Human Appeal teams up with Barclays in the fight against poverty

Humanitarian aid organisation Human Appeal recently teamed up with a number of Barclays branches in East London to raise money for its winter campaign. A total of 13 Barclays branches participated in the charity initiative, helping to raise an impressive £10,000 to provide relief during the colder months to those in need.

Staff at branches in locations including East Ham, Bow, Hackney, Stratford Market, Leytonstone, Upton Park, Poplar and Bakers Arms played their part by selling cakes and savoury foods such as biryanis to customers. They also organised games such as ‘guess the number of sweets in the jar’. Workers at the Barclays in Green Street even ventured out of the branch to clean shop windows in exchange for donations.

Making a difference around the world

All of the money raised thanks to these Human Appeal events went towards helping vulnerable people in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Pakistan and Palestine, as well as people living on the streets of the UK.

Thanks to the donation from Barclays, Human Appeal has already distributed important items including blankets, clothes, mattresses and plastic sheets to nearly 15,000 in Syria to help them cope with the ongoing shortage of essential resources in the country. It has also provided winter items and food to over 7,000 Syrian refugees in Jordan more than 900 Syrian refugees in Lebanon, and it’s delivered similar resources to nearly 3,000 people living in poverty in Pakistan.

The charity has also provided blankets, shelter and clothing to over 26,000 Palestinians and it’s given aid to more than 4,000 rough sleepers in Leicester, Salford and Manchester, providing them with overnight accommodation.

‘The extra mile’

Thanking the personnel at Barclays for their help with the project, Human Appeal CEO Othman Moqbel said the charity is grateful for their “wonderful efforts”, adding that these people “went the extra mile” to help those in need.

He went on to state that by working together, the two organisations have helped over 56,000 people around the world who are in desperate need. According to Mr Moqbel, the partnership shows “the wonders that can be achieved” when the charity and private sectors come together to improve the world.

Established a quarter of a century ago, Human Appeal is working in 25 countries across three continents to deliver aid and development programmes, helping to save and transform lives. Its projects range from giving emergency supplies to those in need to helping communities develop sustainable livelihoods.