A Night of Generosity: Aghosh UK at the APPNE Annual Gala 2026
October 5, 2026 No Comments
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Aghosh UK Executive Director Abid Hussain presents the Health Practice and Beauty award, alongside Co-Founder Fahim Kiani.
Aghosh UK was proud to take part in the Scottish Muslim Awards 2026, held on Sunday 27 September 2026, where our Executive Director, Abid Hussain, presented the Health Practice and Beauty award alongside our Co-Founder, Fahim Kiani. The award was won by Sofia Hassan, recognised for her contribution to health and beauty practice within the Scottish Muslim community.
The Scottish Muslim Awards bring together Scotland's Muslim communities once a year to recognise the achievements and talents of Scottish Muslims, and to celebrate the positive contribution those communities make to wider Scottish society. Being asked to present an award on the night gave Aghosh UK the chance to stand alongside that wider community effort, while continuing to share the story of our own work supporting orphans in Pakistan and Gaza.
Sofia Hassan receives the Health Practice and Beauty award from Abid Hussain and Fahim Kiani.
The Scottish Muslim Awards is an annual ceremony that recognises the achievements and talents of Muslims living and working across Scotland. The awards set out to identify role models from within Scotland's Muslim communities, in fields ranging from business and education to health, sport and community service, and to challenge Islamophobia by putting a spotlight on the positive contribution those communities make to Scottish life. Nominations are open to the public each year, with finalists and winners chosen across a range of categories before being celebrated at a ceremony bringing together community leaders, businesses and charities from across Scotland.
Together they presented the Health Practice and Beauty award to this year's winner, Sofia Hassan.
Guests from across Scotland's Muslim communities at the Scottish Muslim Awards 2026.
Occasions like the Scottish Muslim Awards matter to Aghosh UK because they bring our team face to face with communities across Scotland who already give generously through Zakat, Sadaqah and regular sponsorships. Every conversation on the night, and every new supporter we meet, helps us reach further with our Orphan Care Programme, which provides orphaned children in Pakistan and Gaza with education, healthcare, nutritious meals and safe shelter.
Our Orphan Care Programme runs across the UK and, through Alkhidmat Foundation, in Pakistan and Gaza. It provides orphaned children with quality education, full healthcare, nutritious meals and safe shelter, so that losing a parent does not also mean losing a childhood.
Sponsorship starts from £30 a month and is Zakat eligible. More than 34,000 orphans have been supported through this programme to date.
Aghosh UK is also working to sponsor 5,000 orphans in Gaza, with over 1,500 children already supported through the appeal so far.
The Scottish Muslim Awards 2026 ceremony in full swing.
The Scottish Muslim Awards are an annual ceremony recognising the achievements and talents of Muslims across Scotland, celebrating the contribution Scottish Muslim communities make to wider Scottish society across categories including business, education, health and community service.
Aghosh UK presented the Health Practice and Beauty award at the ceremony on 27 September 2026. Executive Director Abid Hussain and Co-Founder Fahim Kiani presented the award on stage.
Sofia Hassan was named winner of the Health Practice and Beauty award at the Scottish Muslim Awards 2026.
The programme provides orphaned children in Pakistan and Gaza with education, healthcare, nutritious meals and safe shelter, restoring a sense of stability and hope to children who have lost one or both parents.
You can sponsor an orphan in Pakistan from £30 a month, or support an orphan in Gaza, through Aghosh UK's Orphan Care appeals. Both options can be set up as a single donation or a regular monthly sponsorship.
Yes. Aghosh UK is a registered charity, charity number 1178778.
