Peterborough unites to raise vital cash to help victims of Nepal natural disaster
Peterborough came together to help raise vital cash to help the victims of the devastating flooding in Nepal.
More than 1,300 people were killed, and scores more are still missing or seriously injured after flooding hit communities in Nepal in August.
In response to the disaster, Peterborough community group Bengali Brotherhood has raised nearly £1,000 to support the victims of the natural disaster.
The group organised a charity football match at FC Peterborough working in association with the Peterborough Nepalese Society to bring people together.
After seeing the suffering caused by the devastation in Nepal, members decided to turn their attention to helping the Nepalese community. Sunday’s football match continued the group’s tradition of responding when communities are facing hardship.
Organiser Juned Khan said: “We had to do something. We saw the devastation in Nepal and knew that our brothers and sisters in the Nepalese community had lost loved ones. As a Muslim, my first instinct was to come forward and ask how I could help. I could not simply ignore it.
“Bengali Brotherhood has always come forward to support humanitarian causes, and we always will. I want to say a huge thank you to our group members and the Nepalese community for coming together and helping me to make this event a success. We have raised nearly £1,000.”
Bengali Brotherhood was established in 2019 by Juned Ahmed Khan, Samad Azad and Rahin Ahmed, together with a group of friends from Bangladeshi backgrounds—giving the group its name. Now approaching its seventh year, it is open to adults from every background and uses sport to unite people, build friendships and encourage members of the community to lead more active lives.
Supporting humanitarian causes has remained an important part of the group’s work. Over the years, Bengali Brotherhood has raised funds following disasters in Bangladesh and Pakistan and has supported initiatives providing food to homeless people in Peterborough.
The event was sponsored by FC Peterborough, Cafe Deli, Blenheim Sales and Lettings, The Tuck Shop on Eastfield Road, Isaac Wholesale, Bombay Cottage in Stamford, Montaz in Bourne, Printbox UK in Yaxley, and Premier Engraving and Sports Goods.