UNITY Multicultural Organisation

UNITY's Madeeha Appeal

Donate to help Madeeha’s Medical need!

Madeeha Imagine a child living his/her normal daily life happily one moment, only to have tragedy strike the next changing their life forever!

Madeeha was born in Middlesbrough in 1989 and at the age of 4 months moved to Pakistan with her mother. When she was 8 her dress caught fire from a burning candle and she sustained 70% burns to her body from her neck down. Her eyesight was also badly affected. This accident almost killed her.

For four months she was unable to eat orally and had to be fed intravenously and underwent deeply distressing treatment to her body. Her parents could not afford the treatment she needed so her grandparents in the UK paid for an Army Hospital to treat her. Later they paid for a hospital in Lahore to attempt to correct her vision problems but the consultant said it could not be done. Madeeha still has nightmares about these unfortunate events even today.

At the age of 16 she returned to Middlesbrough to live with her Grandparents who are now in their 90’s. Madeeha is now 22 and suffering a great deal of pain and discomfort.

The weather in Pakistan can reach temperatures of around 50°c, which irritates her skin causing it to break into blisters and start bleeding. The cooler, damper, UK climate has proven to be more suitable for her skin, so for this reason and others, Unity has been led to fighting and campaigning to help Madeeha gain a long term stay in the UK; dealing with the various authorities, medics, advisors and particularly the Home Office.

To deal with her Immigration Case and the First Phase of her Medical Treatment we need to raise initially £25,000, which can give this young lady a bright and pain free future. Madeeha's burnt arm

We need your kind help as the Home Office has told Madeeha she does not qualify for NHS treatment and must pay for it privately therefore any donation you could make, however generous or small will greatly benefit Madeeha and her situation.

Madeeha In Her Own Words

You can read Madeeha's moving story in her own words in the document below. This document is in text format which means that it can be opened by almost all of the world's current word processors and web browsers. It is written in English.

Madeeha's Story

How to donate

By Cheque or Postal Order

Please send cheques made payable to Unity Organisation to:

Unity Multicultural Organisation (Charity No. 1045494),
29 Whitehall Terrace,
Hylton Road,
Sunderland,
SR4 7SR

Telephone no: 0191 5659990
or alternatively contact Tahir Khan mobile no: 07999216909

BACS Transfers

You can effect a BACS transfer to Unity Organisation by using the following bank details -

Sort code: 08-60-01
Account number: 20169882
Bank: Unity Trust Bank

Gift Aid it!

How to make a donation using Gift Aid
In order to make a Gift Aid donation you’ll need to make a Gift Aid declaration. UNITY will ask you to complete a simple form - one form can cover every gift made to UNITY for whatever period you choose, and can cover gifts you have already made and/or gifts you may make in the future.

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