Student Sponsored Walk

Five students from Xaverian College in Manchester have felt the suffering of their student brothers in Africa and decided to do some thing to help them.

Mohamed Shakanti, Abdulaziz Belhaj, Sohban Akhtar, Umair Khan and Kazzir Ali thought of making a sponsored walk to collect money for the poor students. They started by deciding the map of the walk which they chosen to be around Manchester, then advertised the project to their colleagues  and staff in the college. After they got reasonable promise to support the project they decided to implement the idea.

On April 20, 2005 at 9  am started their walk, and continued walking until  7 pm.

Next they collected their photos and prepared a video and still pictures to show them to whom agreed to sponsor the project. The collection was £425.66.

Since Wafa Relief mission is to help people in Africa, the  students contacted Wafa Relief  to arrange the money to go to needy students in Africa. On May 12 the students met the general manager of Wafa Relief and submitted the money to him. The general manger of Wafa Relief thanked them  for their intention and encouraged them to  arrange more activities to help their brothers in Africa