Weʼre raising £1,500 to to help fund a drop in centre for the homeless. https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/homelesschallenge Having volunteered for the amazing charity Lets Feed Brum along with many other volunteers, together we are raising awareness to the hunger and homelessness that exists today on the streets of Birmingham. On Wednesday 28th November through to Friday 30th November 2018, two … More I’m Homeless Get Me Out Of Here

November 2016 took me back to Tanzania where i met some incredible people last year and blessed to be able to meet them again.  Welcomed with open arms and like i had never left, the warmest of smiles and the happiest of faces, i could not have felt more loved and at home. I had … More Africa 2016 – Clean Water Project – Pt1

As part of my visit to the LRBT eye hospital, i had requested information about the support children from poor families received and how important it is for them to have their eyes checked.  So far the focus had been on adults and their operations, so i was intrigued as to how serious children and … More Eye Screening Camps for the Children in Poverty

“Layton Rahmatullah Benevolent Trust, or LRBT is Pakistan’s largest non government organisation working to fight blindness in the country. Established in 1984, it is based in Karachi with hospitals and primary eye care centres throughout the country.” Wednesday morning a small pick up van arrived to take me to the LRBT eye hospital in a … More Visiting LRBT – Eye Hospital for the Poor

“Baji, baji,baji”… the first words being shouted at me as i my passport was handed back to me and i walked past the immigration desks, translated in English means sister and it was the porters trying to get my attention so they could assist me with my bags.  A very useful service to have but … More First day in Pakistan

The experiences of being out in South America and Africa was some of the best experiences, i certainly felt so blessed to have had the chance to help in such away i could never have imagined. Following these trips i wanted to replicate something closer to home, so i contacted local charities and came across […] … More The Walks for Gaza and Syria — SaimasCharityTravels

The experiences of being out in South America and Africa was some of the best experiences, i certainly felt so blessed to have had the chance to help in such away i could never have imagined.  Following these trips i wanted to replicate something closer to home, so i contacted local charities and came across … More The Walks for Gaza and Syria

Up until last year the idea of volunteering was always ‘a good thing to do’, will eventually get round to getting involved in voluntary work in the community, or working abroad for a week and giving back. Until July 2015 i had no idea how rewarding and exciting it would be, there was always that … More The Importance of Volunteering

Thursday morning and i was expecting another eventful day along with some real eye opening experiences that i knew would be hard to witness but real life and i would just have to deal with what the day ahead would bring. First visit today was the Allomano HIV medical centre, a small bus journey away … More HIV Center, Ipogolo and FISCH

Sundays here in Iringa are very lazy days and not much happens, so very similar to the UK really. They tend to spend their Sunday doing chores around the house and just watching the world go by, so we took the opportunity to climb ‘The Rock’. An iconic rock in Iringa because when you do … More Latest updates and exciting news!!!