A nine-year-old girl has been making a difference in the community of Heywood through acts of kindness and generosity.
Eva Field, also known as 'Eva The Elf', has inspired others around Manchester by donating to charities through campaigns and helping the homeless.
She is seen as one of the stars of the Heywood Community despite her age and is spreading her influence throughout Manchester.
David Field, the father of Eva, described her as inspirational and 'always wanting to help others' and has had members in the community approach her to praise her efforts.
Eva has supported many charities through different methods and even went through the process of shaving her head.
Princess Trust, a charity that makes wigs for children with cancer, is one of the organisations she has helped by shaving her head and creating a fundraiser to donate.
She has also made an impression with the charity 'Restoring Hope', an organisation based in Heywood founded by Steven Kay and Jenny Kennedy.
The charity focuses on helping the youth with opportunities, the homeless and helping donate supplies to food banks around Manchester.
Jenny Kennedy, one of the founders of Restoring Hope, spoke to the MEN about Eva's acts.
"When we we stood outside Morrisons fund raising all day, for a small girl like that to speak to people and donate to local causes, she is amazing.
"She seems to have knowledge beyond her years, it's not put on her by her parents, she picks up on it. She's very sensitive about people's needs. She even saves pocket money up and donates to us.
"For all of those things, it's amazing for a young girl of her age. She has such a mature attitude and has a side where she is very caring and you can see it.
"She has ambitions for the future which is also rare for a girl her age, I think she wants to become the next prime minister, she can definitely do it!"
Daniel Field, father of Eva, said: "She got a lot of her ideas by asking our friend who donates to local food banks and we would give him some donations. When we were with him, she would ask a lot of questions on what he is doing and why.
"She would then want to do the same and help other people. If we walked around saw someone homeless, she would want to buy them something to eat or donate and that's how it started.
"We have had a few people come up to us in the community and compliment Eva on what she has done. We were doing some litter picking together in Heywood and we had people coming to us.
"She's a busy girl, she does so many other things like making her own girls football team. She just never stops, she's very hardworking.
"As she has gotten older, I pick her up from school and always have a litter picker in the car in case she wants to do it. I never push her to do anything, I am so proud of her but people need to see this all came from her.
"One of her biggest inspirations is Marcus Rashford. When we was help feed children, she was doing similar things and he became an inspiration for her.
"She became a big fan, she even went out and bought his book. Eva looks at the world as a child would. She doesn't understand or like the idea that some people have food and some don't."
Eva wants to continue helping less fortunate people around Manchester and eventually, around the country and ultimately the world.
She has also received recognition from the Borough of Rochdale Council for her exceptional contributions to the community and her influence.
Because of her actions, she was awarded a special award from the local mayor of Rochdale. When meeting the mayor, she shared her aspirations of one day becoming the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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