Nahla Summers

Nahla Summers
Alma mater	University of Leeds
Occupation(s)	Author, social campaigner
Website	www.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

• 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

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

References

1. "Nahla is bringing the Sunshine to Gloucester". Gloucestershire News. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
2. "AN ACCIDENTAL ADVENTURER AND A WORLD RECORD: COLLECTING KINDNESS ACTS AND BUILDING RESILIENCE – 009: NAHLA SUMMERS" . Retrieved 23 July 2024.
3. "World record attempt cyclist set to stop in Hereford this week". Hereford Times .
4. "Meet the woman walking 500 miles...in return for YOUR acts of kindness". Dorset Echo .
5. "A Culture Of Kindness: In Conversation with Nahla Summers & Valeria Locatelli". Halsey Keetch. 1 April 2020.
6. "Column: One woman hopes kindness acts start a movement". San Diego Union-Tribune. 13 March 2018.
7. "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.
8. "Cyclist on 5,000 mile mission to spread kindness travels through region". ITV News. 25 September 2020.
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.