Dubai graduate 'plans his gap year' for charity

When students prefer leisure trip during the long break they get after graduation, an 18-year-old chose charity work, to the surprise of many.
The 18-year-old Sibtain Roofi Shaikh has even organised an online fundraiser to help tsunami-hit communities in Sri Lanka.
The Indian resident said the charitable and hospitable nature of the residents in the country inspired him a lot and so decided to do something meaningful for society.
A 2016 graduate of Indian High School, Dubai, Roofi Shaikh, said: "As I move ahead with my higher education, I have decided to take some time off to travel and discover opportunities in and out of Dubai. That's how I came across PlanMyGapYear (PMGY) after trawling through numerous companies. The projects of PMGY were instantly appealing and I made contact with them."
The PMGY volunteers are involved in a number of community facilities in and around Ambalangoda, a coastal area heavily affected by the 2004 tsunami.
"These institutions, which include schools, government hospitals, orphanages and Buddhist temples, are short of fund and manpower. That's why I made me appeal to the charitable demographic in Dubai, "
He added that 'PMGY' has a deal with the crowd funding site, Gogetfunding.com, which raises money for the purchase of materials required for construction, daily wages of local workers, donations to the schools and other institutions etc.
Anyone can make a donation through https://gogetfunding.com/pmgy-roofishaikh-srilanka/
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