Our Make Life Kind movement was founded in 2021 in response to the mental health pandemic, following the COVID-19 lockdowns.
Through our sponsor company Milk Education, we were in conversations with our teachers & education leaders who were not only struggling with their own mental health and the post lockdown pressure - but noticing how the pandemic was impacting their young people too.
The increase in youth mental health problems was also linked to online bullying, lack of diversity awareness, and the negative impact of the social media ‘influencer’. This is where our positive ‘Milkfluencer’ was born… a direct positive reaction to the media.
We are delivering inspiring school speakers (Milkfluencers) that drive wellness, diversity and safety awareness into schools and local communities…
And in the process of becoming a charity!
What started as a solely mental health focused group, has developed into the Make Life Kind movement as we know now… covering a wide range of stigmatised topics in education, such as:
Knife Crime / Drug Crime
Racism
LGBTQ2+ / Identity
Neurodiversity (ADHD/AUTISM/OCD)
Mental Health
Disabilities
Grief & Trauma
Creative careers
Diversity & Inclusion
And much more!
On a mission to make these topics part of the national curriculum in the UK, and help schools:
Become an anti-racist school
Gain their rainbow-flag status
Fight stigmas & prevent bullying