London, (Muslim Aid):
Jubair Khan, a video production manager from Reading, is one of the Mission Morocco team who will be undertaking a grueling road trip from London to Morocco in March 2012 to raise funds for children.
The team, which comprises of Omar Esa, Nozhrul Islam and Zainul Abedin were inspired to raise funds for international humanitarian development charity, Muslim Aid and the children’s medical research charity, Sparks, after learning about the issues facing children both in the UK and across Europe and Africa.
The Mission Morocco team will be driving from London to Tangiers, Morocco on March 24 and aim to reach the city in less than three days, with limited fuel. The grueling challenge will see the team travel 1600 miles across two continents.
Jubair, who is leading the team of volunteers said: “The team feels strongly about issues impacting on babies and children, as some of us are students of medicine and work within the NHS. We wanted to do something to raise awareness and vital funds for children in Africa who face many difficulties due to the extreme poverty and for children’s medical research, which is desperately underfunded in the UK.”
A Spokesperson for Muslim Aid, said: “We are truly fortunate to have supporters such as Jubair and his team. They are an inspiration to all of us and have set a great example of dedication to serving humanity. With more supporters taking on challenges such as Mission Morocco to raise funds for projects like our Rainbow Family Programme, we are confident that Muslim Aid will be able to reach more people.”
Helen Farquharson, Spark’s London and South East Regional Fundraiser, comments: “We are delighted that the team has chosen to support Sparks through Mission Morocco. The fundraising efforts of Jubair and his team will help us in our own mission to help more babies be born healthy and stay healthy. Children’s medical research is desperately underfunded but there is some great work going on across the UK and Sparks funding is vital in helping this work continue. We will be cheering on the brave team on every step of the way!”
