An article by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC, 2022) reveals that nearly 50% of surveyed UK students faced mental health difficulties during their university experience and a student reported that his mental issues "made him do less stuff". When Rise Global Winner Asher Segun-Olasanmi discovered that students often face challenges that can negatively impact their wellbeing when transitioning into the higher education system, she founded Candle Lighters and created a kindness intervention program to enable students thrive in this system.

Join Candle Lighters on a mission today to help students better adapt to a new study and living environment as well as develop positive lasting coping mechanisms in the process.

You can get involved by donating to support the mission.

To learn more, visit www.strikeaflame.org/the-light-week-challenge

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