Press Release: £100,000 Raised for Pakistan School & Medical Centre

12 Dec

Written By TMD

The award-winning charity Abaseen Foundation, which works to support some of the poorest people in the world who live in rural North West Pakistan, has raised a staggering £100,000 at a fundraising dinner in the city last week.

The funds – a combination of pledges made during the event and resulting from an auction – will be used to fund the custom design and build of a school and medical centre.

Helen Bingley OBE DL, Chief Executive, said: “The school and medical centre are to benefit the brick kiln community who are in desperate need of ongoing medical attention. Currently, these people have an unacceptable low life expectancy of 38 years because of the terrible conditions. They also live in bonded labour – our ultimate aim here is to provide education so that they can eventually create positive, sustained change in their lives.”

The charity, which is also celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, is ramping up its events programme after the Covid pandemic hit its fundraising efforts badly.
Bingley added: “We know times are tough in the UK for everyone, but the people we work with in Pakistan really are the poorest in the world. They have nothing, and the floods this summer have made the situation significantly worse. We are now designing a very ambitious events programme for 2023 which will enable people from all walks of life to have incredible experiences while raising money.”

The foundation, founded by Helen and her late husband William, prides itself on maximising the money it spends in Pakistan. The majority of the staff team are volunteers, and the organisation benefits a strategic relationship with the University of Central Lancaster which aids its research projects.

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