Nazim Ali raises nearly £20,000 for flood-stricken Pakistan

Prolific fundraiser Nazim Ali has returned from a self-funded trip to Sindh earlier this month, where he has managed to raise £18,410 and counting.

Nazim, from Manningham, gave out 150 food parcels, each of which was enough to last a family of five for a month.

The careers advisor – who made the trip with charity Hope for Mankind, based in Nelson, Lancashire – helped to ensure that 600 hot meals went to Sindhi children, while also contributing to the opening of a shop promoting self-employment and breaking out of the poverty cycle.

“Such was the poverty, I saw children with little or no clothing,” said Nazim.

“I saw first-hand how, six months on from the floods, water levels were still high.

“I saw people living in tents, after floods destroyed their homes.

“It was physically and emotionally challenging seeing that, but the aid I provided put smiles on so many faces.”

People living in tents after their homes were destroyed by floods (Image: Nazim Ali)

Sindh was one of the regions worst affected by the devastating Pakistan floods, which left over 1,700 dead and many more injured last year.

Over two million people were also left homeless because of the floods, which were described as one of the worst natural disasters in living memory.An elderly woman in Sindh thanks Nazim (Image: Nazim Ali)

It is also estimated that as much as 70 per cent of households in Pakistan still drink bacterially contaminated water.

Some of Nazim’s selfless work, supported by Hope for Mankind, included the installation of over 100 water pumps in the country.

“I was heartened to find that some of water pumps, installed three years ago, are still working,” said.

“Another highlight of my trip was that I was able to visit all 35 new two-room houses I had built for the poor in Sindh after my ninth Ramadan 10k run in Blackpool last year.

“Many of these families had homes destroyed because of the floods. To see the families overjoyed and immensely grateful was touching and overwhelming.

Nazim stands in front of the new houses he helped to fund (Image: Nazim Ali)

“I am eternally grateful to all the donors without whom this aid delivery would not have been possible.

“They are responsible for making Ramadan easier for so many and for giving hope to the people.

“I am grateful to Hope for Mankind charity for arranging the successful deployment, and without them it would not have been possible."

For more information on Nazim, visit: https://youtube.com/channel/UCIMKv-7hIGW7HUnSAGsrTww