# Muslim students raise £1 million in just one week

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/11/28/muslim-students-raise-1m-just-one-week/
- Published: 2018-11-28T21:19:59+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Muslim students across the UK have raised over £1 million for Islamic Relief during
Charity Week, the charity’s annual campaign with student Islamic societies. The 
record total was announced at the Charity Week International Annual Dinner that 
took place at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham on 25 November. **

Charity Week ran this year from 22 to 28 October. Muslim students took part by donating
their time and goodwill to raise funds, including through events such as [banana auctions](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/10/30/banana-sells-6000-charity-auction/)
and sumo wrestling.

Dr Wajid Akhter, formerly a volunteer for Islamic Relief, founded Charity Week. 
He said at the ceremony: “To raise over a million pounds in one week, whilst juggling
studies, is an incredible achievement. The campaign epitomises unity and what can
be achieved when we are united with the vision of helping those less fortunate than
us to build a better, more hopeful world.”

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All the money raised during Charity Week, goes towards supporting children’s projects
run by [Islamic Relief](http://islamic-relief.org.uk) in the UK and around the world.

## £1,012,533 raised

The total amount raised this year was £1,012,000.

Even more was raised by students in Canada, Qatar, Germany, USA, Australia and South
Africa. Their £360,000 took the international total to £1.3 million.

Charity Week began as an annual volunteer-led campaign launched by a group of students
in London back in 2003. Since then it has raised over £7 million.

## Local community projects

In addition to fundraising during Charity Week, students, local business and volunteers
got involved in projects to benefit local communities. For example, local councillors
in Bradford joined Islamic Relief volunteers at a community litter pick in Seymour
Park, making the park a cleaner and safer place for the community.

Charity Week also features activities in which students promote unity between different
student Islamic societies and wider society.

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