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Community Voices Lead the Way: Afrikindness in collaboration with Leeds Mental Wellbeing Services and Touchstone Host Transformative Mental Health Focus Groups in LS7 and LS9 communities.

In a powerful gathering that brought together over 40 parents, carers, community leaders, and professionals, Afrikindness—working in partnership with Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service (LMWS) and Touchstone…

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World Autism Awareness Day: A Journey of Understanding and Inclusion

Reflecting on a Century of Autism The last 100 years have witnessed a remarkable evolution in our understanding and treatment of autism. From its initial diagnosis in the early 20th century to the present day, the journey has been one of significant discovery, challenges, and progress. Initially misunderstood and stigmatized, autism is now recognized as

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Building Mental Health: The Importance of Self-Expression in Children

The proverb “A talking drum speaks louder than a silent one” signifies the power of expression and communication. It emphasizes that sharing one’s thoughts and feelings, like the resonant beats of a talking drum, can have a profound impact and make a meaningful contribution to conversations and community dynamics. In today’s fast-paced, digitally connected world,

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Africa Day: Celebrating Unity, Diversity, and the Spirit of Africa

Africa Day, observed annually on May 25th, is a vibrant celebration of the African continent’s diverse cultures, history and achievements. This significant day holds tremendous importance, not only for Africans, but also for people worldwide who recognize the invaluable contributions Africa has made to our global community.

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More about US

Our key strategic aims are ambitious in intent and drawing from the dialogue and feedback received from the Black community and society in general. 

We aim to 

  • Inspire children and young adults to be kind to themselves and kind to others. Our services for children cover the six (6) well-being domains (self-acceptance, autonomy, personal growth, purpose in life, positive relationship and emotions, and environmental mastery). We provide training content and offer activities that cover all our kindness focus areas needed to build a well-rounded child. We run competitions that spark creativity and innovation as well as showcase kindness role models that inspire children to demonstrate, give and receive kindness.
  • Educate children and young adults and build their interpersonal, social, and emotional intelligence skills; build their racial knowledge and promote positive racial identity development. Our Afrikindness educational programs are designed to incorporate the practice of intentional kindness and cultural inclusivity in schools. It is delivered to children through high-quality video content, films, magazine, and interactive learning platform and subsequently engaging children in role plays, games, and learning activities.
  • Empower children and young adults by creating platforms that allow them to demonstrate kindness in their communities. Afrikindness presents THE EMPOWER PROJECT (Empower. Motivate . Promote. Organize. Win-over. Educate. Relate). Our children-led projects create a sense of belonging and autonomy, and our kid’s academy builds social and emotional skills, focusing on the skills needed for the future.
  • Advocate for intentional kindness in schools, events that celebrate cultural heritage and inclusiveness in schools, engage policy and decision-makers in society on our research work and facilitate educational reforms that support contemporary ideals on inclusion, kindness, and mental well-being.

At Afrikindness, we support and empower stakeholders (teachers & parents) to make impactful decisions during the formative years of each child by providing high-quality training resources and educative webinars. We provide a blend of interactive sessions, educational resources for teachers and parents, and academy and coaching platforms for children and our programs foster positive racial identity in children of colour in the UK.

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Kindness is a currency, scarce, but in high demand. The spread of kindness will, in our opinion, effectively battle the core causes of identity crises, bullying, mental health crises and abuse in schools, in our society, and around the world.
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Kindness in Positive Psychology will enable children to:
  • Embrace challenges
  • build resilience
  • Build strong and emotional skills
  • Seek opportunities that create change
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Children are kind to themselves when they have a strong sense of who they are.
This builds confidence and self-esteem, and children are less likely to be negatively affected by racism.
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A strong sense of other people’s culture can build cultural sensitivity and awareness.
This will facilitate understanding and prevent misunderstanding.
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