Home About Us News Projects Events Join us Shop Fundraising Donate         NEWS       Headlines PRESS ARTICLES AND NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE Latest News on Projects     Global Angels Skydive Team attempts new World Record Skydiving Stunt Beside Mt Everest! World's Highest Landing on Kala Patthar!   The Global Angels "Earn Your Wings" 2009 campaign is off to an amazing start! Two of our Global Angels Ambassadors have attempted a new World Skydiving record, catapulting our fundraising for street kids and orphans in Asia, towards our $1 million goal. World Skydiving Champion, Wendy Smith from New Zealand, Tandem Master Tom Noonan from the US, along with Wing Commander Jai Kishan from the Indian Air Force, made a successful landing last week (28th October) at the Kala Patthar plateau, landing at an altitude of 17,192 feet (5,242m), right beside Mt. Everest near Base Camp. They are the only skydivers to land on this highest drop zone, which means it is potentially a new World Record ! This establishes the new team from Explore Himalaya, led by Wendy Smith, as one of the leading extreme adventure companies in Asia. This new feat firmly ensconces the Global Angels Angel Skydive Team in the adventure history books and is in preparation for next year's adventures. In 2010 our team will be attempting even more skydiving records during May and October seasons and we are looking to encourage more adventurers to "Earn Their Wings" and join the Angel Skydive Team. Last year, we kicked off our "Earn Your Wings" fundraising campaign in September, when Wendy Smith, Tom Noonan and Global Angels Founder, Molly Bedingfield, all took part in an Everest Skydive. It was the first ever skydiving adventure in the Himalayas and to date the campaign has raised nearly $300,000 for street kids and orphans in Asia. CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIDEO OF HIGHEST LANDING!   NEW EVEREST SKYDIVE WORLD RECORD - OCTOBER 2009... JOIN THE ANGEL SKYDIVE TEAM   Everest-Skydive and Global Angels are partnering to create new world records in the Himalayas and raise $1million for projects empowering vulnerable children in Asia. By joining forces, each skydiver on the Everest Skydive will "earn their wings" as members of the Angel Skydive Team. This will also officially launch the Global Angels Flying Academy where Angels all over the world can "earn their wings" and help us help millions of children through fundraising adventures. Step Up.. Join Everest Skydive and the Angel Skydive Team. CLICK HERE TO GO TO WWW.EVEREST-SKYDIVE.COM CLICK HERE TO HELP THE ANGEL SKYDIVE TEAM RAISE $1 MILLION FOR STREET KIDS & ORPHANS IN ASIA   Village Voice Partners with Global Angels for Obie Awards   The Village Voice in New York has teamed up with Global Angels for their upcoming event, Obie Awards with Creative Block where portion of tickets sales will go to benefit Global Angels' cause and programs. The Village Voice is very excited about the partnership with Global Angels because any program that benefits children, benefits us all. Since Global Angels is stepping up with their efforts. it's will tie in with "“Creative Block” which celebrates emerging talents of arts. The Village Voice will celebrate Global Angels and their efforts at this first time event. “Creative Block” will run in tandem with the Obie Awards Ceremony, throughout various areas of the newly renovated and landmarked Webster Hall. Creative Block will feature different performances and visual arts that will occur simultaneously while the Obies are taking place in a separate event in the upstairs ballroom. Creative Block is an amalgamation of music, burlesque, digital art, performance art, fiber art, and much more hosted by Michael Musto with DJ Randy Bettis spinning. Featured performers include: Joey Arias & Basil Twist, The Daisy Spurs, Gravity Plays Favorites, Una Mimnaugh, Sxip Shirey, Project Jenny, Project Jan, Jollyship the Whizbang and Filthy Gorgeous Burlesque hosted by Murray Hill, with performances by Angie Pontani (Miss Exotic World 2008), Trixie Little and the Evil Hate Monkey, Tigger!, Lukki, Maine, Broadway Brassy, Little Miss Lixx and DJ Momotaro. Art Exhibitions by Eyebeam and Collective Communal Consciousness - Fiber Arts. For more info and tickets, visit http://obies.villagevoice.com   Molly Bedingfield, Jumps the Highest Ever Charity SkyDive in the World at Mt Everest!   Founder of Global Angels, Molly Bedingfield, took part in a historic adrenalin filled Skydive from 29,000 ft, in her quest to raise over $1 million for Global Angels’ sponsored projects impacting children in Nepal and northern India. The jump, with Mt Everest as the backdrop is a world record. Molly joined another 30 people on the challenge. Molly says, "Even though this was one of the most challenging adventures I have ever undertaken, it was thrilling to be involved with a great team working together to raise money to support and empower the street kids and orphans in Asia. I hope that thousands of other will be inspired to join me in creative challenges and earn their wings as well." CLICK HERE TO VIEW MOLLY BEDINGFIELD EVEREST SKYDIVE ON YOUTUBE CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT MOLLY AND THE CHILDREN OF ASIA   Lauren Maddox visits child victims of war in Uganda   Actress and Global Angels Ambassador, Lauren Maddox, is visiting Gulu, Uganda, on behalf of Global Angels, checking out a dynamic project working with teenage and child victims of war. She will meet the young female residents who have found their way to a safe place, at the 'The Lukodi Centre'. Here, the girls and teenage mothers are part of a rehabilitation and educational programme helping them overcome the awful suffering they have experienced through being abducted by the LRA . They are given psycho-social care and empowered into their new self-sustaining lives. A permanent eco-friendly village and farm are being developed for the girls and their young children, on a nearby plot of land of 1,000 acres, given by local village leaders and district officials. Lauren will document daily life at 'The Lukodi Centre', through photographs and footage, to raise awareness and support for the project by giving us a small window into their daily lives. CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE   Kate Royal & MALCOLM MARTINEAU concert   The fabulous Soprano Kate Royal and the esteemed pianist Malcolm Martineau are played at Chelsea Old Church in Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, on Saturday 27th September 2008. Funds raised through this event went to help under privileged babies in South Africa through the Fikelela project with Global Angels...   Molly Bedingfield visits Children in India resuced from the slave trade.   Molly Bedingfield, Founder of Global Angels, her son Joshua Bedingfield, with Global Angels Ambassador, Hazel Thompson, a renowned human rights photo journalist, visit the Jubilee Shelter in Mumbai, India, where Deveraj and his team rescue girls and children out of the sex slave and trade and give them a safe home. Please view our gallery of the beautiful children that Molly and her son, Joshua Bedingfield, met in this outstanding project. Molly says, "These children are so precious and it is a wonderful to see how well they are doing and the hope they now have. We must help these children in any way we can." VIEW PHOTOS OF THE TRIP   Carol Kidd Concert with support from Esther O’Connor   In April Esther O’Connor put on a magical evening at one of Glasgow’s most beautiful venues and with one of the country’s most inspiring and gloriously gifted singers Carol Kidd. Carol has had a sparkling career spanning 25 years. She has won the acclaim and respect of the giants of the music industry including Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennet. The late ‘Old Blue Eyes’ even asking her to perform with him at his Ibrox stadium concert. All the profits from this wonderful evening, including all ticket sales, raffle tickets and donations went directly to supporting the ‘Natwange Youth Village’ in Zambia. This is a very under funded orphanage in the township of Chipulukusu. On the night, Esther and her team raised over £11,000! Well done guys! VIEW GALLERY   Global Angels Launches in the U.S. with Natasha Bedingfield, Sean Kingston, Bear Grylls and Petra nemkova   Natasha Bedingfield, Sean Kingston, Bear Grylls, and Petra Nemkova Launch Global Angels US, in Hard Rock Cafe, Times Square, New York, Nov 6th 2007 Global Angels took over the NASDAQ, MTV and Reuters screens in Times Square, projecting animated presentations championing children's causes and a live Step Up celebrity photo shoot onto the big screens, to launch Global Angels US on Nov. 6th. Americans were encouraged to become Angels and join us in our mission to transform the lives of millions of the most vulnerable children across the world. We had great coverage of the event including MTV TRL LIVE, GMTV, LK Today, Hello Magazine, Fashion TV, Seventeen.com, and 16 radio stations. This was a historic day for us after a whole year working on the launch. We combined our Global Angels US launch with Hard Rock's promotion of our Feed A Child For A Year campaign, which will roll out in every Hard Rock Café, Casino and Hotel venue in over 50 countries worldwide over December. We are thrilled with the Hard Rock Global Angels partnership as they promote the campaign on their websites, alongside selling Hard Rock limited edition merchandise, in order to raise funds for our programme. Global Angels Ambassadors, Sean Kingston, Natasha Bedingfield, Petra Nemkova, Bear Grylls, Daniel Bedingfield, The Pierces, Martha Redbone (top female Native American Artist), Tamara Ecclestone, Darryl McDaniels (Run DMC), Nikola Rachelle, Hofit Golan, Edward Tricomi (celebrity stylist), Lamont Hiebert (Ten Shekels Shirt), and Aaron Cohen, were joined in our celebrations by Jennifer Coolidge (from Legally Blonde), Ethan Zohn for our Step Up Angel photo shoot. WATCH THE TV FOOTAGE OF THE GLOBAL ANGELS CONCERT VIEW GALLERY Global Angels on the Times Square screens VIEW GALLERY the Red Carpet photo shoot VIEW GALLERY Global Angels Ambassadors Step Up VIEW GALLERYGlobal Angels US Hard Rock concert   August 2007   We are so happy to announce that we are the chosen charity to benefit from the new musical 'Never Forget'! The production, which features the incredible catalogue of music by Take That, is a feel-good comedy about love, friendship, ambition and betrayal. With an original story written by Danny Brocklehurst, NEVER FORGET is a brand new musical about the members of the unlikeliest Take That tribute band. Set in Manchester, the show follows the rollercoaster journey of our young hero ‘Ash’ and his best mates in the pursuit of their dreams. Along the way each of them discovers that pretending to be someone else can sometimes help you find out who you really are… It promises to be an amazing show, and we are so happy to be part of it! Have a look at the boys Stepping Up in front of our Angel in the gallery below! VIEW GALLERY   June 2007   Hard Rock Ambassadors of Rock The Hard Rock have just held their Ambassadors of Rock concert in Hyde Park, London, where we were one of the charity partners. Chris Cornell and Aerosmith delivered a great show amongst legends like Peter Gabriel and Crowded House. Despite the torrential rain, supporters braved the photoshoot backstage in the VIP area. Aaron Cohen, our international 'modern-day slave hunter', flew in from LA to begin talks for our Asian concerts in Thailand at the Royal Palace. Needless to say, we had a ball.   May 2007   Bear Grylls and GKN Partner to Raise $1 million for charity including $500,000 for Global Angels projects in Africa Global Angels Ambassador Bear Grylls, one of the world’s foremost and daring adventurers, flew a powered paraglider to a height greater than Mt. Everest itself, enabling 1 million dollars to be raised for charity tthrough his Mission Everest adventure in Nepal. He reached what explorers call the ‘ceiling of the impossible’, 14 May, 2007. Corporate Angels GKN sponsored the flight and partnered with Bear to raise $500,000 for Global Angels to give to four projects empowering children in Africa. This was a match fund to $500,000 their staff have raised for charity this year. Bear is presenter for new prime-time TV series on Channel 4 entitled: 'Born Survivor: Bear Grylls' and ‘Man vs Wild’ for the Discovery Channel worldwide. These feature Bear being dropped into some of the most inhospitable places on earth - and showing how to survive! SEE THE VIDEO OF THE FLIGHT   May 2007   Hamish Dodds, CEO of Hard Rock International visits 'Project in Red Light District', India We have teamed up with human rights charity, Jubilee Action, as they rescue and rehabilitate orphaned and abandoned children from the red light district, of Mumbai, India. Deveraj and his team literally rescue children from brothels and prostitution and give them a new home and way of life away from the commercial sex industry and slavery. Hamish Dodds, CEO of Hard Rock International, and a member of the Global Angels International Advisory Board, has recently returned from visiting this wonderful project. Here are his impressions... "I was truly impressed by the passion and dedication you (Deveraj) and your teams have for the various rehabilitation projects you are spearheading in Mumbai. It was very clear to me that the task you have ahead of you is immense, but that with your leadership and with the support of your sponsors you really do have the opportunity to make a difference in so many people's lives. I will be personally championing your organisation's efforts, and I am already looking forward to my next visit, and to helping you and your team make progress in your quest." VIEW GALLERY   April 2007   We are so pleased to welcome a new Angel to our team. Hazel Thompson is a world reknown photojournalist, who has travelled to often dangerous places to expose the horrorendous circumstances that some children in the world live in today. We are so pleased to have her on our International Advisory Board. Hazel has recently been named as one of the 10 Heroes of Photography by American Photo. We are so proud of her. Please read the article below to find out more. READ ARTICLE   March 2007   On the 25th of March, we produced the 'Voice of Slavery' concert at Kentish Town Forum. It was a great event with Razorlight, Supergrass and other artists raising awareness about Slavery and Trafficking in the world today. 'Voice of Slavery' took place on Freedom Day, and in support of 'Stop The Traffik' and 'Slavery International', and to champion the cause of 30 million slaves in the world today. Have a look at the photos! VIEW GALLERY   February 2007   Hamish Dodds, President and CEO of Hard Rock International, became our first International Corporate Ambassador in January. As one of our Advisory Board members, Hamish will be working with us on our international fundraising strategy. Hamish wanted me to pass on this message to you, “Thanks for your personal support and commitment to a great cause. As you know, children are important to all of us, and it is easy to underestimate the sheer number of poor, malnourished and abused children across our globe. My role as an International Ambassador for Global Angels, will be to try to do my small part in helping improve the prospects for these "Angels", and I hope you will continue to support our cause.”   JANUARY 2007   We start off 2007 on a high note, with a wonderful feeding program starting in Guludo, Mozambique. Amy Carter who runs the project wrote to us and said: 'I wish you could have been here yesterday, I think it was THE highlight of my journey since this dream began 4 and a half years ago… Yesterday really was a momentous day in Guludo village; the first day of the School Feeding Project. However..." Read more about the program VIEW GALLERY   December 2006   On the 9th of December we celebrated with some of our volunteers at a special Christmas get together. We had a great day, with amazing food and a chance for us to show them how much we love and appreciate them! To all our Volunteers, thank you so much for always being so amazing and true Angels! We love you! VIEW GALLERY   November 2006   Global Angels Ambassador Natasha Bedingfield has just arrived back from India where she was 'hands on' supporting projects working with street kids, orphans, abducted and trafficked children who had been rescued. In Mumbai she visited the Railway Childrens' Project, Asha Deep and the HIV children's project Purnata Bhavan. In Caluctta she visited the the street children's project Future Hope. She gave them all the thumbs up as excellent projects and encouraged us to keep on championing the needs of these children. To find out more about these projects visit our Projects/Street Children pages.   November 2006   From the 1st till the 5th of November, the annual Spirit of Christmas Fair was on at Olympia, and this year, Global Angels was the chosen charity to benefit from this fair. The fair was a great place to come and get all your Christmas presents under one roof, and support the charity! We were manning the shopping drop-off point, where you could leave your bags for a small fee while you carry on shopping. We also raffled off the Christmas Tree, which has been decorated by our Ambassadors, and Natasha Bedingfield placed the Angel on top of the tree! Thank you to everyone who came to support us! VIEW GALLERY   November 2006   On the 2nd of November 2006, Arther Steen Horne Adamson (ASHA) picked up a Silver Award for their work with Global Angels at the 10th Annual Cream Awards in Birmingham. ASHA was nominated in two catagories and picked up the award for Best Use of Illustration/Animation for the Global Angels 'Step Up' Campaign. We are so pleased with the work ASHA has done for us, and are thrilled that they have won this award. Click on the web address to see what they did and why they deserved to win. VIEW ASHA CAMPAIGN   October 2006   Global Angels Ambassador Nate James, went to Rwanda to visit The Fred Nkunda Orphan Home. This orphanage is a safe haven to hundreds of orphans in Rwanda. Altogether 9,600 orphans from the home have been placed in foster care families. Nate came back passionate about the project and the children of Rwanda.   October 2006   Global Angels ambassador, Lily Cole, appeared in The Guardian on the 7th of October. Lily has been a great ambassador, helping us champion the needs of children all over the world, and at 18, she is a great example for the rest of us! Thank you Lily!   September 2006   Laura Michelle Kelly has just visited Cambodia as an Ambassador and has been completely blown away by the courageous children she met at the Hagar Project and heartbroken at what they have suffered. Laura came back totally convinced that we should help this project and we will. They have helped more than 100,000 young people in the last 10 years. Please check out the Hagar Project under 'Projects' for more information, and read Laura's letter from her trip below. READ LAURA'S LETTER FROM CAMBODIA CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE HAGAR PROJECT   September 2006   Great news that we received in September, is that Javine Hylton decided to become a Global Angels Ambassador. Javine, who is one of the stars of 'Daddy Cool', was also named 'Rear of the Year' in 2006. In 2005 she represented the UK at the Eurovsions Song contest, and her debut album, 'Surrender' topped the charts in 2004. We are very happy to have Javine on board!   September 2006   On the 14th of September, Robert Mackintosh generously invited Global Angels to use one of the preview nights of 'Daddy Cool' to fundraise for children. Global Angels chose Jeans for Genes to be the beneficiary for the night, and a 100% of all donations raised will be given to them. We were well represented with ambassadors, as Andy Instone and his dance crew, Urban Strides, impressed the audience which included Laura Michelle Kelly and Nate James. Nate is nominated for a Mobo Award on the 22nd of September, and Laura has just returned from one of our projects in Cambodia. Press Release VIEW GALLERY   August 2006   GLOBAL ANGELS PROVIDING A HOME FOR 60 STREET BOYS We are thrilled that Chesney Hawkes, Dan’s Angels and individual sponsors have raised and donated enough money to finance the building of our first dormitory in Ndalani, Kenya, providing accommodation for 60 street boys. Chesney, a Global Angel's Ambassador, raised the money through his participation in Channel 4’s ‘The Games’ during 2005. Dan’s Angels, a forum set up by fans of Daniel Bedingfield, raised the money through sponsored fasts, silences, parachute jumps and a host of other creative initiatives. VIEW GALLERY   July 2006   Daniel Bedingfield recently went to Guludo in Northern Mozambique to meet Amy Carter, founder of charity SERF, a new charity Global Angels are partnering with. SERF is aiming to train the locals and preserve the environment, as well as re-building the local school, providing education for 300/400 children. Global Angels are aiming to raise a grant to feed these kids. In May 2006 Amy Carter was awarded the New Statesman "Young Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2006" which she received from Ed Milliband, UK Minister for the Third Sector. We are pleased to announce that Amy has become a Global Angels Ambassador. VIEW GALLERY   June 2006   The Cadogan Hall concert is the first ever classical event organised by Global Angels following the celebrity launch of the “Step Up” campaign in May '06. Hayley Westenra, headlined a top quality classical concert with Juliette Pochin, Fiona Pears and the amazing Tenors Unlimited also joining her on stage. Press Release VIEW GALLERY   May 2006   ASHA launches the charity 'Global Angels' with the high profile celebrity ‘Step Up’ campaign. At the launch event, celebrities and business people stepped up to support Global Angels and raise funds to feed children living in poverty. Press Release VIEW GALLERY   April 2006   Photo shoot at the South Bank. Natasha Bedingfield, Lemar, Daniel Bedingfield, Tasha from Select Models, Nadia and Emma from Big Brother, Chesney Hawkes all Step Up and help launch the Step Up Campaign. Affiliate Window and Arthur Steen Horne Adamson sponsor our Step Up Campaign. VIEW GALLERY   February 2006   We are now feeding 250 children a day through a crisis program in Malawi in partnership with World Vision Canada and JAM.   December 2005   We are now feeding and educating 750 children in Mozambique and Sudan as part of our Feed a Child For a Year partnering with JAM, WFP and the UN.   November 2005   Launch of Feed A Child For A Year at Hard Rock Cafe with Natasha Bedingfield, Katie Melua, Ms Dynamite, Chesney Hawkes and Nate James. The Work of Ian Lethbridge, Global Angels International Program Coordinator, carried out this summer in Asia and Africa, turned into his legacy when he suddenly passed away in November. Ian was single-minded in his dedication to helping children throughout the world. We have lost a dedicated and much loved Angel and he will always live on in our hearts. VIEW GALLERY   October 2005   Heart FM and Greg Burns and friends raise £4,000 at The Comedy Store for Global Angels.   September 2005   Hard Rock Café, Park Lane, London offers to host the launch of our Feed A Child For a Year program. We also begin building our first home for 60 street children in Ndalani, Kenya for the MCF family   August 2005   Hard Rock Café offer to launch Global Angels Foundation America in Times Square, New York   July 2005   MWB Business Exchange donate a beautiful serviced office to Global Angels in Victoria. Hayley Westenra becomes a Global Angels Ambassador.   June 2005   Coutts were the Founder Sponsor for the offical launch event of Global Angels and hosted the event in their premises on the Strand, Charing Cross. Daniel Bedingfied, Lemar and Natasha Bedingfield entertained us and became Global Angels Ambassadors alongside Chesney Hawkes, David and Carrie Grant, Lily Cole and Greg Burns from Heart FM. Coutts Chief Executive, Sarah Deaves says "The evening was a resounding success and we were absolutely delighted to host the launch of such a charity - a charity that can really make a difference to the world’s most vulnerable people." PRESS RELEASE VIEW GALLERY   April 2005   Chesney Hawkes becomes a Global Angel Ambassador and raises £54,000 for Global Angels in Channel 4's 'The Games'.   February 2004   Global Angels receives charity status in the United Kingdom.   VIEW SITE MAP