A schoolgirl has climbed Mount Snowdon in Wales and managed to raise £8,000 for Bangladeshi street children.

Hannah Miah, 10, who recently received a British Muslim award for her charity work had an initial target of £5000 which she smashed and managed to raise £8000 in total.

Hannah, who is a student at Lyndhurst Primary School walked from Oldham to her inspirational grandfather’s grave in Rawtenstall, and climbed Mount Snowdon to reach the summit on Sunday, May 15.

She said: “When I went up I didn’t think I would make it to the top but it was fun because my family were with me and I got to see different things such as how the weather changed. When I got to the top it was cold and rainy.

“It feels really good to have raised so much money. When I am older I want to carry on helping people. My granddad inspired me as he was very involved with charity and community work.”

Last year, after watching a video about the plight of children Hannah was motivated to raise money and awareness so she started campaigning with the help of her proud dad Jewel Miah.

In last year’s campaign Hannah raised more than £15,000 for the Muslim Charity which went towards building two shelters for street children in Bangladesh.

“This year my relatives also joined me in the campaign. My 8 year-old cousin walked with me from Oldham to Rawtenstall. All my teachers at school know about my charity work including the head teacher.” Hannah added.

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Jewel, who is a MBE recipient said: “All money raised will go to Muslim Charity. At the moment they run a couple of shelters in Dhaka. They identify vulnerable children and try to reunite them with their families and work with the local police and let them stay at shelters, feed them and look after them. Recently one child who was helped by the charity graduated from college.

“They have kept us updated how the money raised is used. From last year’s fund they built two shelters.”

Jewel wanted to take Hannah to Bangladesh to see how the money is spent but hasn’t been able to due to circumstances. They plan to visit the South Asian country next year. His other daughter also raised £300 for the cause.

He added: “I’m very proud of Hannah as we have been encouraged and supported by the community. All the work we do is voluntary although I have work and other commitments.

“The community in Oldham and the media have been very supportive, raising money is fantastic but our other objective is to raise awareness not just in the UK but globally too.

“It has motivated other individuals and charities to raise money for children in Bangladesh. The Muslim Charity has raised around £100,000 in total this year for the worthy cause.

According to estimates that there are about 600,000 street children in Bangladesh, who are often abandoned or trafficked and find themselves running away from violence and facing the dangers  of street life.