WKA is endorsed as the peak national body in Australia by the World Kindness Movement and was the elected secretariat to the peak global body. It was founded after the success of a kindness campaign promoted to schools to challenge Bystander Behaviour associated to Bullying. The organisation has secured support and endorsements from Australia's Prime Minister, Vice Regal, The Australian Commission
er for Human Rights, State and Federal Ministers including the Premiers of NSW and Victoria, Local government bodies representing 1.7 million residents including the City of Sydney and Gold Coast. This achievement was recently acknowledged in the NSW Parliament and in Her Excellency Professor Dame Marie Bashir Governor NSW 2014 Message. During our tenure as Secretariat, Switzerland, Thailand Malaysia, Mexico Pakistan and Ukraine's membership have been secured to the global campaign. China soon followed suit after we delivered the Australian Prime Minister's Message at the launch of World Kindness China in Hong Kong and Shanghai in 2013. Following hosting the 2014 8th General Assembly in Sydney Australia was relelected to a 2nd term and,the Prime Minister of Thailand subsequently announced hosting the 1st World Leaders’ Summit in Bangkok (K20) to discuss global strategies to create a kinder world.
