Educational Activities - BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London

The Swaminarayan School’s Charity Work

In line with the Swaminarayan Hindu ethos with which The Swaminarayan School operates, the School sees its role not only as a participator within the local community but also as a contributor. Hence the School has been involved in several charity drives in recent years. As a result, the children are inculcated with important character-building values such as giving, sharing, treating each other as equals, and helping those less fortunate than themselves. The immense sense of reward from having helped someone in need is one of the most important gifts the School is proud to offer to its pupils.

In their small but significant way, the pupils and staff of The Swaminarayan School have contributed to numerous local community projects as well as national and international charities and causes. Over the years, these have included:

Year	Charity/Cause
2008	British Red Cross: China Earthquake Relief
2008	British Red Cross: Myanmar (Burma) Cyclone Appeal
2008	Barnet Mencap (helping people with learning disabilities in the Borough of Barnet)
2008	Food For All (feeding the homeless)
2007	Blue Peter 'Shoebiz Appeal' supporting a worldwide UNICEF campaign to help needy children in Malawi orphaned through AIDS.
2006-07	Spellathon
2006-07	Shelter (homeless children in the UK)
2005-06	Mumbai Blasts Relief
2005-06	Guide Dogs
2005-06	British Red Cross: India/Pakistan Earthquake Relief
2005-06	UNICEF: East Africa
2005-06	Breast Cancer Care
2005-06	Kenton Harrow Rotary Club
2005	Spellathon
2005	Wateraid
2005	South Asian Tsunami Relief
2005	Readathon
2005	Food 4 Life (homeless in the UK)
2004	Global Care (vulnerable children)
2004	Mencap (children with learning disabilities)
2004	Barnardo’s (poverty-stricken children in the UK)
2004	BLSA
2003	Christian World Children
2003	BBC Childline (disadvantaged children in the UK)
2003	Teddy Bear Day
2003	Macmillan Cancer Support
2003	UNICEF: Tanzania & Cambodia
2002	Readathon
2002	Great Ormond’s Street Hospital (seriously ill children in the UK)
2002	World Wildlife Fund
2002	National Society for the Protection of Children against Cruelty
2001	Food for All
2001	Gujarat Earthquake Relief
2000	Readathon
2000	World Vision 24hr Famine
2000	Northwick Park Children Fund
1999	Orissa Cyclone Relief
1999	UNICEF: Mozambique