ACT4LOVE
Join the movement. Start uplifting others. Transform your life.
Global counter: 36,515 acts of love were shared—as of August 9th, 2025.
2025 GOAL: Share 100,000 acts of love.
What is ACT4LOVE?
Act4Love is a transformational kindness movement for personal growth and social good.
It’s a global initiative inspiring emotional healing, meaningful impact, and joyful living — one simple act of love at a time.
Whether you’re an individual seeking clarity, confidence, and connection, a business aiming to foster loyalty and community impact, or a government entity committed to strengthening social cohesion and citizen well-being, Act4Love offers a path forward.
Through products, digital experiences, and shared acts of love, we help people transform their lives and live with more joy, purpose, and positivity.
You’re not just giving an uplifting card or wearing an uplifting bracelet — you’re part of a living mission to heal, grow, and uplift the world.
Join the gamified global challenge:
1 billion acts of love by 2040.
This is personal growth in motion.
This is emotional freedom, one act at a time.
This is Act4Love.
Our message
Join the movement. Start uplifting others. Transform your life.
Our values
Connection – Contribution – Growth
Our Slogan
Act for love.
Mission
To spark a worldwide culture of transformational kindness — where compassion becomes the norm, not the exception.
We aim to make acts of love as natural as breathing, creating ripple effects that heal hearts, strengthen communities, and inspire lasting change.
Through education, collaboration, and bold creativity, we’re reimagining how kindness is practiced, celebrated, and woven into everyday life.
This is more than being “nice.”
It’s building a future where love drives decisions, generosity fuels progress, and every person has the tools to uplift the world around them.
Vision
We envision a world where emotional fitness is as natural and essential as physical fitness — where joy, purpose, and authentic connection shape every life, brand, and community.
We believe simple acts of love are powerful catalysts for transformation — inspiring individuals to heal, grow, and contribute authentically, while empowering businesses to lead with heart, build loyalty, and create meaningful impact.
Our goal is to inspire and embed a culture of transformational kindness — within individuals, inside organizations, and across the globe — so that compassion becomes not just an act, but a way of life.
At Act4Love, we bring this vision to life through intentional products, uplifting tools, and immersive experiences — supporting individuals on their healing journeys and helping companies weave kindness into their culture and business model.
With a bold mission to inspire 100,000 acts of love by 2026 and 1 billion by 2040, we are building a global movement rooted in kindness, transformation, and belonging.
Because when love leads, transformation follows.
Together, we change the world — one loving act at a time.
What Makes ACT4LOVE Unique?
Act4Love is a transformational kindness movement — blending emotional wellness, personal growth, and social good into simple, powerful daily actions.
What sets us apart is our ability to connect the heart of the individual with the mission of a business.
For individuals, our numbered products spark healing, confidence, and self-love — one intentional act at a time.
For businesses, Act4Love offers a low-cost, high-impact way to show kindness, build loyalty, and lead with emotional intelligence — turning every compliment or gift into a ripple of goodwill.
We’re not just selling products — we’re cultivating a culture of compassion and connection.
Every act is part of a global journey toward 1 billion acts of love by 2040.
Join a movement where kindness isn’t just a value — it’s a strategy for transformation.
Jean-Philippe Marier (AKA Uplifting Guy)
Founder of ACT4LOVE -
act4loveofficial@gmail.com
What began as Jean-Philippe’s personal mission to uplift others through love and human connection has grown into Act4Love — a global movement turning simple acts of love into powerful contributions that spark healing, growth, and collective impact.
After 1,200+ days of travel and 36,000+ acts of love shared in over 50 countries, he discovered a powerful truth: real transformation starts small — with a smile, a kind word, or a heartfelt hug.
Today, Jean-Philippe leads Act4Love with one bold goal: to inspire 1 billion acts of love by 2040 — through meaningful self-growth tools, healing rituals, community connection, and now, a growing network of businesses and government entities committed to making kindness part of their culture.
How to be part of the Movement for individuals
1. Wear and Share with Intention
Choose purpose-driven pieces that support your emotional journey — or offer them through your business to uplift customers. Every product is more than an item; it’s a daily anchor for love, healing, and intentional living.
2. Grow Through Action
Whether you’re letting go of fear, giving a compliment, or uplifting a client — every loving act creates positive change. Real transformation begins with small, consistent gestures of kindness.
3. Amplify the Movement
Share your acts of love and breakthrough moments — as an individual or a business. Tag @act4loveofficial and help light up the global kindness map. Every story moves us closer to our mission:
1 billion acts of love by 2040.
What is an act of love
An Act of Love is a conscious gesture that spreads kindness, uplifts others, and creates meaningful connection — whether between strangers, loved ones, or customers.
It can be a heartfelt compliment card, a warm hug, a thoughtful gift, or simply wearing or sharing something that inspires joy and positive energy.
For individuals, it’s a tool for healing and self-growth.
For businesses, it’s a way to lead with heart, build loyalty, and make every customer interaction a moment that matters.
Every act — whether performed, gifted, or woven into your brand — fuels emotional connection and brings us closer to a world driven by love, not fear.
Definition of Emotional Fitness
Emotional fitness is the daily habit of strengthening the heart — through kindness, presence, and meaningful contribution. It’s about nurturing joy, authentic connection, and purpose, one small act of love at a time.
Just like physical fitness, emotional fitness grows through consistent practice. Whether it’s offering a kind word, creating a moment of care, wearing an uplifting product, or building a culture of kindness — every action fuels emotional growth.
In short: Emotional fitness is training your heart — individually or collectively — through acts of love, so life, work, and relationships can transform from the inside out.
One small act of love can change someone’s whole day. And enough acts of love can change the world.
Why This Matters
In a world overwhelmed by noise, speed, and disconnection, people crave something real — purpose, healing, and a sense of belonging. Businesses, too, are searching for more human ways to connect and contribute.
Act4Love reminds us that transformation doesn’t have to be big to be meaningful — it starts with one intentional act of kindness.
For individuals, it’s a simple way to grow emotionally, reconnect with self-worth, and live with more joy and intention.
For businesses, it’s a heart-led strategy to build trust, inspire loyalty, and make emotional impact part of their culture.
In a time when both people and brands are judged by how they make others feel, kindness isn’t just nice — it’s powerful.
Act4Love turns daily actions into a global ripple of healing, unity, and social good.
Because when love becomes a habit — change becomes inevitable.
The Movement
Our Mission: Inspire 1 billion acts of love by 2040.
Act4Love is a transformational kindness movement — inviting individuals and businesses to create meaningful change through simple, intentional acts of love.
When you join, you become part of a global community rooted in healing, growth, and human connection.
Together, we’re proving that kindness isn’t soft — it’s strategic.
It transforms lives, strengthens relationships, and brings lasting value to people, brands, and communities.
This is more than a movement.
It’s a new way to grow, connect, and contribute — one loving act at a time.
Because when love leads, something incredible happens:
People start saying, “Wow… Act4Love helped me believe in humanity again.”
To be part of the movement!
1. Live the Movement
Embrace daily acts of love and intention. Whether through compliment cards, meaningful rituals, uplifting habits, or wearing symbols that remind you to lead with your heart, make love your lifestyle. Join our TikTok Lives for inspiration, connection, and chances to celebrate kindness together.
2. Connect with the Community
You’re not alone on this journey. Join our private Facebook group to share experiences, find support, and participate in local and global challenges that deepen your emotional fitness and personal growth.
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3. Share Your Light
Your story matters. Inspire others by sharing your acts of love—whether it’s a kind word, a heartfelt hug, or a simple gesture that brightened someone’s day. Tag @act4loveofficial and use #act4love to join a worldwide movement of transformation through kindness.
FREE Uplifting adventure alongside the Founder
YOU are invited to a new unique life experience of distributing act of love alongside JP Marier AKA The Uplifting Guy, founder of ACT4LOVE.
This uplifing adventure will transform your life!
WHAT'S INCLUDED?
– About 1-2 hours of uplifting adventure alongside the founder where you’ll get a cocktail of healthy happiness hormone and a magic feeling of contribution to others.
– Video live stream on Tiktok to share our joy and positive energy around the world.
-You’ll be part of history as being a well-being contributor.
PLANNING OF THE ADVENTURE
1. We will meet at a certain time and location discussed in the Facebook group and do a fun uplifting adventure warm up.
2. We start walking together, we talk, laugh, visit the area, and most of all, we seek people that we want to contribute to. I’ll film videos about our awesome adventure. There will be music, laughter, good vibe and smiles for sure.
3. We finalize the adventure with a group discussion.
FREQUENT QUESTIONS
1. If it rains we can reschedule
2. Better wear comfortable walking shoes and clothes
3. It’s interesting to have a compliment t-shirt to show the world your positive intention but not an obligation.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
1. Join our Facebook group
2. Write your willingness to participate in the next adventure following the information on the Facebook group *(Location, date, time)
3. Join us and let’s uplift the world together.
RULES
1. Most important rule: RESPECT FOR EVERYONE
2. We are here for only one reason: to contribute to other people’s well-being while living a unique, fun life experience and improve our own well-being.
3. No vulgarities will be tolerated, no alcohol, no drugs, we stay 100% professional 100% of the time.
4. We are just respectfully, politely, showing our willingness to contribute to others and we wait and make sure that 100% of people are comfortable with it.
5. We contribute to others and we let them get it by choice only.
6. You’ll have to sign a release of liability.
ACT4LOVE is a Movement to Uplift You
Each piece you wear is more than apparel — it’s a numbered Act of Love.
A symbol of who you’re becoming. A spark of connection. A bold step toward a better world.
Go Act for Love.
For Yourself. For Others. For the World.
To Act for Love means embracing emotional fitness—nurturing your heart, mind, and the connections that lift us all.
It means wearing more than just clothing—it means wearing a reminder of who you are and a call to inspire those around you.
Every piece you wear is a numbered Act of Love:
A symbol of your growth, a spark that connects, and a step toward a kinder world.
🧠 Care for your inner world—find peace, joy, and purpose
💬 Uplift others through presence, words, and everyday kindness
🌍 Join a movement transforming emotional fitness into a global wave of love
Make your outfit your statement.
Wear your values.
Go Act for Love.
ACT4LOVE™ Limited Edition Affirmation Bracelet
A Collectible Symbol of Emotional Fitness & Love in Action
Own a unique piece of the ACT4LOVE movement.
This isn’t just jewelry — it’s a collectible affirmation bracelet, engraved with your personal Act Number, and designed to uplift you and everyone you meet.
Each bracelet is part of a living timeline — a chronicle of real acts of love happening around the world. Made of durable stainless steel, it’s a daily reminder of your commitment to emotional fitness, connection, and contribution.
What You Receive:
Engraved Stainless Steel Tag
Featuring your personal positive affirmation and unique Act Number — your individual mark within the ACT4LOVE movement — engraved on a sleek, timeless design.Intentional Storage Pouch
A soft, minimalist bag to protect your bracelet and hold it with care and meaning.Official Certificate of Authenticity
Personally signed with your name, this document confirms the authenticity and emotional value of your bracelet, and recognizes your contribution to the movement.5 Compliment Cards
Beautiful, ready-to-share cards designed to help you brighten someone’s day and spread kindness wherever you go.Elegant Gift Box
Thoughtfully packaged — perfect as a meaningful gift for yourself or someone you love.
Why This Bracelet Matters
This is more than an accessory —
It’s a collectible affirmation piece that grows with the movement. Each bracelet is individually numbered, making yours a one-of-a-kind keepsake in a global chain of love.
It’s a symbol of your personal contribution.
It’s a conversation starter.
It’s a visible commitment to kindness, connection, and emotional fitness.
Whether you wear it daily or keep it as a sacred reminder, your bracelet tells the story of a real act — your act — that added light to the world.
Price - $60 USD
For the price of a single night out, you’ll own a unique, empowering bracelet that:
Honors your impact in a global movement
Grounds you in purpose and presence
Spreads joy — one compliment or connection at a time
There will never be another bracelet like yours.
Your number is yours alone.
Your act matters.
Let your love be seen.
Be part of the beginning. Wear your purpose. Make your love visible.
Unique bracelet
Each bracelet carries a unique Act for Love number, making yours one-of-a-kind in the world—just like you.
Uplift others with act of love to win prizes
Be rewarded for uplifting the world!
Post a video of yourself performing an act of kindness or contribution: Give a compliment, a hug, a high-five, or a kind note to someone else.
Tag us on Instagram
to collaborate with the movement and add #act4love.
We will watch different act of love videos and there will be a winner of branded act4love merchandise.
***Must me a video where we see a person giving an act of kindness to another person!
ACT4LOVE
A Global Movement of Uplifting Action
1220+ days | 52 countries | 35,500+ lives uplifted
About Jean-Philippe Marier
Founder of ACT4LOVE • World Explorer • Uplifter-in-Chief
Jean-Philippe Marier is a purpose-driven creator, global speaker, and social visionary who has spent the last three years uplifting over 35,500 people across 52 countries — one compliment, hug, or act of kindness at a time. For more than 1,200 consecutive days, he’s been on a mission to reduce loneliness and disconnection while inspiring people to live with more joy, purpose, and love. Today, he shares this mission daily through viral short-form videos, live streams, and real-world social experiments that spark emotional connection and meaningful change.
He is the founder of Act4Love — a global movement that builds emotional fitness through joyful group contribution adventures to spark 1 billion acts of love before 2040. From uplifting strangers on the street to building an online community of joy-givers and purpose-driven creators, Act4Love is creating a cultural shift toward kindness, unity, and self-growth.
Every act is part of a greater goal: to help people reconnect with themselves and others — and to make positivity go viral.
Sponsors don’t just fund a creator — they fuel a global movement.
Social Media Overview
Total Reach: 33,000+
Daily Engagement: 2K–5K views/day (cross-platform)
TikTok (@UpliftingGuy) — 20,000+ followers
IRL kindness, street hugs, inspiring POVs
Instagram (@UpliftingGuy) — 4,000+ followers
Behind-the-scenes, emotional reels, travel moments
YouTube (@UpliftingGuy) — 9,000+ followers
Travel, Adventure, Social experiments, voiceovers, self-development
Audience
Primary Demographic:
25–45 years old
65% women
Interested in: self-development, healing, travel, authenticity, purpose
Values:
Mental wellness
Emotional connection
Positivity and kindness
Real human stories
Why Partner with Act4love?
✅ Authentic Impact: I don’t just promote products — I share what I believe in. Everything aligns with the core value: uplifting people.
✅ Highly Engaged Audience: People don’t just watch — they comment, cry, laugh, and follow the movement.
✅ Daily Presence: I post consistently and engage actively. Your brand will show up meaningfully in daily lives.
✅ Creative Integration: Whether it’s through skits, IRL social experiments, or storytelling — your brand will be part of something unforgettable.
Partnership Opportunities
Sponsored Content:
Short-form videos (TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts)
Uplifting brand mentions during IRL livestreams
Emotional storytelling integrations
“Act of Love” featuring your product or message
Longer-Term Collaboration:
Brand ambassador partnership
Campaign series tied to kindness and global outreach
Co-branded global challenges (#act4love edition)
Let's Co-Create Something Meaningful
If your brand uplifts people, empowers self-growth, or spreads joy — we’re aligned. Let’s build an emotional connection between your product and real people, through real impact.
📧 Contact: jpmarier2@gmail.com
Website: act4love.com
Instagram: @upliftingguy
TikTok: @upliftingguy
Youtube: @upliftingguy
🌍 Based in: Montreal, Canada
Bring the ACT4LOVE Movement to Your Stage
Workshops • Keynotes • Conferences • Schools • Businesses • Organizations
Looking to spark purpose, positivity, and real human connection in your team, classroom, or community?
Invite Jean-Philippe Marier — founder of ACT4LOVE — to share a message that goes beyond motivation.
With over 34,500 people uplifted across 52 countries, and 1,220+ days of nonstop action, Jean-Philippe brings raw stories, powerful insights, and interactive energy that inspires people to show up differently — at work, at home, and in life.
Available formats:
Keynote Speech: The story behind the ACT4LOVE movement and what 34,500+ acts of kindness taught about meaning, connection, and self-worth.
Workshops & Team Sessions: Engaging experiences with practical tools, uplifting activities, and customized themes (leadership, culture, mental well-being, purpose).
Schools & Youth Conferences: A heart-centered talk that helps students connect with themselves, find confidence, and take action through love and kindness.
Corporate Culture & CSR Events: Activate your brand values with a purpose-driven experience that leaves a lasting impact on your people.
Why Book
Jean-Philippe?
🧭 Lived Experience: Not just ideas — he’s walked the talk for 1,200+ days straight, spreading love worldwide.
💡 Tangible Impact: Every session includes real stories, live interaction, and tools people can use right away.
🌎 Universal Message: Whether it’s a classroom, a boardroom, or a stadium — love, joy, and kindness resonate with everyone.
💥 Energy That Moves People: His presence alone is contagious — because purpose is powerful.
Want to create an unforgettable experience for your audience?
📩 Inquire Now – Let’s bring ACT4LOVE to your stage.
jpmarier2@gmail.com
ABOUT the founder
Why I started Act4love!
My name is Jean-Philippe Marier, I’m from Quebec, Canada.
I grew up feeling the emotional pain of people I love and I always wanted to help… but I didn’t know how. So I started my healing adventure by walking around the world and offering hugs and compliments to strangers every day. Uplifting their day and hoping to inspire them to begin their own healing adventure.
How this project all begin?
The breakthrough moment was when I realize the negative impact of the pandemic and the social distancing measures on people’s mental well-being, I started to think about ways to help.
Since lots of people were missing physical touch and that a hug has so many benefits including improving mental well-being, I thought: ”I will give hugs everyday, everywhere around the world to everyone who wants”. That’s how HUG4LOVE is born.
Than I decided to mix my project with my biggest passion: self-development.
In order for me to reach my dream life of travelling the world and giving hugs to thousands of people, I had to transform. I had to change my mindset, acknowledge my healthy self-esteem and learn how to discipline every area of my life (Physical health, Mindset health, Relationship health, emotional health, Financial health)
In January 2025, After almost 3 years of giving hugs every single day, I had the idea to expand my mission of uplifting people in many more ways as oppose to just hugs. I changed the name from HUG4LOVE to ACT4LOVE so that it includes a broader variety of act of contribution making it accessible to more people. I kept on going every single day with this expanded new version.
Our common goal to uplift 100,000 people worldwide before the end of 2025 remains the same.
As of June 2025, I realized that my focus should be on offering uplifting adventures to my community to really help reduce loneliness, isolation, lack of purpose and meaning.
I started the Movement in February 2022 by giving the first hug in Montreal, Canada and I never stopped. Watch my adventures around the world on Youtube
Interview on TV in Kosovo
Testimonials of uplifting adventure
“J’ai vraiment adoré mon expérience de don de câlins avec HUG4LOVE! Donner et recevoir du réconfort d’une personne, qu’on la connaisse ou pas, ça fait un bien immense! Le monde entier a besoin d’amour, on a besoin de ça! Un seul câlin peut faire une très grande différence dans la vie de quelqu’un! N’hésitez pas à faire le grand saut! 
Andy
First group hug distribution on October 20th, 2024! From left to right: Vanessa, Linda, Andy, Annie!
Testimonials:
Je vais toujours me souvenir du 20 octobre 2024. J’ai sorti de ma zone de confort, ce qui pour moi demande beaucoup de courage. Le sentiment de partager un câlin et discuté avec des inconnus m’a vraiment revigoré d’énergie, de dopamine et d’endorphines ! En plus, je suis reconnaissante d’avoir rencontré Linda, Annie et Andy. Une première sortie, mais loin d’être la dernière.
Vanessa
Il n’y a pas assez de mots pour décrire mon expérience de cet aventure qui est bénéfique pour la personne qui reçoit un câlin et la personne qui le donne. Un câlin, c’est un geste simple mais puissant, un vrai baume pour l’âme. Il réchauffe le cœur, apaise les angoisses et rapproche les gens. Donner un câlin, c’est offrir un moment de tendresse, un instant de connexion qui fait oublier les tracas de la vie. En partageant cet échange de douceur, on crée un espace de bien-être, où les sourires se multiplient et les craintes s’envolent. Un câlin est un cadeau précieux, un moyen silencieux mais fort de dire “tu comptes”.
Linda
Testimonials in French from uplifting adventure experience
Uplifting adventures & testimonials
Day 765 – Uplifting adventure with Camille in Montreal, Canada
Day 646 – Uplifting adventure with Joe in Kuala Lumpur, Indonesia
Day 756 – Uplifting adventure with Cathy Fuoco in Montreal, Canada https://www.cathyfuoco.com/
Day 770 – Uplifting adventure with Kouki in Montreal, Canada
Day 726 – Uplifting adventure with Jessica in Montreal, Canada
Day 760 – Uplifting adventure with Alaanah in Montreal, Canada
Day 719 – Uplifting adventure with Annalena in Montreal, Canada
My formula to improve WELL-BEING
There are multiple ways to take care of our well-being. Here are 3 steps that works for me, therefore, I’m inviting you to give it a try.
Step 1: Growth
Learn and get to know yourself by stepping out of your comfort zone and trying new things. Maybe starting a big or small adventure and realize your growth. You can learn with books and videos as well.
You can get inspire by other people stories and grow through their adventure!
Step 2: Contribution
One of the best way to improve our well-being is by giving, helping and contributing to others.
If you define how you like to help others, you can really make a difference for them and experience self-fulfillment! Any kind of ways is beautiful.
Step 3: Life experience
Define and live new experience like visiting new country, trying new activities, new restaurant, new sports, new hobby.
Exploring and trying new things will shift your focus out of your problems to the joy of discovery and having fun doing new things.
Article in the Montreal Newspaper in French
Article in the middle east urban web journal
Uplifting adventures of the past
More than 70 person worldwide decided to join me on a uplifting adventure to improve the well-being of others. The ”UPLIFTING BUDDIES” have shown that they care enough about people to distribute kindness around. Here’s a list (see below) of the people who came with me on an adventure!
All those people received the ACT4LOVE WELL-BEING STATUS that shows the world that they care about other human being.
Now it’s your turn to join me on a contribution adventure! You can simply write to me on Instagram, click the button below to have access!
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan – Day 481 – Nanita Shoniya
Koh Samui, Thailand – Day 623 – Sasitorn Thaksin
Koh Samui, Thailand – Day 625 – Buse
Koh Samui, Thailand – Day 629 – Nattaya Marakbut
Krabi, Thailand – Day 640 – Anna & Loui
Kuala Lumpur, Indonesia – Day 647 – Kim
Montreal, Canada – Day 698 – Jessica
Montreal, Canada – Day 696 – Catherine
Montreal, Canada – Day 740 – Rafaelle
List of all the UPLIFTING buddies
| # | UPLIFTING buddy name | Day | Date | City | Country | Number of act of love given |
| 1 | Florence | 186 | 26/08/2022 | Montreal | Canada | 105 |
| 2 | Nathalie | 220 | 29/09/2022 | Montreal | Canada | 70 |
| 3 | Clémence | 221 | 30/09/2022 | Montreal | Canada | 45 |
| 4 | Daniel Marier | 242 | 21/10/2022 | Montreal | Canada | 49 |
| 5 | Léa | 270 | 18/11/2022 | Montreal | Canada | 60 |
| 6 | Justine | 340 | 27/01/2023 | Essaouira | Morocco | 27 |
| 7 | Bob | 343 | 30/01/2023 | Marrakesh | Morocco | 45 |
| 8 | Lukas | 365 | 21/02/2023 | Barcelona | Spain | 59 |
| 9 | Saida | 375 | 03/03/2023 | Sidi bou Said | Tunisia | 52 |
| 10 | Francis | 375 | 03/03/2023 | Sidi bou Said | Tunisia | 52 |
| 11 | Amal | 379 | 07/03/2023 | Tunis | Tunisia | 73 |
| 12 | Maren | 390 | 18/03/2023 | Cairo | Egypt | 18 |
| 13 | Ismail | 400 | 28/03/2023 | Amman | Jordan | 17 |
| 14 | Alone | 401 | 29/03/2023 | Amman | Jordan | 27 |
| 15 | Santiago | 420 | 17/04/2023 | Antalya | Turkey | 21 |
| 16 | Deniz | 423 | 20/04/2023 | Antalya | Turkey | 39 |
| 17 | Lili | 425 | 22/04/2023 | Fethiye | Turkey | 46 |
| 18 | Dilchad | 426 | 23/04/2023 | Fethiye | Turkey | 16 |
| 19 | Janna Butulyan | 441 | 08/05/2023 | Erevan | Armenia | 65 |
| 20 | Lusine Arushanian | 442 | 09/05/2023 | Erevan | Armenia | 27 |
| 21 | Pantea Yoosefi | 443 | 10/05/2023 | Erevan | Armenia | 27 |
| 22 | Karine | 443 | 10/05/2023 | Erevan | Armenia | 27 |
| 23 | Zara Sahakyan | 444 | 11/05/2023 | Erevan | Armenia | 43 |
| 24 | Talant Sagynbaev | 448 | 15/05/2023 | Osh | Kyrgyzstan | 43 |
| 25 | Kural Chokoev | 451 | 18/05/2023 | Bishkek | Kyrgyzstan | 78 |
| 26 | Saadi Kozhobekov | 452 | 19/05/2023 | Bishkek | Kyrgyzstan | 40 |
| 27 | Suli Phonechik | 455 | 22/05/2023 | Bishkek | Kyrgyzstan | 32 |
| 28 | Ria | 456 | 23/05/2023 | Bishkek | Kyrgyzstan | 63 |
| 29 | Aglan Akpan | 464 | 31/05/2023 | Almaty | Kazakhstan | 64 |
| 30 | Sholpan | 473 | 09/06/2023 | Almaty | Kazakhstan | 55 |
| 31 | Angelina | 474 | 10/06/2023 | Almaty | Kazakhstan | 59 |
| 32 | Kbakhyt | 476 | 12/06/2023 | Almaty | Kazakhstan | 51 |
| 33 | Nanita Shoniya | 481 | 17/06/2023 | Bishkek | Kyrgyzstan | 16 |
| 34 | Nasiba | 501 | 07/07/2023 | Dushanbe | Tajikistan | 29 |
| 35 | Makenzie | 552 | 27/08/2023 | Hanoi | Vietnam | 32 |
| 36 | Kyand | 559 | 03/09/2023 | Ha long | Vietnam | 15 |
| 37 | Martina | 576 | 20/09/2023 | Phnom Penh | Cambodia | 54 |
| 38 | Michel | 594 | 08/10/2023 | Vang vieng | Laos | 24 |
| 39 | sasitorn thaksin | 623 | 06/11/2023 | Koh Samui | Thailand | 40 |
| 40 | Buse | 625 | 08/11/2023 | Koh Samui | Thailand | 77 |
| 41 | Nattaya Marakbut | 629 | 12/11/2023 | Koh Samui | Thailand | 35 |
| 42 | Momay | 635 | 18/11/2023 | Koh Samui | Thailand | 33 |
| 43 | Anna | 638 | 21/11/2023 | Phuket | Thailand | 40 |
| 44 | Loui | 640 | 23/11/2023 | Krabi | Thailand | 23 |
| 45 | Marlene | 641 | 24/11/2023 | Krabi | Thailand | 34 |
| 46 | Vivian | 644 | 27/11/2023 | Georgetown | Malaysia | 23 |
| 47 | Joe | 646 | 29/11/2023 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 36 |
| 48 | Kim | 647 | 30/11/2023 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 41 |
| 49 | Samantha | 649 | 02/12/2023 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 42 |
| 50 | Bhupi | 650 | 03/12/2023 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 25 |
| 51 | Herman | 655 | 08/12/2023 | Jakarta | Indonesia | 15 |
| 52 | Jing | 656 | 09/12/2023 | Jakarta | Indonesia | 29 |
| 53 | Kendra | 658 | 11/12/2023 | Yogyakarta | Indonesia | 50 |
| 54 | Aurelie | 659 | 12/12/2023 | Yogyakarta | Indonesia | 20 |
| 55 | Clarisse | 660 | 13/12/2023 | Yogyakarta | Indonesia | 8 |
| 56 | Magali | 676 | 29/12/2023 | Montreal | Canada | 36 |
| 57 | Syrine | 678 | 31/12/2023 | Montreal | Canada | 18 |
| 58 | Catherine | 695 | 17/01/2024 | Montreal | Canada | 27 |
| 59 | Jessica | 698 | 20/01/2024 | Montreal | Canada | 31 |
| 60 | Annalena | 719 | 10/02/2024 | Montreal | Canada | 62 |
| 61 | Jessica | 726 | 17/02/2024 | Montreal | Canada | 41 |
| 62 | Rafaelle | 740 | 02/03/2024 | Montreal | Canada | 15 |
| 63 | Cathy Fuoco | 756 | 18/03/2024 | Montreal | Canada | 41 |
| 64 | Alaanah | 760 | 22/03/2024 | Montreal | Canada | 54 |
| 65 | Camille | 765 | 27/03/2024 | Montreal | Canada | 49 |
| 66 | Kouki | 770 | 01/04/2024 | Montreal | Canada | 47 |
ITINERARY
On January 13th, 2025, after 1057 days in a row, 31,093 act of love were given in 52 countries on 4 continents (America, Europe, Africa, Asia). And more than 70 ”uplifting buddies” came to give kindness to strangers with me. Below you can see the number of people that their well-being was improved per country. Watch all my expeditions on YOUTUBE
Number of act of love per country
| Country number | Country name | Number of act of contribution |
| 1 | Canada | 7788 |
| 2 | France | 183 |
| 3 | Greece | 435 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 206 |
| 5 | North Macedonia | 188 |
| 6 | Albania | 448 |
| 7 | Montenegro | 400 |
| 8 | Croatia | 434 |
| 9 | Kosovo | 216 |
| 10 | Serbia | 175 |
| 11 | Romania | 240 |
| 12 | Hungary | 231 |
| 13 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 36 |
| 14 | Italy | 63 |
| 15 | Slovenia | 124 |
| 16 | Austria | 267 |
| 17 | Slovakia | 114 |
| 18 | Czech Republic | 95 |
| 19 | Poland | 268 |
| 20 | Germany | 111 |
| 21 | Lithuania | 79 |
| 22 | Latvia | 120 |
| 23 | Estonia | 229 |
| 24 | Portugal | 6 |
| 25 | USA | 52 |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 8 |
| 27 | Morocco | 828 |
| 28 | Spain | 375 |
| 29 | Tunisia | 316 |
| 30 | Egypt | 308 |
| 31 | Israel | 148 |
| 32 | Palestine | 7 |
| 33 | Jordan | 214 |
| 34 | Turkey | 552 |
| 35 | Georgia | 231 |
| 36 | Armenia | 249 |
| 37 | Kyrgyzstan | 392 |
| 38 | Kazakhstan | 761 |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | 319 |
| 40 | Tajikistan | 84 |
| 41 | UAE | 6 |
| 42 | Oman | 1 |
| 43 | India | 737 |
| 44 | Nepal | 510 |
| 45 | Vietnam | 427 |
| 46 | Cambodia | 206 |
| 47 | Thailand | 976 |
| 48 | Laos | 252 |
| 49 | Malaysia | 239 |
| 50 | Singapore | 58 |
| 51 | Indonesia | 334 |
| Total | 21046 |
Uplifting Stories
Montreal, Quebec, Canada – Day 1 – Hug story #1
Here is the first ever hug I gave for the HUG4LOVE Movement. When this man saw my FREE HUGS T-shirt, he opened his arms and I could read a smile In his eyes! He was delighted with my act of kindness.
Athens, Greece – Day 12 – Hug story #239
When we were at the airport, I offered a hug to this lovely lady. At first she hesitated but we ended up doing it. She told me that she felt super lonely and it was her very first hug since Covid19 started ! (Meaning 23 months without hugs)
Skopje, North Macedonia – Day 40 – Hug story #895
While my morning jogging, I offered a hug to this man. He said “I love you” during our hug. Than he told me he was going through some hard time right now and this act of kindness from a stranger was exactly what he needed.
Tirana, Albania – Day 46 – Hug story #1093
In Albania, we visited the bunker named ”BUNK’ART” and we met this family coming from Spain. The Spanish man agreed for the hug but added : I’ll do it under one condition, the hug must be at least 30 seconds. It was a fun moment.
Kotor, Montenegro – Day 58 – Hug story #1553
Pavle is a waiter in the beautiful city of Kotor. I met him while he was working and the moment he saw me, he stop everything he was doing and he gave me a hug. Than he said : ”Thanks God, there is finally someone doing this here, thank you, I needed that today”.
Prevlaka, Croatia – Day 61 – Hug story #1663
I have given a hug to this man who turned out to be with all his special police force crew. To congratulate me for the movement I started, they offered us drinks and even a car ride to go back to Montenegro!
Petrovac, Montenegro – Day 65 – Hug story #1844
We met Mathis while hitchhiking with him and since we got along pretty well we all spent the afternoon together. He told me he already have giving free hugs to strangers before the pandemic.
Bucharest, Romania – Day 78 – Hug story #2397
Here’s Rob, the owner of the fabulous T5 SOCIAL HOSTEL. Seriously the best hostel that I’ve been in my life so far. Rob’s priority was always to contributing to his community and since we shared that same interest, we bonded pretty quickly.
Zagreb, Croatia – Day 87 – Hug stories #2780 & 2781
I met Sarah and Nikola at my hostel, they are from Slovakia and they decided to spend the day giving hugs to strangers with me. Their energy level was to the roof and it made lots of people laugh!
Vienna, Austria – Day 109 – Hug stories #3494 & #3495
I met this lovely couple who just got married and they wanted to keep that wedding very small. Therefore, I was their official photographer in front of the church. I had the luxury of celebration their union by hugging them both.
Warsaw, Poland – Day 126 – Hug story #4153
I hugged this young lady who was raising money to help all the Ukrainians people while they were facing such a hard and difficult time! I had so much empathy for her help.
I was very happy to give hugs to a lot of Ukrainians refugee in multiple European countries. It must be horrible to have to leave everything behind you. I felt a huge feeling of contribution when they thank me for my empathy.
Montreal, Quebec, Canada – Day 161 – Hug story #5959
Here’s Elizabeth! She was so happy after our hug! But her story is the most touching! She told me she didn’t hug anyone for the last 3 years! She told me how the pandemic affected her and all the challenges she had to go through. That is why I started this movement. There are lots of people waiting for their hug.
Montreal, Quebec, Canada – Day 165 – Hug story #6276
I met this man in the Old Port of Montreal and after the hug he said: ”Thanks, I really feel lonely lately and I don’t have a lot of hugs, so I’m grateful for what you’re doing”
Montreal, Quebec, Canada – Day 178 – Hug story #7524
When getting out of the Metro station, this man saw me giving hugs and ask me for one. He told me he didn’t give or receive hugs for 3 years! I was astonished and I gave him another hug straight away! He shared that after few months without physical touch from someone else, you start feeling down.
Montreal, Quebec, Canada – Day 221 – Hug story #8190
I met and gave a hug to Clémence on day 216 and she was astonished by my project. She loved the idea so much that she wanted to be part of it. So we planned to meet on day 221, I gave her a official HUG4LOVE T-shirt and we change many people lives in the old port of Montreal.
Montreal, Quebec, Canada – Day 274 – Hug story #9416
After I gave him a hug, he told me he was waiting for a sign to start seeing a psychologist to help him. He confirmed that I was that sign and he was very grateful for my act of kindness.
Montreal, Quebec, Canada – Day 318 – Hug story #9941
While their truck was stopped at the red light, one firefighter came out and gave me a hug. He also wished me a happy new year and said ”Thank you for what you’re doing”
Montreal, Quebec, Canada – Day 325 – Hug story #9996
While I passed by that lady, she said ” Don’t ever give up”. It’s as if she knew I needed to her those powerful words at that very moment. When I gave her a hug she said ”that really means a lot, thank you”!
Montreal, Quebec, Canada – Day 325 – Hug story #10,000
Here’s Hundi, we talked for 30 minutes about lots of different things like travelling, psychology, mental health and my HUG4LOVE movement. He was very happy to see my desire to help humanity.
The hug was given exactly at the same spot as the very first hug of the HUG4LOVE Movement ten months earlier.
Montreal, Canada – Day 327 – Hug story #10,020
While I was riding the Subway, a lady offered me a donut in exchange for a hug! It was a very fun interaction, she was very impressed by my mission and told me that in fact, there is a big need for hugs.
Rabat, Morocco – Day 347 – Hug story #10,483
I had one of the nicest Moroccan experience with my friend Annas here. Shortly after we met, we formed a little group and we cooked a tagine on a fire next to the beach! Super traditional experience and it was delicious.
Fes, Morocco – Day 360 – Hug story #10,916
I was going through my Tiktok comments on my videos and this guy, Abdennacer wrote to me that if ever I was visiting his city, I could live with his family! I actually did. I met his mom, his brothers and sisters and the nephew and nieces. They were all lovely people and I was so grateful for so much kindness, so much generosity! I will always remember you my friend.
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