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Najma Hirani, Irfan Haji, Shahira Kara, and Zaheer Hirani, local west London citizens have come together to face the challenge of a lifetime as they prepare to hike two mountains in Uganda, Mount Elgon (4321m) and Mount Kadam (3068m) to raise £20,000 for Focus Humanitarian Assistance, who provide immediate emergency relief following catastrophes, such as the unfortunate Tsunami of 2004, which devastated the life of millions.
The Junglees are working together to raise £20,000 between now and Christmas to help those that have been affected by natural and man-made disasters. While most people will be enjoying their Christmas roast or have their feet up watching TV, the team will be climbing the perilous mountains of , .
The hard work will all be worthwhile for the team if they succeed in raising £20,000. Focus Humanitarian Assistance helps people whose lives are shattered due to catastrophic natural and man made disasters; like that we see often on the news, to reduce their dependence on humanitarian aid and facilitate their transition too sustainable, long term development. For more information about FOCUS do visit www.akdn.org/focus Najma, Irfan, Shahira and Zaheer have grown up in and are hoping the local community will support them in this hiking challenge. They will be joined by a team from and and together they will be hiking for up to eight hours a day, starting at times before dawn, to make their way through thick bush, cross small streams and walk through heavily-cropped village fields to get to the peak of both mountains.
"We hope other people in and around Hounslow borough will sponsor us if they can," said Najma. "This is by no means an easy adventure, but an adventure it sure will be. We request that you give whatever you can, big or small, whatever the amount it is, it will make a difference.”
You can pay by credit or debit card, and the money will go directly to Focus Humanitarian Assistance. Where supporters are taxpayers, the charity will automatically receive 28% extra in Gift Aid, which makes Justgiving the most efficient way of sponsoring the team.
NB: This team page is in addition to our own individual justgiving pages & collectively we aim to reach this target of £20,000.
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