Now in its eighth year, the Independent on Sunday's Happy list honours 100 people who make Britain a happier place to live. Nominated by members of the public, the list recognises individuals who give rather than take and we are so proud that Jenni Thomas OBE was one of this year’s amazing 100. In the words of the Independent on Sunday "...unlike other lists, the Happy List is not a crass hierarchy but a completely unranked celebration of good deeds, large and small."

The ALMT have two charity partners working to promote education, prevent crime and create brighter futures through playing football...one is in Nottinghamshire, UK, and the other is in Lusaka, Zambia. Street Child Africa and the ALMT are bringing these 'game changers' together by sending two managers from SASFC to Lusaka to engage in coaching sessions, child rights training and skills sharing sessions.

Learn more about Street Child Africa and SASFC

2016 will be the ALMT's tenth year and we are getting ready to sing and dance all year long about all the amazing things that have been achieved along the way that would not have been possible without you!

Look out for information about a super-size Burns Night Celebration, extra marathon places, special events and much more. Get in touch now to get involved or to find out more.

You can now view the ALMT annual report and accounts for the year 2013-14. They are available on the Charity Commission website or on the ALMT website. Read about all the partners supported last year, the co-funding scheme, who benefitted and juicy facts and figures.

View the Annual Report and Accounts

NECC is a Palestinian organisation aimed at the strengthening and empowerment of the Palestinian community in the Gaza Strip by providing educational and health services and contingency assistance regardless of faith, colour, gender, political affiliation or geographical locality. Working in partnership with the Amos Trust, this co-funded project will support vocational education, training and psychosocial support for marginalised young people in Gaza.

This project will support three schools in Zambia and up to 15 feeder communities. Village Water start by providing hygiene education so that pupils understand the link with ill health and to encourage them to change their habits to reduce waterborne diseases. They then install a safe water point with parents helping with labour and contributing sand and stones. The pupils take part in a number of activities and build simple tippy tap hand washing stations throughout the school. 

To ensure the ALMT's Grief and Bereavement Support Service continues to run and support families long into the future, the ALMT approached Grief Encounter to become an ALMT partner. This broadens the ALMT’s ability to support as many families as possible while remaining confident that the level of support offered is of the highest standard.

It's coming...our biggest Burns Night ever! To kick off the ALMT's tenth year we're going all out on January 28th 2016 at Troxy, E1 0HX, London! If you'd like to reserve your table, get in touch with silvie.wallington@almt.org.

If you would like to volunteer, donate an auction prize or provide some support for the event we'd love to hear from you!
Check out the venue

The ALMT have been working with Street Child United for over a year on designing, building and implementing their brand new database. Earlier this year all the hard work came to fruition when the team began using their new software. Jess Price, Fundraising Manager at Street Child United says 'Thanks to the ALMT, we finally have a database and our fundraising and relationship management capacity has increased dramatically as a result.'' Learn more about ALMT skills sharing.

Our Co-funding scheme is growing and more supporters are coming on board to join our team and help us support specific projects. To keep you up to date, we're launching a Co-funding newsletter which will feature charities that are applying to the ALMT for funding and offer opportunities to view further details and join the scheme. If you're interested in receiving the newsletter, please contact admin@almt.org with the subject line, Co-Funding Newsletter.

Each year, amazing corporate partner Corney and Barrow Bars choose a new ALMT partner to support throughout the year. For 2015-16 we're delighted that they have chosen to fundraise for Siblings Together. The ALMT have supported Siblings Together since its inception and money raised this year will go towards supporting their Monthly Activity Days for siblings separated in the care system. Learn more about Siblings Together

This film was made in 2014 with the aim of making sure as many people view it as possible to prevent future tragedies. It's now had over 12,000 views on the ALMT YouTube channel and we're working hard forming partnerships with businesses and individuals to get the film as much exposure as possible. This campaign will save lives so if you think you can help spread the message please get in touch.

Corney and Barrow www.corney-barrow.co.uk, Jonathan Blythe www.blythetax.com, Street Child United www.streetchildunited.org, Protocol Education www.protocol-education.com, Academics Ltd www.academicsltd.co.uk