Zain Awan
Zain does Everest!
Fundraising for Penny Appeal
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HERE WE GO!
In the spur of the moment, I've signed up to the most challenging trek of my life. After seeing how despicable and gruelling the circumstances is for the Rohingya people, I've promised myself to play my part and raise necessary funds for those in need.
That's 17 days of limited internet, gruelling hikes and slippery slopes in freezing conditions. Not to mention, missing a Halal Christmas Turkey, and spending the coldest time of the year at the base of the largest Mountain and missing out on day-time Christmas movies.
Please help me by pledging what you can.
I'm looking for 45 Pledges of £100. If £100 is too unrealistic please donate what you can. Will be encouraging all of you to do so.
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED URGENTLY!
ABOUT THE CRISIS:
Treated worse than animals, the rabid dehumanisation of the Rohingyan people has become an ethnic cleansing of Myanmar. Human rights violations and destruction are rife, with women raped, children abused and villages burned to the ground.
Homes, shops and entire villages are being systematically destroyed. The refugees fleeing the violence are crossing the border injured and ill and need urgent medical attention. The camps in Bangladesh don't have sufficient resources to treat the injured or feed those who haven't eaten in days.
The situation is constantly escalating.
We need your urgent help now!
How does Penny Appeal help the Rohingyan refugees?Forced to flee for their lives, these vulnerable people face a perilous journey towards safety. Countless refugees, including children, are missing and presumed dead, as they're being forced to risk everything to escape the brutal persecution.
Far from home and afraid for their lives, most are now dependent on aid for all their basic needs – food, water, shelter and medical care.
We've been working in Burma constructing barracks and shelters for internally displaced people in Say Tha Mar Gyi Camp near Sittwe Township particularly. This area is unfortunately the epicentre of community violence in Arakan - where more than 250,000 civilians have seen food supplies cut off in the latest round of violence.
Over 680 Rohingyans thus far have benefited from the construction of these provisions, and our partners are working on the development and construction of further household shelters for families in Pauk Taw Township as part of our resettlement project.
We are also responding to the crisis by way of providing essential food and non perishable items in Myanmar.
The situation is constantly changing, and whilst we have been delivering long-term aid within Myanmar, we are currently being forced to stand by as the Government is refusing to allow aid through for the Rohingyan community. We have teams in neighbouring Bangladesh where we are distributing as much aid as possible to those fleeing the violence.
Many thanks for your support. Please get in touch for queries or visit www.pennyappeal.org/challenges if you'd like to join us for the trek, or if you'd like to take on a challenge of your choice.
Zain Haider Awan
@zain.ha_
In the spur of the moment, I've signed up to the most challenging trek of my life. After seeing how despicable and gruelling the circumstances is for the Rohingya people, I've promised myself to play my part and raise necessary funds for those in need.
That's 17 days of limited internet, gruelling hikes and slippery slopes in freezing conditions. Not to mention, missing a Halal Christmas Turkey, and spending the coldest time of the year at the base of the largest Mountain and missing out on day-time Christmas movies.
Please help me by pledging what you can.
I'm looking for 45 Pledges of £100. If £100 is too unrealistic please donate what you can. Will be encouraging all of you to do so.
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED URGENTLY!
ABOUT THE CRISIS:
Treated worse than animals, the rabid dehumanisation of the Rohingyan people has become an ethnic cleansing of Myanmar. Human rights violations and destruction are rife, with women raped, children abused and villages burned to the ground.
Homes, shops and entire villages are being systematically destroyed. The refugees fleeing the violence are crossing the border injured and ill and need urgent medical attention. The camps in Bangladesh don't have sufficient resources to treat the injured or feed those who haven't eaten in days.
The situation is constantly escalating.
We need your urgent help now!
How does Penny Appeal help the Rohingyan refugees?Forced to flee for their lives, these vulnerable people face a perilous journey towards safety. Countless refugees, including children, are missing and presumed dead, as they're being forced to risk everything to escape the brutal persecution.
Far from home and afraid for their lives, most are now dependent on aid for all their basic needs – food, water, shelter and medical care.
We've been working in Burma constructing barracks and shelters for internally displaced people in Say Tha Mar Gyi Camp near Sittwe Township particularly. This area is unfortunately the epicentre of community violence in Arakan - where more than 250,000 civilians have seen food supplies cut off in the latest round of violence.
Over 680 Rohingyans thus far have benefited from the construction of these provisions, and our partners are working on the development and construction of further household shelters for families in Pauk Taw Township as part of our resettlement project.
We are also responding to the crisis by way of providing essential food and non perishable items in Myanmar.
The situation is constantly changing, and whilst we have been delivering long-term aid within Myanmar, we are currently being forced to stand by as the Government is refusing to allow aid through for the Rohingyan community. We have teams in neighbouring Bangladesh where we are distributing as much aid as possible to those fleeing the violence.
Many thanks for your support. Please get in touch for queries or visit www.pennyappeal.org/challenges if you'd like to join us for the trek, or if you'd like to take on a challenge of your choice.
Zain Haider Awan
@zain.ha_
