Kindness Forward Will Launch Global Kindness Season
The international initiative will begin on November 1, 2026, to document one billion acts of kindness across 195 countries.
Updated on Oct. 12, 2026 in Philanthropy
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Kindness Forward is set to launch the inaugural Global Kindness Season on November 1, 2026. This 92-day project aims to inspire and document one billion acts of kindness in 195 countries through January 31, 2027.
Why it matters
By concentrating participation into a specific 92-day period, the initiative seeks to build momentum for global human connection. The effort scales a local model of community service into a massive international campaign for collective impact.
The 2025 Puerto Rico pilot program recorded 1,135,096 certified acts of kindness across 78 municipalities. The initiative involved 270,000 public school students and staff during its five-day run.
The players
Kindness Forward
This organization leads the international campaign to document global acts of kindness.
Te Amo PR
Operating as a nonprofit, this group originated the kindness movement in Puerto Rico and has conducted 250 humanitarian missions.
HeartMath Institute
This scientific organization will partner on the Global Coherence Project 2.0 to measure the impact of the initiative.
The details
Individuals and organizations are invited to pledge acts of service for collective measurement, with public figures and media partners acting as project leads. Scientific monitoring of the campaign will be conducted through a partnership with the HeartMath Institute's Global Coherence Project 2.0.
Timeline
Te Amo PR began its humanitarian missions in 2022.
The pilot five-day campaign in Puerto Rico took place in November 2025.
The Global Kindness Season begins on November 1, 2026.
The Global Kindness Season concludes on January 31, 2027.
Market Landscape
This initiative utilizes the framework of the HeartMath Institute's Global Coherence Project 2.0 to provide scientific backing for large-scale social movements. By integrating quantitative monitoring, the organizers aim to position community service alongside professionalized global philanthropic efforts.
Individuals and organizations can participate by registering their service through the global portal to contribute to the billion-act goal. This provides a structured way for participants to track their community impact alongside a worldwide network of contributors.
The takeaway
Large-scale philanthropic movements often succeed by leveraging digital infrastructure to gamify and track individual contributions. Participants looking to contribute can focus on consistent, documentable acts of service throughout the 92-day season.
What happens next
The inaugural Global Kindness Season is scheduled to officially commence on November 1, 2026, and will continue through the end of the 92-day period on January 31, 2027.
Further reading
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More information
To join the movement, visit the kindness pledge and participation portal.
Source note: This article includes information reported by The Manila times.
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