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Nahla Summers

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

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."[3][8]

Honours

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  • 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

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  • Summers, Nahla; DL, Pinky Lilani CBE (28 August 2019). A Culture of Kindness: For the leaders of the future. ISBN 978-1086023664.

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