page_title: Steve Bolton (entrepreneur)
section_title: Philanthropy
hierarchical_section_title: Steve Bolton (entrepreneur) / Philanthropy
caption_attribution_description: English: The new buildings at the King's Kid orphanage
context_page_description: Steve Bolton is a leading British entrepreneur, property investor, author and philanthropist. He is the Founder and Executive Chairman of the franchised businesses Platinum Property Partners and Platinum Business Partners.
context_section_description: Bolton is a Life Patron of the not-for-profit organisation Peace One Day. For more than a decade he worked with the organisation and helped to raise millions of pounds in funding.
  The charity is dedicated to achieving global ceasefire and non-violence for one day every year on 21 September and is ratified by the United Nations. 13 million people are estimated to be acting more peacefully as a result of Peace Day (source McKinsey's).
  The organisation has also seen 4.5 million children being vaccinated against polio in previously unreachable areas after Peace One Day ambassador Jude Law travelled to Afghanistan to spearhead a campaign.
  During his involvement with Peace One Day from 2007 to 2015, Bolton created and led the Patrons programme where he helped to ensure that the organisation was on a sound financial footing. He also led a project to acquire, fund, purchase and convert offices premises in Richmond, Surrey, which continue to be the headquarters for Peace One Day.
  Bolton and his Platinum businesses have also provided funding to the King's Kid Orphanage in Mitiana, Uganda since 2007. This funding and investment has resulted in the purchase and construction of housing, classrooms, a deep water well, farming land as well as food, teachers’ salaries, secure accommodation for the orphanage director, medical procedures and further education funding for orphanage.  The orphanage is home to 300 children and is self-sustaining.
caption: The new buildings at the King's Kid orphanage
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