Hamid Malik
Hamid's Marathon Challenge
Fundraising for Penny Appeal
Story
On Saturday 10th October 2015, my dad who we called "Abbi" passed away in his sleep. That day we did not lose our dad but also the best friend we ever had. And my mum lost the best partner in life....
Abbi was always optimistic about life and made everyone laugh. A lawyer by profession, If anyone ever needed help Abbi was always there for them. If given a choice to attend a corporate event or spend time with needy people he would always choose the needy.
As I prepare to run my second half marathon in memory of Abbi in partnership with Penny Appeal.
Abbi was always optimistic about life and made everyone laugh. A lawyer by profession, If anyone ever needed help Abbi was always there for them. If given a choice to attend a corporate event or spend time with needy people he would always choose the needy.
As I prepare to run my second half marathon in memory of Abbi in partnership with Penny Appeal.
Treated worse than animals, this dehumanisation of the Rohingya people has become ethnic cleansing in 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 burned to the ground. The refugees fleeing the violence have crossed the border injured and ill and need urgent medical attention. The camps in Bangladesh do not have sufficient resources to treat the injured or feed the many that haven't eaten in days.
Our food packs contain nutritional items like pasta, rice, sugar and chickpeas and can support families for an entire month.
Simple things such as hygiene and sanitation items, clothes and blankets can make a big difference to the health of refugees.
Provide access to medication to a family.
Provide access to water to a family of 6-8 people. Water supplies and storage equipment – jars, jerry cans plus water purification tablets.
Give a family warmth, security and protection by providing them with shelter.
Each shelter can house eight families, providing warmth, security and protection.
I am asking is for my friends and family to support me as I prepare and run the Coventry half marathon.