Celebrity supporters
¹ú²úÊÓƵ is fortunate to receive support from a number of incredible celebrities – some of who also serve as ¹ú²úÊÓƵ Ambassadors. They promote our campaigns and raise awareness worldwide of our mission and the work we do.
Our Ambassadors
Campaigns where we've received celebrity support
November 2024
Reed Smith charity quiz hosted by Stephen Fry
The quizmaster of quizmasters Stephen Fry hosted the 20th annual quiz night 2024 for ¹ú²úÊÓƵ hosted by law firm Reed Smith at the Andaz Hotel highlighting our work for 1.5millions Ukrainian children and teachers. With tricky quiz questions coming in the sports section from Clare Balding and Audley Harrison MBE (with a glimpse of his Olympic Gold medal), it was a competitive night for the teams.
November 2024
Celebrations at Valvona & Crolla with the Scottish Secretary of State
Our longstanding partner and friends at famed Edinburgh Caffè Bar & Restaurant, Valvona & Crolla, hosted a dinner to highlight the work of the Jennifer Brown Research Laboratory with Secretary of State Rt Hon Ian Murray MP in November 2024.
September 2024
New York Early Years breakfast opened by Nick Kristof
120 Early Years organisations and champions gathered at the 2024 UN Meetings in New York to galvanise ¹ú²úÊÓƵ¹ú²úÊÓƵ™s Act for Early Years campaign and were all inspired to greater action by New York Times¹ú²úÊÓƵ™ Pulitzer Prize winning writer Nick Kristof.
September 2024
¹ú²úÊÓƵ UNGA Annual Dinner 2024 hosted with Mia Mottley
¹ú²úÊÓƵ¹ú²úÊÓƵ™s annual dinner at the 2024 UN General Assembly week was hosted by Gordon and Sarah Brown with climate champion and Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley.
September 2024
African First Ladies gather to Act for Early Years
The African First Ladies organisation OAFLAD is supporting the Act for Early Years global campaign and put their power behind us with First Lady of Kenya Rachel Ruto as the host at an event in New York in September 2024.
June 2024
Marlborough House reception with Rt Hon Baroness Scotland KC
The Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland invited ¹ú²úÊÓƵ Global Youth Ambassadors to learn more about the work and reach of The Commonwealth and followed this by hosting a spectacular reception for ¹ú²úÊÓƵ supporters at the historic and beautiful Marlborough House in Pall Mall, London in June 2024.
June 2024
¹ú²úÊÓƵ Your Walk with Joan Armatrading MBE
Joan Armatrading took time away from preparing her new album to walk 300,000 miles for ¹ú²úÊÓƵ Your Walk in 2024 to support delivering learning-ready laptops for Ukrainian children whilst displaced from their home and country. Long serving trustee Arabella Weir joined in the walk keeping pace with the step count too. Schools and businesses around the UK also signed up for this fun and active annual June fundraiser.
December 2023
Christmas Carol Concert with Matt Lucas
The 2023 carol concert marked a more sombre tone as we recognised new conflicts around the world affecting children¹ú²úÊÓƵ™s futures, but there was joy with the singing and readings, and some laughter at Matt Lucas¹ú²úÊÓƵ™ reading from his book, The Boy Who Slept Through Christmas.
November 2023
Reed Smith charity quiz with BBC¹ú²úÊÓƵ™s Ros Atkins
The 2023 annual fundraising quiz was hosted by the BBC¹ú²úÊÓƵ™s Analysis Editor, Ros Atkins famed for his Explainers on newsworthy topics. He steered the quiz with contributions from David Tennant and Rosie Jones with great skills effortlessly through one tiny tech glitch as you would expect from an experienced live presenter.