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 This special programme in the six-part series takes a closer look at people who have left their homes in the UK to help people in desperate need overseas. Sarah Falkland introduces the stories and individuals behind the nation’s countless charities in this brand-new series from Community Channel and the BBC. Don’t miss your opportunity to watch ‘Charity Champions’ right here on your Community Channel.
Schools, medical facilities and clean drinking water are all things we in the UK take for granted, but for the hundreds of thousands of refugees in Sudan they have become an unobtainable luxury. As the country’s conflicts continue to displace mass sections of the population, so the situation for those affected grows more and more desperate. One Birmingham-based charity called Islamic Relief is trying to get essential aid into the area, and in a special video diary we meet one of their aid workers, Adeel Jafferi, who’s helping to bring help to the people affected by this ongoing tragedy.
Zaid Al Rawni from Islamic Relief joins Sarah Falkland in the studio to discuss the current situation, the work of the organisation and their hopes for the future of the country and its displaced population. Asked if he believes there is a viable solutions to the troubles, Zaid says: "You always hope and think positively that people can come to a peaceful settlement and live together peacefully in harmony... that’s my hope for Sudan."
 When Tom Melling returned from a year working as a teacher in Central America his parents were so troubled by his descriptions of the appalling poverty that afflicted many children in the region that they set about forming their own charity, Study Guatemala. Four years later the small organisation they formed provides secondary education for over thirty children in Guatemala, where most kids cannot afford education beyond the age of ten or eleven, and they are seeking funds to expand the school they built and help more children in the area. Abigail Neal from BBC Wales Today went to meet them.
Describing the incredible work his parents have undertaken, Tom says: "It just makes me so proud of what my parents have done and it also makes me really happy to see…we’re just doing a really small amount but you can see how happy and grateful they are."
Other featured stories include: how the demolition of a primary school in Glasgow has benefited a South African township; a British family who emigrated to Cape Town to work with children affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic; and a couple from Kent who help to support a remote village in Kenya.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 02 March 2006 )
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