Islamabad: Cricket Legend Wasim Akram Launches the appeal for ‘Clean Water’ for the women and children of Pakistan with Basic Human Rights.
According to a handout issued here on Friday, BHR charity welcomed cricketer Akram to their platform. Akram hosted an evening of entertainment with the locally acclaimed charity in an effort to raise funds for BHR’s Water Appeal.
The £35,000 raised will benefit women and children of the Sindh area in Pakistan where last year’s floods caused massive devastation. BHR aims to provide 16,000 people in 30 villages of District Jacobabad of Sindh province of Pakistan with easy access to clean water through the evening’s success.
Eager cricket fans and supporters of BHR’s hard work turned out to see Akram’s legendary left hand fast bowl, whilst the Q&A session provide for an informative and interactive moment with the cricketer who showed his humanitarian streak and empathy for the people of Pakistan.
Akram illustrated his support for BHR and the work they do in Pakistan throughout the evening by stating “BHR is a credible organization, their work on the ground is commendable, and it is an organization you can trust.”
This is not the first time the small Bradford based charity has collaborated with a well known celebrity name. Rio Ferdinand has previously joined hands with BHR for projects at home and abroad in Africa.
Anjum Tahirkheli of BHR addressed this by claiming “celebrities can play an active and positive role in responding to major humanitarian crises. Here in Bradford, the support of Wasim Akram was a major aid in reaching out to the Pakistani community, and through their support, BHR can reach out to the vulnerable and weak of Sindh.”
Within short span of time, BHR has managed to provide food, medical care, and clean water and non-food items to over 20,000 people and is currently working on 800 one-room-shelters project for the families that lost their homes by floods in Sindh, Pakistan in partnership with International Organization for Migration (IOM).
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