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mama me-time | women of the month

Charity’s Angel
of the Month

Nadia Al-Shadhir

In June 2007, Nadia Al-Shadhir decided to organise her own movement called
Walk for Iraq.“I was born and raised in London. My parents of Iraqi origin have
been living in the UK for forty years now,” shares Al-Shadhir of her roots and
upbringing. Growing up actively participating in charitable causes back home
with the community, their friends and family, she was exposed to lending a hand
to the less fortunate. Her first endeavour in arranging a small fund raising event

was some ten years ago. And as they say, the rest is history...

mother, baby & child April 2011 O ver the years, she different charity organisations other countries.
would participate in she has personally hand-picked. An Information
various cycles of charity “Take note that the amount was
works particularly assisting not attained from corporate Technology expert by
beneficiaries in Iraq, Palestine, sponsorship. The whole amount profession, Al-Shadhir left
Lebanon and other countries was sourced from individuals her position at an investment
with immense need of aid. For alone. Imagine how much banking firm back in London
the past decade her initiatives more we can come up when to pursue her career in Dubai
have seen a $500000-worth we involve companies in our two and a half years ago. A
of collection. Since creating mission,” she explains. Charity month ago, however, she
her team in Walk for Iraq, the walks and fund raisers were finally decided to go full-time
movement has been able to mounted in UK, New Zealand on her vocation and joined a
raise more than $100000 that and Canada – with the hopes French-based non-government
was distributed among eight of expanding their projects to organisation as its Private
Partnership Manager for their
Dubai office.

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