persuade boxing legend Mohammed Ali, known as The Greatest, to add his name to her Help Haiti appeal.

Anjum Tahirkheli, chief executive of basic Human Rights, flies out to Haiti tomorrow to look at a wooden school built for 150 youngsters living in quake-victim camps.

There are 13,500 children living in the camps but for some of the youngsters left disabled by the quake, or who already had disabilities, there has been no school since it happened.

With help from supporters and the generosity of Bradford people and England football captain Rio Ferdinand, who also gave his backing, funds were made to build the school in Port Au Prince but it still has no furniture, no desks and no books.

To help bring in more funds Mrs Tahirkheli, a mother-of-four of Bingley, is heading to the United States after Haiti.

She has been working with Hollywood actor Sean Penn and the Haitian Relief organisation but now needs to look across the Atlantic to generate more funds.

“I’m going to Mohammed Ali’s 69th birthday and I’m hoping to tell him what we’ve been doing and what we need,” she said. “I’m hoping it will be a start to our fundraising in America.”

The earthquake in January was followed by a tornado, a catastrophic cholera outbreak, a hurricane and riots during the elections in November. More than 230,000 lives were lost in the earthquake and 1.5 million people are living in tents. There are so many other ways that people can help us. It’s not all about money,” she added.

Donations can also be left at Khan’s Solicitors, 24 Sunbridge Road, Bradford. Anyone who wants to get involved with the campaign can call (01274) 301996.