". www.civilsociety.co.uk.
  11. "Charity Film Awards 2020: What won at a ceremony in lockdown". www.bfi.org.uk. British Film Institute.
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