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This Ramadan I have set challenge of cycling a total of 200km in order to support the cause helping to rescue as many children as possible from the streets of Dhaka and providing a safe place in Muslim Charity's shelter. My family will also be taking part in the Challenge 

Background Street Children Bangladesh

According to the UN, there are an estimated 600,000 street children in Bangladesh. Often they are abandoned or trafficked into the most unspeakable of situations and face the dangers and perils of street life. Children in most cases are running away from violence or abuse and end in up in Dhaka at several entry points such as the ferry terminal, bus terminal, and central train stations.

These children are then either trafficked into brothels, sex work, or assimilated into street gangs. Children are often used in syndicated begging gangs or used as drug mules.

The drug of ‘choice’ amongst street children is called Dandy which is made up of shoe polish and glue or a cocktail of pain killers and sleeping pills. Children very quickly become dependent on these drugs as a way of escape and end up selling drugs to other children to support their own addiction.

Muslim Charity has been serving humanity for over 21 years and has been rescuing street children for over 6 years; so far they have saved over 10,000 children and reunited 100s of lost children with families.

Our outreach workers are engaging with the street children at  different entry points such as the ferry terminal, bus terminal, and central train stations  Once rescued after being registered at the local police station they are taken to our transitional shelter,where the healing process begins.

Our primary objective in Muslim Charity is for all children to be with a loving family be it their own or with caring relatives if it is safe and possible. Where it is not safe for a child to be reunited with family (or no family at all) we will place the child at our children's home or partner orphanages. 

No child deserves to be on the streets; you can help change this.

How you can help:

£25 donation can rescue 1 child from the streets.(Zakah eligible )

£50 donation can rescue 2 children. (Zakah eligible )

£100 donation can rescue 4 children. (Zakah eligible )

£500 donation can rescue 20 children. (zakah eligible (

Shelter

£500- 1 share of Shelter ( Sadaqah/Lillah only)

Zakah donation can be given for this project-please specify Zakah in comments box, please gift aid your donation if your a tax payer (no cost to you)

If you have any questions regarding this project/charity or want to get involved please contact Moheen on 07999471176 or moheen@muslimcharity.org.uk