Performers Unite For Children of Gaza

A big THNAK YOU to all our sponsors -The Hilton London Metropole, Greenleaf, Euro Quality Lambs,  and Baraka for their support for our Evening for the Children of Gaza. Also a big thank you to our volunteers who worked so tirelessly for the event and a huge THANK YOU to all our donors and supporters who raised a staggering £300,000 for the children of Gaza-We could not have done it without you!

Muslim Aid hosted a high profile fundraising dinner, An Evening for the Children of Gaza, at Hilton Metropole on Saturday 21st February 2009. The event raised over £300,000 pounds, £200,000 of which will go towards a new water plant to provide thousands of displaced people with clean drinking water.

Muslim Aid has already provided clean water, food parcels, blankets, medicines and trauma counselling to thousands of families.  However, further emergency relief is needed, as well as aid for the rehabilitation of the 20,000 homes and 4,000 buildings damaged during the conflict.

The evening’s programme included nasheeds from internationally renowned artist Zain Bhikha and Labbayk, inspirational talks by Dr Daud Abdullah (Palestinian Return Centre) and Anas Al-Tikriti (President of the Cordoba Foundation), recitations from Palestinian poetry by children and a charity auction selling palestintian crafts.

Muslim Aid also promoted Palestinian oil producers, Zaytoun: an ethical business established to support marginalized farming communities in Palestine.

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Notes to editors

* Muslim Aid has been delivering humanitarian and developmental assistance in Palestine through its partners for over two decades. Muslim Aid has launched an emergency £5 million appeal to shelter and support those affected in Gaza. The organization has been delivering food packs to families and medical supplies to hospitals and clinics since the conflict began three weeks ago. Muslim Aid is also working with its partners to ensure that children and families receive social and psychological care for those traumatised by the recent events. For more information about Muslim Aid visit www.muslimaid.org  

*Zaytoun is an ethical business established to support marginalized farming communities in Palestine. As a non-profit company our primary objectives lie with the welfare of the producing communities. Zaytoun invests in empowering farming communities and developing the agricultural infrastructure in Palestine. For more information about Zaytoun please visit www.zaytoun.org