I did  it last  year and i'm delighted to say that I have the opportunity to do it again - and this time with my parents (Hasina and Taslim Kanji). Yes, I am going back to Iraq this December and the three of us are going to walk 80km across Iraq in the rememberance of Hussain, a man who gave his life for equality and justice, and in an attempt to help his cause of equality, We are raising money for charity.

This year we've worked alongside the World Federation to come up with a £137,000 project that will aim to improve water supply, food production, health, education and socio-economic status of the poor and needy in the Garissa and Wajir Counties of Northeast Kenya.

We aim to do this through the following:

1. To construct a borehole in Boransis in Garissa County to improve water supply for the village.

 

2. To set up a greenhouse and irrigation and farming system in Boransis village of Garissa County. 

3. To set up a greenhouse and irrigation and farming system in AliKune village of Garissa County. 

4. To set up a greenhouse and irrigation and farming system in Giriftu village, Wajir County. 

5. To dig 20 shallow wells in Wajir County.

6. To rehabilitate 40 shallow wells in Wajir County.

7. To develop 200 kitchen gardens in Wajir County.

8. To construct two 4-door latrines in Wajir and Garissa Counties.

9. To plant 5,000 trees. 

10. To provide desks, chairs and shelves to 2 needy schools.

11. To sponsor 10 students from the target areas studying in various colleges and universities of Kenya.

12. To evaluate the effects of the above projects mid-term, at completion and one year after completion.

 

 "Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life."

- Nelson Mandela