Aqil Rashid: The Dubai schoolboy saving children in Afghanistan

gulfnews : The Dubai schoolboy saving children in AfghanistanDubai-based schoolboy Aqil Rashid has raised enough money to build 12 wellsin remote areas of Afghanistan, having a major impact on the lives of families there. Sangeetha Swaroop meets the dedicated 15-year-old, who says his work is far from over.

-snip- Children, too, are forced to fetch water for their families, balancing heavy pots on their heads – a daily routine that denies them the opportunity of going to school. It was this image of children having to work so hard for something we take for granted here in the UAE that first struck a chord with Aqil Rashid, a Grade 11 student at St Mary’s School in Dubai, two years ago.

via gulfnews : The Dubai schoolboy saving children in Afghanistan.

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  1. Hi aqil
    wow its nice to know a young man gonna be ontop of world. I ve no worlds just tears to xpress i blive u r parents are vry lucky to ve a son like u. Hats of man!!! May god bless u

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