Past Events

Another tireless effort by members of SPA Birmingham throughout 2015 / 16 ensured they raised over £7,000 for our work in India.

Adrian Roebuck climbed Mount Kilimanjaro as a climax to a yearlong health improvement drive with the twin incentive of helping to raise funds for the Foundation. Adrian started his assent of Kilimanjaro on the 17th October and reached the summit at 5,895m on the 22nd October. A magnificent effort by Adrian, ensured he met his…

Rita Mistry has been supporting the Foundation for many years and embarked upon an incredible personal challenge by running in the LONDON MARATHON!! in aid of the Foundation. Rita says… I’ve never been a runner, but a combination of hitting my 40s, a fulfilling passion for food and drink and an allergy to gyms made…

Some 4 years ago Maria Sykes, a Trustee of the Foundation went to India and helped us develop a number of our strategic projects. In subsequent years she has made a huge contribution to the work of the Foundation. In 2011, Maria ran the Auckland Half Marathon and raised over a £1000 towards our work…

Shree Prajapati Association Birmingham hosted a Dinner / Dance Ball for the Foundation. They raised £6,000 for 2 desperately needed pulse monitors for our partner, the Medlife Foundation in Gujarat India. They hosted this event on Saturday 7th March and it was a brilliant effort. The turnout was magnificent, with a fantastic DJ and a…

After raising money and awareness through selling Kamla Foundation t-shirts to local Yoga classes, Kim Skinner the Yoga teacher and Dizy Martin, Trustee of Kamla Foundation hit upon the idea of a Bollywood dance evening, to raise funds for the Foundation. The stage was set for the 4th July 2014 at a local venue in…

Fosbrooks (Folk Education Music Trust) staged a Folk Opera which told the story of a child apprentice, who worked for the local industrialist Samuel Oldknow some 200 years ago in Stockport. The Concert hosted by Banks Lane Junior School proved to be a huge success and drew parallels with the plight of a young girl…

Fosbrook Folk Education Trust works in partnership with Banks Lane Junior School to deliver music and dance education to a range of age groups in Stockport. Since July last year, the school children and the Fosbrook students have been involved in raising funds for the Foundation. The initial initiative was a Toy and Book sale…

Yoga students from Burnage and Levenshulme, in Manchester have raised over £300 to buy water filters for families in southern India. The families are the poorest in their communities and have no access to clean drinking water. The filters will allow them to transform filthy waterinto drinking water. The money was raised by students from…

The Shree Prajapati Association based in Birmingham fund raised over a two year period, for a bore well in South India and the acquisition of 2 baby incubators, for our partner medical Charity, the Medlife Foundation. They hosted a variety of fundraisers and donated the fantastic sum of over £3,300.  

Class 3Mc at Banks Lane Junior School, Stockport, held a toy sale in July to raise money for Kamla Foundation. They introduced the idea to the school through an assembly, designed the publicity, managed the collections of toys and books and ran the stalls. They raised a total of £220! It was a fantastic achievement! Considering…

Urmila Patel is a pupil, at St James Independent School in Stockport. A school notable not only for its teaching of Sanskrit but also Philosophy, which helps the children to think for themselves and consider how they may best live their lives. “Mila” (as she’s more commonly known), is an inspirational 9 year old who…