# Eight Greater Manchester charities benefit 5m people in one year

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2021/09/20/eight-greater-manchester-charities-benefit-5m-people-in-one-year/
- Published: 2021-09-20T09:59:15+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Just eight humanitarian organisations, all based in Greater Manchester, benefited
the lives of more than five million of the world’s most vulnerable people in 2020.**

The impact of the eight global organisations headquartered in the city was revealed
at an event last week, hosted by the Mines Advisory Group ([MAG](https://www.maginternational.org/)),
in partnership with Syria Relief and the University of Manchester’s Humanitarian
and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI).

_Greater Manchester, Global Manchester_ was staged at Manchester’s People’s History
Museum. It saw MAG, Syria Relief, HCRI, UK-Med, Hope for Justice, In Place of War,
Omega Research Foundation and GISF showcase their work to guests including MPs Afzal
Khan and Mike Kane, the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Manchester, and culture 
and business leaders.

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The eight organisations announced that their work had supported over five million
people across more than 100 countries last year, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.

Afzal Khan, the Manchester Gorton MP and Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons,
said:

> “I am delighted to see the humanitarian community coming together to demonstrate
> what a powerful and positive impact Manchester has around the world. From Afghanistan
> to Zimbabwe, and from clearing landmines to fighting modern slavery, Manchester
> NGOs and charities are making a real difference by supporting communities in some
> of the most vulnerable and conflict-affected countries across the world.”

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Rising star and BBC Rap Game UK contestant, Meduulla, unveiled a music video for
her new track “Home,” at the event: a song written to reflect “Global Manchester”

MAG CEO Darren Cormack said:

> “MAG is delighted to host this event to celebrate the life-saving humanitarian
> work that organisations across Manchester are undertaking every day.
>  
> “Whilst global in nature, employing 5,000 staff and working in over 25 countries,
> we are also proudly Mancunian. We take inspiration from our city’s rich history
> of innovation and social change as we carry out our mission to save lives and 
> build futures for people affected by conflict.”

Syria Relief CEO Othman Moqbel spoke at the event about the importance of charities
and humanitarian organisations based outside of London:

> “Manchester is a Northern Humanitarian Powerhouse. It’s home to not just some 
> of the leading charities and NGOs in the UK but in the world. The eight organisations
> joining us tonight reached a combined total of over five million women, girls,
> boys and men in over 100 countries in 2020. That’s amazing — and it speaks volumes
> of the kind of globally connected and compassionate city Manchester is.”

The event also saw the official signing of a new partnership between HCRI and MAG,
which aims to develop research to help the world move more quickly and efficiently
towards the goal of a landmine-free future.