Supporters of charity Al-Khair Foundation (AKF) Bolton are tackling a range of adventure challenges as part of its continuing efforts to help the homeless, disadvantaged, and poverty-stricken families.

The daring undertakings include sky-diving weekends, an expedition to climb the 5895 metres of Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro in June.

There will be two further treks - one in the Sahara desert in September and another in Petra, Jordan, in November.

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An AKF team will also take part in the Manchester Half Marathon in October hoping to match last year’s total of £10,000 raised for the AKF Refugee Appeal.

“Our fundraising event calendar has a variety of challenging and rewarding adventures which means there is something for anyone who wants to get involved,” said AKF founder and chairman Imam Qasim.

“We know that everyone who takes part will get a lot of personal satisfaction from any of our events. They will also raise vital funds for those in the most hardship.

“Al-Khair’s efforts make a huge difference to communities and this is made possible by our volunteers and those who donate.”

The charity has distributed £200m in humanitarian aid in the last decade and helped 50m people since it was founded in 2003 and is looking for more volunteers to sign up for its events throughout the year.

The money raised helps to run projects that provide hot food, warm clothes, shelter, and clean water to the homeless and low-income families across the UK and around the world - 74 countries in total.

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Its international aid delivery also designs schemes that equip communities with the right skills and education to lift themselves out of poverty.

Its recent UK initiatives also include energy grants to families struggling with the cost-of-living crisis and rising energy bills, and an annual Christmas day dinner kitchen which provided over 600 warm meals.

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