BBC broadcaster Nikita Kanda has joined charity Refuge as an envoy to shine a lightweight on the charity’s life-saving work supporting survivors of home abuse and is likely one of the faces of Refuge’s Summer season Escape Enchantment.
Nikita Kanda has hosted the celebrated Breakfast Present on BBC Asian Community since July 2022 and has received awards for her tv and radio presenting work. Lately nominated for Presenter of the Yr on the Asian Media Awards, Nikita has often fronted stories on BBC1’s The One Present, offered an episode of the longest-running youngsters’s TV present Blue Peter and graced tv screens in 2023 competing in Strictly Come Dancing.
Nikita’s first mission with Refuge will likely be supporting their Summer season Escape attraction, which highlights the rise in contacts that the charity experiences over the summer season months. In August alone Refuge anticipate over 18,000 folks to show to them for assist. In a video produced to assist the attraction, Nikita and Michelle, a home abuse survivor supported by Refuge share their experiences.
Full chat right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq4b8HhHKPQ
Shorter clip of interview right here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PFRI1sEiYCs
Talking about changing into an Ambassador for Refuge, Nikita mentioned:
“I’m extraordinarily happy to announce I’ll be working with Refuge on a trigger that’s so near my coronary heart. I do know personally the impression home abuse can have on households and it’s so essential to me to have the ability to use my voice and attain to speak about this problem. I’m captivated with letting ladies and youngsters who could also be experiencing abuse know they aren’t alone and to be a part of this motion that’s campaigning for a future by which home abuse just isn’t tolerated.”
Refuge’s Chair of Trustees, Hetti Barkworth-Nanton, mentioned:
“We’re thrilled to welcome Nikita to our sensible workforce of movie star supporters. Nikita’s voice will likely be acquainted to the 1000’s of listeners who tune in to BBC Asian Community every morning to listen to her play anthems on the Breakfast present and we’re so glad she is becoming a member of us in talking loudly about a difficulty which has been silenced for too lengthy. At Refuge we wish survivors of home abuse to know they aren’t alone, and we’re so grateful to these serving to unfold this message to shed some gentle on the assistance and assist obtainable.”
