MARIA BRAVO MET WITH THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE IN AN ANTI-BULLYING EVENT FOR DIANA AWARDS
- Maria Bravo and the Duke of Cambridge attend a workshop on bullying prevention in Hammersmith Academy in the British capital
- Prince William showed keen interest in participating in the VII Global Gift Gala in London in 2016
- The Diana Award is one of three beneficiary foundations along with The Eva Longoria Foundation and Global Gift Foundation for the upcoming Global Gift Gala on November 30th in London
- In 2014, The Global Gift Foundation recognized the work of the foundation with young people, by granting the Excellence Award
The Global Gift founder Maria Bravo met with Prince William in London where they both participated in an Anti-Bullying workshop that was organized by the foundation in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales.
The Duke of Cambridge personally congratulated Maria Bravo for the work of the Global Gift Foundation and expressed his intention to support the charitable initiatives confirming his desire to participate in the upcoming Global Gift Gala in London in 2016.
“The Prince has shown much interest in our foundation, our activities and our social commitment worldwide. It is an honour to have his support, and to count on the presence of a representative of the Family at the Sixth Global Gift Gala in London next 2016”, María Bravo stated.
Anti-Bullying
Among the programs developed by the “The Diana Award” foundation ” it highlights ‘Anti-Bullying’, as a leading initiative answering to the large number of bullying cases suffered by some children. Using its 15,000 ambassadors, it trains young people to hold workshops and meetings in more than 3,000 schools across the UK.
The Duke of Cambridge and one of the founders of Global Gift attended one of these training sessions, at Hammersmith Academy, where children are taught to recognize the early signs of cyberbullying and tips to prevent it. Both heard testimonies from young people who were victims of bullying.
Maria Bravo states: “it has been a great honour to attend this event with the Duke of Cambridge and be commended for the work we carry out all over the world by a Spanish Foundation founded in Marbella. We back all the projects The Diana Awards carries out and are very excited about the Duke of Cambridge’s possible involvement in the Gala in 2016”.
The relationship between Global Gift Foundation and The Diana Award dates back to 2014 when the British institution received the ‘Global Gift Award of Excellence’ at the V edition of the Global Gift Gala in London.
The Diana Award was established in memory of the Princess of Wales and pays tribute to her belief that “young people have the power to improve the world.” It has the support of the two sons of Diana, honouring the legacy of their mother and actively participating in the programs, as well as that of the team ‘The Royal Charity Forum’. William and Harry transmit first-hand the mission of the foundation: to inspire and recognize the social actions of the young.
VI The Global Gift Gala London
On 30 November, The Diana Award is one of three beneficiary foundations of the sixth edition of the Global Gift Gala where their charitable work with children and youth will once again be recognized. The remaining donations will be awarded to Eva Longoria Foundation and Global Gift Foundation. During the gala, the model Katie Piper, who has overcome 30 surgeries after her boyfriend disfigured her face with sulfuric acid in 2009, will receive the ‘Global Gift Humanitarian Award’ and the organization Mothers2Mothers the ‘Global Gift Our Heroes Award’ for their work to eradicate HIV transmission from mother to child in eight African countries. The Gala will be celebrated at the Four Seasons Park Lane and will have two presenters: choreographer and actor of Street Dance, Ashley Banjo and BBC radio DJ Sarah Jane Crawford. The evening will be enlivened with performances by Descemer Bueno, Union J, Ronan Keating, The Glitter Beats and Mago Pop.
About Global Gift Foundation
Global Gift Foundation is a philanthropic nonprofit organization whose main objective is to create a positive impact in women, children and family’s lifestyle who live in a situation of need. Founded in 2013 by Maria Bravo and Alina Peralta’s hand it is them two who personally compromise making sure donations collected by the foundation are sent to associations foundations and ONG’s fiscally responsible. Global Gifters support and benefited organizations allow to get a bigger social transformation impact.
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