News                                                                                                              last updated: 30th September 2011

Erwann's eight month cycle..

Erwaan Le Roux is cycling all the way to Singapore to raise money for our children. It will take him a total of 8 months and in each town he will take photos wearing our Nia T-Shirt.. Click here to view his blog which he is updating throughout his journey.. And click here to view his fundraising page. Good Luck Erwann!

Posted on 7th September 2011

Rob's Triathlon

Rob Weeber completed the AXA Stockholm Olympic (1500m swim, 40km cycle, 10km run) triathlon on Sunday 21st August and raised over £760 in sponsorship. This will allow us to feed and educate ALL OUR CHILDREN for two whole months! A huge thank you to Rob!

Posted on 29th August 2011

Skydive madness...

Our skydivers actually did it.. Yes, they jumped 13,000ft out of a plane! We raised over £4,500 with more sponsorship still coming in! Click here to view images of this amazing day..

Posted on 22nd August 2011

St Leonards Chruch of England Primary School..

Our amazing supporters at St Leonards Primary School in Lancanshire raised £75 through their 'Future Planet' event which will feed and educate 15 children for an entire month! Click here to view the children in action.

Posted on 29th July 2011

NEW T-Shirts..

We know how you all loved our black Nia T-Shirts so due to popular demand we now have them in BLUE! If you wish to purchase one of these very fashionable, iconic, smart and very sexy £5 T-Shirts then please contact us. To view these amazing T-Shirts which your friends will be very jealous of (seriously!) please click here.

Posted on 20th July 2011

Woodford County High School Spring Production..

Some amazing ladies at Woodford County High School put together a hilarious Spring Production to raise money for Nia. They raised a staggering £1,498 which will help us fund our second project at the end of the year. Well done ladies!

Posted on 6th July 2011

Footie fever..

On June 26th we hosted our 2nd annual Football Tournament where we saw twenty teams battling it out to be crowed the 'Nia Champions'. A new entry this year called 'Monsters Inc' made it to the final where they beat last years winners, Versatile in an intense final game. Peter Shreeves and terry McQuade were our refs on the day and helped players with a few game tips. Overall the day was eventful and we raised a huge £2,239.

We would like to thank our sponsors on the day including Treats & Snax, Waitrose Wine Direct, Holiday Inn, The Patisserie, Make-A-Sign.co.uk and Construction Project Management Ltd.

To view pictures of the event please click here.

Posted on 27th June 2011

Asian Woman of Achievement Awrds 2011 - We WON!

Last week Shezmin Madhani won the Social and Humanatarian Award at the Asian Woman of Achievement Awards 2011. Click here for more information including press clipings and images of the awards ceremony.

Posted on 25th May 2011

Musikal Blossom...

Musikal Blossom, an event showcasing the best in UK rappers, singers, songwriters and poets took place on Thursday 28th April at Peaches Bar & Restaurant. Thanks to A Little Sweetness Bakery who produced some delicious cupcakes, we maneged to raise over £220 for the children.. !

Posted on 9th May 2011

Our first newsletter article to promote our 'Schools Scheme'...

Pupil Voice & Participation England (PVPE) is a new national organisation for school councils to provide them with training, help and support. They recently published their first newsletter which is distributed to every school council in UK and generously gave us a full page article to share our charities story.

We have been trying to start a ‘Schools Scheme’ to educate children in the UK about the lives of children in Africa and get schools involved in fundraising so hopefully this article will stir up some interest.

Click here to view this article.

Further details of PVPE’s and Nia’s partnership will be published on www.pvpengland.org.uk

Posted on 9th February 2011

A huge step in improving the health of our children...

I have recently been working with Wanjis Food Industries who produce special porridge and maize mixes which are rich in vitamins and nutrients essential for the health of our children. This is a vital step in ensuring that not only are we feeding these children, but feeding them food filled with vitamins and minerals which will improve their health.

Click here for more details on Wanjis.

Posted on 7th February 2011

New kitchen, toilet and office...

We will be working alongside another charity called the Volunteer Foundation and local donors to assist in the building of a kitchen, toilet and office for the school. Volunteer Foundation will also be running a number of fundraising events to raise money in order to train our teachers and help run the school more effectively.

Please click here for more information on the Volunteer Foundation.

Posted 28th January 2011

Supported by other charities...

Thank you to the Marie Rahima Dawood Foundation for their generous donation... I can now seriously work towards taking on our second school to feed a further 100 children! It’s all coming together...

Posted 13th October 2010

Climbing mountains for Nia...

Dear wonderful Kilimanjaro climbers

I am soooooooooooo proud of you all... In total you have raised over £2,000 which will help feed the children for months to come. The amount of dedication and commitment you have all shown is so inspiring. From myself and the children.. THANK YOU!

Click here to view images of this climb.

Posted on 10th October 2010

Limited Edition items...

Buy our limited edition Nia T-Shirts and Hoodies... Click here for more details.

Posted on 12th July 2010

June Update...

An update for you on Nia's activities for the last month:

- The June food shipment was sent earlier this month and arrived at the school safely.
- We have custom built 10 sets of wooden tables and chairs in Kenya which will be sent to the school this month as well as plates, cups and spoons.
- The 'Nia Champions League' Football Tournament raised over £1,000 profit which will feed all the children for up to three months. Click here to view images of this event.
- A bunch of ‘adrenaline junkie’ Nia supporters will be climbing Africa’s tallest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro on 9th October to raise much needed funds for the children’s food supplies.

Posted on 28th June 2010

Our first press piece...

After the success of the 'Nia Champions League' Football Tournament we got our first press artcile in the Harrow Times newspaper... Click here to view.

Posted on 10th June 2010

May Update...

An update for you on Nia's activities for the last month:
 
- The May food shipment was sent earlier this month and arrived at the school safely.
- The June/July shipment will include furniture for the school including desks and chairs.
- The Bungee Jump event which took place in February has raised an amazing total of £3763. Click here to view images of this event.
- We have recently launched a 'Schools Scheme' to get schools involved in fundraising and creating pen-pal schemes to the children in Kenya, any advice/contacts would be much appreciated.
- We are launching a 'Restaurant scheme' to create initiatives for restaurants to take part in generating funds through event days and general fundraising activities, any advice/contacts would be much appreciated.

Posted on 10th May 2011

The 'Nia Family'...

Nia Children's Foundation had been running for over a year now and I would like to take this oppurtunity to thank everyone for their continued support...

I would especially like to thank my family for all their guidance and encouragement and most of all a massive thanks to Gilani's Supermarket. If it was not for their generous support in providing food supplies, this charity would not be where it is now.

Posted on 20th April 2010

Team 'Anonymous' made it all the way to the quarter finals...

The National Sports Festival (NSF) 2010 took place this Easter bank holiday weekend at Loughborough University to bring together sporting talent from across the UK and Europe. Participants competed in sports including Football, Swimming, Volleyball, Netball, Badminton, Squash, Tennis, Golf, Table Tennis, Basketball and many more...

In the Men's Football, team 'Anonymous' wore Nia branded football kits to promote the work of the charity and made it all the way through to the quarter finals... Thank you to our players!

Click here to view pictures of the team.

Posted on 5th April 2010

1 year anniversary...

On this day exactly one year ago we received our first donation and Nia began...How time flys!

Posted on 3rd April 2010

Interview with ‘Esc the City’...

I recently was asked by an up and coming website called Esc the City to do a short interview to help others who would like to enter the charity world...

Click here to view the answers to my interview question.

Posted on 20th March 2010

I recently visited Kenya to see the children at St Monica’s School... They have all grown sooooooooooo much and are mischievous as ever! The food we have been providing them with is having a huge impact on their health. They are more active and energetic in class and are able to focus and concentrate better.

The school has undergone many changes, one of which is relocating to a larger building with three separate classrooms. The number of children has increased to 76 and we have two new teachers; Rosemary and Paul who are doing an excellent job.

The next step for this St. Monica’s School is to provide them with enough desks and chairs for the children to study on.

Click here to view pictures from this trip.

Posted on 15th March 2010

The February shipment of food was sent this week and the kids are healthy and happy.

Also the car boot sale has been running for a few weeks and we have done quite well. We have been hosting it every weekend in Hackney and have made over £300 so far which is amazing so thank you to everyone who has donated items. Click here to view images from this event.

Posted on 6th February 2010

The children are back in school and so the January shipment of food has been sent this week. We sent a photographer on this shipment who took some great pictures. Click here to view images.

A brief plan for 2010:

• I will be taking the huge step of registering this project as an official UK charity which should be completed mid 2010.
• The 300ft Bungee Jump in February at which we hope to raise £3,000.
• The car boot sale which had to be continuously postponed due to the snow will hopefully take place in the next month or so.

The children have written some letters and drawn some pictures for all our donors... Click here to view images

Posted on 7th January 2010

This Sponsored Walk took place in Hyde Park on a very hot summer’s day. A few bottles of water, a stereo and a whole bunch of friends... Although we were roasting we had a great time!

The walk raised a total of £2149.50 which will continue to support the school for over 8 months.

Thank you to the Patisserie for donating lunch and to all the walkers for taking part.

Click here to view pictures of the walk.

Posted on 19th August 2009