An Ilford student is running 10km to raise money for the Yemen famine.
Simran Kaur Sanghera, 19, hopes to raise £700 for International Rescue Committee UK, a charity dedicated to combatting the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
On her JustGiving page, the dental student highlights the extent of the emergency: more than 24million people (80 per cent Yemen’s population) need humanitarian assistance; 10.2m children don’t have access to basic healthcare.
This exists against the backdrop of coronavirus, which is predicted to kill 85,000 Yemeni people.
Inspiring this fundraiser is Simran’s late grandparents; her grandmother was a social worker who went “above and beyond to give other children the love we were blessed with”: “She did not see children by their races, she cared for them equally.”
The fundraiser currently stands at £502, just over 70pc of its target.
To donate, visit justgiving.com/fundraising/Simran-Sanghera.
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