UK Fundraising News

Muslims tough on crime give to Muslim Aid.

The Association of Muslim Police kindly donated a cheque for £320 at a presentation ceremony attended by Muslim Aid fundraising officer Tarak Ali. The event highlighted the fantastic work of the association which aims to combine faith with crime reduction. The Muslim Police Association is active in pursuing faith-friendly policies and has been instrumental in ensuring the provision of many facilities to the benefit of Muslim staff, including Hijaab for female officers, ability to wear Islamic/cultural dress when not in uniform, provision of Halaal food and facilities for Salaah (Islamic Prayer). The event was attended by Chair Inspector Fiaz Choudhary, Deputy Chair Yasmin Rafi, Reshard Auladin Deputy (Chair Metropolitan Police Authority), Paul Stephenson( Deputy Commissioner), Mujib Miah (Muslim Safety Forum), Rt Hon Tony McNulty MP (Minister for Security, Policing and Counter terrorism) and Zaheer Ahmed (President National Association of Muslim Police)

IBF Gives Generously to Housing Project for Cyclone Sidr Survivors.

Ipswich Bangladeshi Foundation (IBF) raised £9,000 by organising a charity dinner, where dignitaries and other members of the community were invited. This was indeed a colourful evening, where people from all walks of life participated and donated generously to rehabilitation programmes for survivors of the cyclone in Bangladesh. The cheque for £9,000 was presented by Mr Boshor Ali, General secretary of IBF to the community liaison officer for Muslim Aid, Mr N.W Khokhar. The mayor of Ipswich, Cllr Inga Lockington, and other members of IBF attended. Finally, Mr Khokhar expressed his gratitude to the audience for their kind cooperation.

Donations for Victims of Cyclone Sidr.

Christmas seems such a distant memory now, but just prior to the holiday season Shah Hassan, GIS Technician at Beddington Lane was so moved by the recent and traumatic events caused by Cyclone Sidr in his parents Country of Bangladesh, that he raised £100.

Shah reminded AccordMP staff that Christmas was a time for giving and Eid (the festival after Ramadan which celebrates the end one months fasting) a time of sacrificing. Shah set about raising donations for the victims of the cyclone, which had taken the lives of more than 5,000 people; some 500,000 homes have been destroyed, while millions had been left stranded.

A collection box was left in reception until the 18th December where donations totalled £34.36p. This also included one anonymous donation of a bag of coins that was left on Shah’s desk.
Further efforts by Shah saw his final total of £100 by donations from friends and family being raised for this good cause. 

On the 31st January Shah Hassan and Gary Burt, Customer Liaison Officer for AccordMP had the pleasure of attending the offices of Muslim Aid where Shah  (pictured left) presented his donation to Tarak Ali, Fundraising Officer .

Abdul Jolil Miah, Fundraising Manager at Muslim Aid said, “We are very grateful for all his fundraising efforts and donations.  In the short-term Muslim Aid has been creating small cash-for-work schemes to activate the local community and provide cash to restart small scale local economies. Long-term we are working with experts to develop housing that will be more resistant to cyclones and flooding in the future, ensuring that we are able to rehabilitate livelihoods at the same time”.

Noor-Ul- Islam Trust Leyton donates to Muslim Aid

Chairman Yusuf Hansa kindly presented a cheque of £3,700 to the Community Liaison Officer M.W. Khokhar of international charity Muslim Aid. This cheque was given to support rehabilitation projects for the survivors of the cyclone in Bangladesh.

Finally Mr Khokhar expressed his sincere gratitude to chairman Yusuf Hansa and his team for their ongoing kind cooperation and generous donation.

Hassam Maherally Trustee, Mohammad Abdullee and Choudhrey Iqbal Mahmood were also present.