Milad Sarwar, 25, runs daily to raise £3,000 for Nessa’s Trust, providing aid to families in Bangladesh during Ramadan.
The charity gives homes to families who live in Bangladesh. Milad will run in Oldham, visiting Dovestone’s and Alexandra Park too.
The marketing graduate wants to raise £3,000. Running 5k a day will test him, as he is not used to it day after day. This running is hard.
Milad is from Coppice. Money helps families in Bangladesh survive by giving them food and shelter. It also provides emergency aid as they face extreme poverty there.
It started small with clean water. Now it is a lifeline for families, delivering flood relief too. They build homes, provide food support, and help people in need.
The charity has projects in Bangladesh where Milad helps poor communities. They get basic things like housing. His fundraising raised thousands for aid.
In 2022, he raised £20,000 quickly. He provided flood aid in Bangladesh after the disaster, where millions were homeless due to flooding.
He also climbed mountains for charity; Milad and his team climbed Snowdon and then Ben Nevis while fasting. He did this to show struggles without food.
Milad got a first-class degree. Running 5km daily while fasting seems hard, and he wanted to really challenge himself now.
He saw rickshaw drivers work hard, cycling 15-20km daily to earn a little while also still fasting, every single day. Some drivers go hungry despite their hard work.
Milad is running less than they cycle, and he can rest afterwards unlike them. They don’t have that luxury.
This challenge is important to assist and highlight the daily struggles of others. He has seen families living in tiny homes that rain frequently floods.
He met children who don’t know meals and spoke to helpless parents too. They cannot escape poverty despite working hard. Seeing this made him grateful.
ITV’s show invited Milad and his team in 2024. The show gifted holidays to the whole audience including Nessa’s Trust volunteers, thanking them for their charity work.
Milad said they make a difference in lives, highlighting that is their reward that matters. He notes that Bangladesh now faces a very difficult year with political issues, rising prices, and increasing economic problems increasing hardship for the poor.
Instability hurts poor people the most. When governments fail and corruption spreads, prices rise and they suffer. “Never forget them,” he states.
He believes we are lucky with our good lives as so many struggle for basic survival. He hopes his challenge inspires young people to fundraise, volunteer for charity, or start their own charity too.
It doesn’t take much to make changes; you just need to care enough. Starting Nessa’s Trust was rewarding. Small efforts change people’s lives a lot. He wants people to realize they have that power to help those in need and improve life.