This weekend, Arakan Rohingya Organisation UK (AROUK), a Bradford charity will arrange an event to “educate and inspire” people from different communities across the district.
The event will be held at Delius Arts and Cultural Centre as part of the month-long Platforma Festival. Saturday’s event will run from 3 pm to 7.30 pm.
Mohammed Amin who grew up in the Rohingya refugee camp of Bangladesh is now the Co-founder and International Director of AROUK.
Mr Amin who moved to Bradford in 2012 said, “We are absolutely delighted to be part of the fantastic Platforma Festival, through Artworks Creative Communities. We think this is an opportunity for people from different cultures and backgrounds to come together and share their support. It also gives us all a chance to learn about Rohingya culture.”
“The event will allow us to raise awareness of ongoing persecutions across the world, to share refugees’ success stories to inspire others and to assert that refugees are human too, and they can be anything if you allow them to be safe and welcome.”
“It will also help people to understand the harsh reality that refugees have to overcome – the unimaginable horror and trauma. We also want to remind people to not forget the Rohingya people, who are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world.”
Bradford has the largest Rohingya community in Europe with an estimated 600 people. Many of these people still have friends and family trapped in refugee camps.
“Now, we are embarking on our first major live fundraising event in Bradford, to provide education to children in refugee camps. We aim to transform the lives of refugee children through quality education, and to create opportunities for them to be productive and responsible in society.”
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