Osaka, Japan2 hours ago
Kind actPhysical HelpExample
A stranger shared her umbrella through a sudden downpour, walking ten minutes out of her way, then bowed and disappeared into the rain.
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Everyday kindness between strangers
A map of kind things strangers do for each other.
Did a stranger do something kind for you, or did you see it happen? Write it down in a few sentences. We pin it on the map where it happened, without your name.
- Share Kindness: a kind thing a stranger did.
- Send Light: words of hope for a person or a place.
- Echo a Story: no story? Read one, and say how it made you feel with one tap.
Anonymous · no account needed · a story takes about a minute, in any language
Map: every dot is a story
These are examples, shown until real stories arrive. Every story is checked before it appears on the map.
How it works
1. You write it down
Tell us what happened and the city where it happened. It takes about a minute. No name, no account, any language.
2. We check it
We remove names and personal details and add an English translation. This usually takes less than 10 minutes.
3. It goes on the map
Your story appears on the map at that city, and anyone can read it.
4. Readers echo it
No story of your own? Tap Echo a Story, or the icons under any story, to say how it made you feel: restored faith, inspired, warmth, a pledge to pass it on, or holding someone in light. Anonymous.
Stories marked “Example” were written by us to show how the site works. Real stories from visitors are marked “Reviewed”.
Stories
Latest stories
Lisbon, Portugal2 days ago
Kind actPaid ForwardExample
The person ahead in line quietly paid for my coffee and left a note on the counter: 'Someone did this for me in 2019.'
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Nairobi, Kenya4 days ago
Kind actRoadside AssistanceExample
Three matatu drivers stopped traffic to push a stalled car up the hill, waved off the money offered, and drove on.
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Have a story like these?
- Share Kindness: a kind thing a stranger did.
- Send Light: words of hope for a person or a place.
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How many stories have been shared, from how many places, and the most common kind of help.The numbers grow as new stories are checked.
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Stories shared
Kind acts and Lights of Hope that passed review.
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Places with at least one story.
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Most common kind of help
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Our story: why KindActs.fyi exists
One Drop at a Time
When you do something kind for a stranger, it can feel too small to matter.
One firefly is easy to miss in the dark. When thousands light up together, the whole field glows.
Kindness works the same way. One act on its own can look small. Together, our acts are bright enough for everyone to see.
The idea is older than this site. It began as a poem about water.
Spare a moment for a beautiful thought,
Think of a way to give back to life,
Make a pledge to do one good deed,
Once a week, once a month or even a year;
One deed at a time, it all adds up,
Like the ocean, one drop at a time.
Drops of water make an ocean. Small lights make the dark glow. Decades ago, a 7th grader made a pledge to do one good deed at a time. KindActs.fyi is that pledge today: a map where every kind act adds its light.