People often forget that homeless people are just like ourselves, they want to live happy lives, they have dreams and aspirations, and we need help to get them back onto their feet.

I’ve been living in Canterbury as a university student and it upsets me when others ignore the homeless. I try and help, providing food and drink and stopping by to have a friendly chat. I’ve spoken to so many homeless people and listened to their stories – it’s heart-breaking. They are lonely and need a friend.

Many are skilled, educated, were previously self-employed, bereaved, had partners, had children, had families etc and somewhere down the line they became unlucky. As a result relationships broke down, they became ill - physically or mentally, lost everything and ended up with nothing. Many have been stuck on waiting lists and have been trying to get help and have no support in the meantime.

ANYONE can become homeless at any time, you never know what is going to happen, you could have all the money in the world – it can be taken away instantly.

They are not living, they are trying to survive. A good meal will give them energy to help them to get on. Kent is one of the wealthiest county’s and the UK is in the top five richest nations in the world, yet we still have homeless in our streets.

Homeless deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. As part of my charitable act during Ramadhan, 100% of the funds will go towards providing 100 food and drink goodie bags & minimum of 30 hot meals! I am personally distributing the food and drink myself whilst fasting, so can guarantee it will go to the needy! As it is my last summer in Canterbury I want to play my part in tackling this issue. Please help me to help them to get back on their feet and share with your friends/family/networks and donate anything even as little as a £1.

P.s also some food/drink bags will be donated to some homeless people in some parts of London too.