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Target: £1,000.00
Raised so far: £610.00
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My story

 

Hey folks thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page!  I just wanted to let you all know that next month (December) I'll be going on a two-month professional volunteer placement in Bangladesh - that little South-Asian country wedged between India and Burma - as part of BRAC UK's Porishod (Bengali for 'giving back') programme.  The programme is in conjunction with the UK's Department for International Development (DFID) and VSO UK.

BRAC UK (www.bracuk.net), a registered UK charity first started its work in 2006 in deprived areas of inner-city London, helping people who've come down on hard times due to a poor start in life, get the help and training they need for a better future.

BRAC UK is a member of BRAC (Building Resources Across Communities) - www.brac.net - which is the largest Southern NGO in the world first started in Bangladesh just after it's war of independence in 1971 with the main aim of alleviating poverty and creating real sustainable development solutions.  It's also one of the only NGOs to come from the economic South to the North as it also operates in the United States.  Its worldwide operations in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Southern Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Liberia, Sierra Leone,the UK and US, include a range of holistic programmes in economic and social development, health, education, human rights and legal services.


So here's the pitch: The nice people at BRAC UK have asked me to help raise some money for them as part of the Porishod programme and to go towards sponsoring me.  By donating your money, you'll not only be helping me provide much-needed quality training at BRAC's facilities in Bangladesh - a small but meaningful step towards making Bangladesh a true worldwide trading partner without needing donor aid in the long run -  but you'll also be helping out BRAC UK's work!


Here's a couple of youtube videos to give you a quick overview of the work BRAC does:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s0yVZlFdMU 

BRAC's 35th Anniversary video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCNczncXLzk  


And finally, donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

So please dig deep and donate now

Donation by Anonymous 29/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck! Donation by Redha 28/11/09  

Good luck with everything mate Donation by Rahel Haque 27/11/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

mashallah bro,i hope ur doing well bro thanks 4 sponsoring me way back i will return the favour plus ur doing something good too :) Donation by Atif Khan 25/11/09  

Donation by Michael Fox 23/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 23/11/09  

£30.00

Good luck! Donation by Chris Hardman 19/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 18/11/09  

£25.00

All the best! Donation by Shamim 18/11/09  

Inshaallah we wish you all the best Emran, its a worthy cause and we hope you find the work satisfying. May Allah bless you for your efforts Donation by Mahboub, Lily & Sofia 18/11/09  

£50.00

I wish all the best for your project. Donation by MUNIR RASHID 17/11/09  

£40.00

Donation by Alexander Amadeus Tiberius Jan 15/11/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Hey Emran, well done for doing this! Such a good cause... Donation by Rakesh Ramchurn 15/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Naveen Rao 14/11/09  

£25.00

Donation by Mahbubul Khan 13/11/09  

£10.00

Best of luck! Donation by Dena Qaddumi 12/11/09  

£20.00

Good luck Emran & well done for doing something so worthwhile :o) Donation by Lynette 09/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

yo, it worked!!! :) Donation by Dan C 09/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Kishwar Muzahid 09/11/09  

£100.00

Wish you all the best.Inshallah u,ll do good Donation by Rawnak Chowdhury 08/11/09  

Good luck Donation by Suleman 08/11/09  

Donation by Anonymous 08/11/09  

Salaam, Emran! I've always loved BRAC and I think it's awesome that you're going for an internship, InshaAllah! Donation by Farah 08/11/09  

£20.00
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