Sheroze Nadeem
Name
Sheroze Nadeem
From
Blackburn, GB
Occupation
Solicitor
Deployment date
6th December 2022
Destination
Bekaa & Aarsal, Lebanon
Was this your first deployment?
yes
Interests
I enjoy reading and playing football
What attracted you to charity work?
I am blessed to have food on my plate and a roof over my head, but they're out of reach for millions around the world. I wanted to give back to those most in need, that's why I joined Salam Charity.
What did you learn on this deployment?
I wanted to find out how our donations are being spent. That’s why this deployment was a perfect opportunity. When I arrived in Lebanon, I was shocked at how bad things were for refugees. We intensively distributed aid over 5 days. I was able to see what the needs of the most vulnerable families were for myself and the difference that each of the aid packs made. We checked every pack and could see exactly how we were helping.
3,100
Food Packs
2,950
Hot Meals
52
Tents Rehabilitated
295
Orphans Sponsored
125
Families Sponsored
63,700
Litres of Heating Fuel*
67,900
Bread Packs*
700
Blanket Packs
1,640
Clothing Packs
Project Caption
Salam Charity has been working in Lebanon for several years and the need now is greater than ever. More and more Lebanese communities are falling below the international poverty line and life is becoming unbearable for the Syrian and Palestinian refugees. Salam Charity focusses on long term sustainable projects that will enable people to lift themselves out of hardship.
Here is a snapshot of one of the projects that Salam Charity is providing in Lebanon.
Campaign
Lebanon Tuktuk Project
Region covered
Beqaa Valley (Bar Elias)
Projects undertaken
Supplying tuk-tuks as an income opportunity for vulnerable families.
Campaign objective
We aim to remove people from the cycle of poverty by creating job opportunities. A tuktuk offers the chance for people to generate income for their households.
Primary beneficiaries
The tuktuk driver and their immediate families
Secondary beneficiaries
The wider community who benefit from the tuktuks, such as those living in the refugee camps where car access is difficult. Children in the camps who can’t get to school. Emergency medical cases where waiting for a taxi would be the difference between life and death.
Funding
This project is an income generating initiative where the proceeds and profit go back into purchasing new vehicles. We started with a fleet of 5 and now we have 16 (funded through a combination of donations and proceeds from the project).
Another Caption
Salam charity also provide other lifesaving services to those most in need. Here are some of the other projects we are currently working on in Lebanon:
Healthcare
Salam Charity operates our flagship healthcare centre, Shifa Clinic in the region of Shebaa, South Lebanon providing lifesaving medical treatment and medicine.
Food Packs
Our food culturally sensitive packs are specifically designed to ensure that they meet the needs of a family of 5 for an entire month.
Education
The Tent of Dreams, our informal education centres in the Akkar, North Lebanon, teaches children basic literacy and numeracy offering them a steppingstone into full time education.
Orphan Sponsorship
We help children who have lost one or both their parents by offering them cash assistance to help towards their education, food, clothing, and anything else the child may need.
Family Sponsorship
Our family sponsorship projects are designed with the entire family in mind. We offer cash assistance to help the family towards food, shelter, utility bills or anything else the family may need to help them look forward to a brighter future.
