Over £175,000 pledged on the night at our
'Send A Little Hope' charity concert!
Send A Little Hope - a concert organised by Save An Orphan in collaboration with Awakening Live was
an overwhelming success with a fantastic turnout and a phenomenal amount of £175k pledged on the night for our various causes around the world.
The host for the evening was Na'eem Raza who also conducted the fundraising. Na'eem set the mood for what was to be a fantastic night.
The artists Maher Zain (Sweden), Mesut Kurtis (Macedonia), Hamza Namira (Egypt), Irfan Makki (Canada) and Raef (USA) all played wonderful sets. The surprise
performance of the night was Hamza Namira, his performance elated the audience with his spiritual and uplifting music.
Na'eem's job at fundraising was made easy by the overwhelmingly generous audience who pledged in record numbers to achieve an awe inspiring total of £175,000.
Maher Zain was received by rapturous applause and our guests were not disappointed. He performed a complete set without a break, singing tracks from his new album
as well as previous favourites.
"It was a monumental concert and the audience's generosity was truly inspiring, and to know that every single person reached out to change an orphans life made the hard work all worth while" said Save An Orphan Founder and Managing Director, Wali-ur Rahman.
We would like to sincerely thank Awakening Live and all the artists for a wonderful concert, Na'eem Raza for his unwavering commitment to Save An Orphan, to Sheikh
Abdur Rahman Helbawi, Nadim Hussain and Zubair Shaikh for their great efforts, and to all the musicians who travelled so far to perform at this blessed concert.
A very big thank you
must go to all the volunteers who gave us their valuable time and effort to make this event a reality and finally to all the donors who pledged such generously. Your money will change
the lives of countless orphans.
Our charity concert Send A Little Hope 2012 took place at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo,
London on the 14th
April 2012. The event was held in collaboration with Awakening Live
Photo: David Griffin
Maher Zain performs before an enthusiastic crowd at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo
Photo: David Griffin
The fundraiser on the night was the Na'eem Raza - didn't he do a great job?
Photo: David Griffin
Maher Zain and his musicians on stage
Photo: Romain Kodochim
From left to right: Maher Zain (Sweden), Irfan Makki (Canada), Raef (USA), Hamza Namira
(Egypt) and Mesut Kurtis (Macedonia)
Photo: David Griffin
The Save An Orphan team and our wonderful volunteers
Photo: David Griffin
Myriam Francois-Cerrah talks to Na'eem Raza about the documentary Save An Orphan
made in Bangladesh
Photo: David Griffin
Na'eem Raza talks to Maher Zain on stage
Photo: Romain Kedochim
Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London featured in a video message made for the concert
Photo: Romain Kedochim
Na'eem Raza during the fundraising section of the concert. You can donate now by texting
'SAVE16
£10' to 70070
Photo: Romain Kedochim
Concert promo:
Video message from Boris Johnson, The Mayor of London:
