Children from an earthquake-hit region have sent a message of thanks to people in Bradford who donated money to help them.

The founder of a Bradford-based humanitarian charity has returned from a fact-finding trip to Haiti with a video clip containing a heartfelt message from youngsters, who shout “thank you” in chorus and then applaud the fundraising efforts of people across Yorkshire.

Basic Human Rights, founded by Bingley mother-of-four Anjum Tahirkheli, has set up a small school and community centre among the devastation left by the quake which struck last January, claiming the lives of more than 150,000 people.

Mrs Tahirkheli has been to see the results of her charity’s work at a camp in Haitian capital Port au Prince.

She said that with 13,500 children living in the camp, another school was urgently needed to cater for their needs.

The video, which can be viewed on T&A TV, also contains emotive and chaotic scenes as destitute residents try to rebuild their lives.

Mrs Tahirkheli said: “What is needed is a collective approach and I urge all the aid agencies, the international community and the UN to remain focused on bringing Haiti back to its feet. The nation of Haiti has suffered tremendously.”

Residents at the camp are using the Basic Human Rights centre to talk in groups between themselves and to counsellors, to help them deal with the disaster they faced a year ago.

Mrs Tahirkheli said the charity was working on a Muhammed Ali Peace Garden project in schools, which will involve children learning how to grow their own vegetables.

Already signed up to the scheme are Netherleigh and Rossefield School in Heaton, Bradford, a school in Kentucky in the USA, and schools in Canada and in flood-affected areas of Pakistan.

Anyone interested in the peace garden programme or wanting information about the charity can phone (01274) 301996.