Our story

We first came to know about Muntada Aid through the North African society at Brunel. We felt an immediate connection to their flagship programme, Little Hearts, and really wanted to make a valuable contribution. Around 15 student societies from 12 different universities came together for this mission in 2018 and we collectively managed to raise over £60k in donations.

In June, we were fortunate enough to be invited by Muntada Aid to be a part of their Little Hearts mission in Qena, Egypt. During their 7 day-long mission in this ancient city, a team of internationally renowned paediatric cardiologists performed 36 lifesaving procedures and provided training through workshops to around 100 medical staff.

As volunteers this mission was one of the best experiences of our lives. The most important thing that we have understood from our experience is that if Muntada Aid didnt start this initiative, these children would have no other avenue of treatment available to them. That is a very scary thought. During this mission, we had the opportunity to speak to many of the parents of these children. Through our conversations, we began to understand their socio-economic situation and how difficult it would be for them to raise funds for these procedures on their own.