Youth group to visit China for charity

Emdad Rahman - A group of youth & community volunteers from North and South UK are heading to China on a mission to raise money for two worthy projects. The seven member team are going to embark on a strenuous trek of around 50km of the Great Wall of China in April 2010.

Under the umbrella of Ummah Welfare Trust (UWT) the team have been working tirelessly to raise their target of £7000.00. UWT has a 100% donation policy. This means every penny you donate will go straight to the charities where it is needed the most and nothing is deducted to cover the administration cost.

The funds raised will pay for the development of at least one horticultural garden in Mauritania (Africa), which will be cultivated by 200 women. This will allow the residents to diversify their meals. It will give them access to food items considered very rare, almost non-existent in the desert area. The income from the sale of the crops will be used for the members’ household needs and also for the general community according to who is in need the most.

This income generation project will indirectly benefit 10,000 people.
The second project will involve the building of at least one water well in a remote area.
Water is one of the prime essentials in life. Yet millions of people around the world have no access to water and the crisis continues.
The direct beneficiaries of this project will be around 30 households.

The leader of the team Eman Ali from Manchester commented “this is a very noble cause and I am glad to be part of something which is immensely rewarding, I would like to request everyone to donate as much and as little as they can and also spread the word on our behalf”.

Rofikul Islam a recipient of London Borough of Tower Hamlets Mayors award for community service is also one of the team members. He said; “these projects cannot turn into a reality unless we have support from our communities, I am amazed by the responses we’ve had so far. Our Just Giving web page has been inundated with positive support from the young and old. This clearly emphasises the need for such projects.”

If you are interested to find out more about the project, please visit the teams website on http://www.justgiving.com/uwtchinatrek or alternatively call the Ummah Welfare Trust office on 0800 4 0800 11.

Ezy Traders Ltd, a car accessory firm based in Bradford is the sole corporate sponsor for the trek.