PennyAppeal News

Our adventurous #TeamOrange volunteers have got their 2015 fundraising challenges off to an impressive start with two hiking activities - King Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh and Ingleton Falls in North Yorkshire.

On Thursday 17th July until the end of Ramadan, Penny Appeal attempted to break the World Record for the longest Televised Charity Appeal. Our team at Penny Appeal aimed to smash the previous record of 181 hours by broadcasting live 24/7 on British Muslim TV, Sky channel 845, throughout the last ten days of Ramadan.

On the weekend of the 19th and 20th of July, our Ilm Fast Iftaar dinners were held in Manchester and Bradford, dedicated to raising vital funds for Penny Appeal’s Gaza Emergency Response Appeal.

Broadcaster and presenter Lauren Booth expertly hosted two ladies-only iftaar dinners, which were held in Manchester and Bradford on the 4th and 5th of July respectively. Raising funds for Penny Appeal’s Syria Emergency Appeal, these uplifting and motivating Ramadan events attracted around 150 attendees each.

For those in pursuit of learning, education and knowledge, this is not an event to be missed! Our fantastic programme welcomes the remarkable Imam Siraj Wahaj from the USA who will be challenging our thinking on the inner meaning of faith, to learning about leadership based on the seerah by Dr. Hesham Alawadi from Kuwait.

Penny Appeal have broken the Guinness World Record for the longest live televised charity appeal, which now stands at a fantastic 182 consecutive hours following our live TV charity telethon.

Help raise money for a much-needed water well in Gambia, in one of the most water-scarce and deprived communities in the world.

Get to know our unsung heroes – the people working hard behind the scenes at Penny Appeal HQ and around the world.

Get to know our unsung heroes – the people working hard behind the scenes at Penny Appeal HQ and around the world.

The Gambia, like other West African countries, has had a long history of slavery, which began in the tenth century. Around three million slaves were taken from the Gambia during the 300 years of the transatlantic slave trade. Slavery was finally abolished in the Gambia in 1906 although modern forms of slavery still persist. The Gambia is one of the world’s poorest countries.

The 6th Global Peace and Unity Festival opens its doors on Saturday 23rd November at ExCel London for a weekend of harmony and entertainment. Come and have a chat with us at the Penny Appeal stall (C20) and you could have your photo taken with a Muslim celebrity!

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