Croydon’s Executive Mayor and Civic Mayor celebrate with our
‘‘Be Different365 Foundation participants during our 6th Anniversary, culturally inclusive Father’s Day celebration event and Community Leadership Awards.
Date: 21/06/2025
Children are the future champions of our world. Why not help make that possible by joining our mission to inspire and support a solid foundation for a desirable and productive future? ‘The first step is to take one’
“Building a Strong Foundation for Lifelong Learning”. Our activities explore the importance of instilling values like growth mindset, critical thinking, creativity, Confidence, Skill building and self-esteem in children. We provide resources, tools, and strategies to support children’s development, nurture their talents, and build a solid foundation for lifelong learning.”
INITIATIVES
Our initiatives/activities are designed to help children develop their confidence, self-esteem, and resilience through social and creative learning. Every movement tells a story and encourages participants to be their best version.
In-person Sessions are held on the first and third Saturdays of each month to ensure that families have a safe place to go over the weekend when their children are not in school and to boost their morale. We aim to give continuous support to families recovering from the pandemic, especially children dealing with anxiety, bullying, and other forms of abuse.
We have also collaborated with other organisations - Home-Start Croydon, Heads2Gether housing project, Croydon Voluntary Action, Yoga and the Mind project, 7upTaichi project, Young@Heart Dance Group Project and others to ensure that families receive support and participate in volunteering opportunities to boost their personal and professional growth and boost confidence.
In addition, we refer crises like homelessness, domestic violence, and immigration to the appropriate organisations in Croydon.
Holiday lunches and one-on-one conversations with parents to hear their thoughts - Adult weekly discussions to aid recovery from the pandemic that has impacted the mental health of families in the community. Since June 2019, we have reached out and worked with over 1000 families in Croydon, and we would like to continue assisting families in low-income households in obtaining quality and sustainable support.
virtual interactive sessions
Over the last years, we have reached out to over 2000 children through virtual and non-virtual programs - providing free fun, creative learning activities (Mental and physical sports, Yoga, Taekwondo, gardening and nature, cooking/baking/chocolate making, arts and crafts, fashion design, jewellery making, Reading, poetry, storytelling, motivational talks/emotional support, cultural diversity, food nutrition, hygiene) etc.
Creativity and enrichment activities
FOOD AND NUTRITION SESSION
Every child should learn how to cook food because it is an integral component of life. However, food helps with their growth and having an understanding of food elements and promote nutrition. Therefore, we encourage kids to prepare, share, and dine together at Be Different365. This aids children's social development and cooperation.
The Be Different365 initiative helps children between the ages of 4 and 12. It guides parents who wish to support their children's growth and their health and well-being through volunteering, social development, employment skills, entrepreneurship training, and personal development.