Asian LEADER 13
15 Jan - 28 Jan 2014
UK’s First Village officially
opened inside Syria
Al-Imdaad Foundation
raises £5,600 for Royal
Blackburn Hospital
A
l-Imdaad Foundation officially
inaugurated UK’s first containerised village inside Syria
on 12th December 2013. The village
was officially opened by the Mayor
of Blackburn & Darwen, Councillor
Salim Mulla with a high-profile delegation from the UK. The village includes
100 new container homes, a communal kitchen, education centre and a
medical unit which will enable over
1,000 refugees to move from tents and
camps into a more stable and suitable
living environment.
The Mayor of Blackburn & Darwen,
Salim Mulla stated “The whole of UK
should be proud and honoured to have
a full village inside Syria. We have together achieved a landmark and a historic moment, as this is the UK’s first
village inside Syria. The team of AlImdaad Foundation have done a fantastic job on the ground and I can tell
you that more and more villages will be
made with your support”.
Inside Syria, the weather conditions
currently is very severe and below freezing. During the opening of the village,
the teams faced 7-8 inches of snow
which demonstrates the dire need of
moving the refugees from tents and
camps into these container homes. AlImdaad Foundation visited another
area inside Syria with over 11,000 refugees living in tents and camps with little
or no heating. Al-Imdaad Foundation
have launched an emergency winter
warmth campaign at £25 per person to
support these refugees.
To view the container village and to
support these projects donate online at
www.alimdaad.co.uk
E
ast Lancs based charity
organisation Al-Imdaad
Foundation UK launched an
appeal in May 2013 for Kidney
care at Royal Blackburn Hospital supporting the Mayor of
Blackburn & Darwen, Salim
Mulla’s charity. With support
from local communities and
around the UK, the organisation have raised £5,600 so
far which will help towards
purchasing a kidney dialysis
machine. Country Director of
Al-Imdaad Foundation UK,
Abdussamad Mulla stated
“This is just the beginning of
our campaign, our intention
is to raise the full amount
for this machine which will
cost £20,000. Our appeal will
continue as this is to benefit
our own communities here in
Lancashire”.
For anyone who wishes to
take part in the appeal, kindly
donate online at www.alimdaad.co.uk