Ibrahim's selfless act of kindness

Oldham 12-year-old Ibrahim Yousaf has proved beyond doubt that he possesses a heart of gold after he donated all of his saving to the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.

Ibrahim, who attends Hathershaw College, has been under the care of the respiratory team at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital for the past seven years.

Ibrahim is frequently at the hospital for appointments and recently spoke to his parents about charitable giving.

He had savings of £300 and wanted to donate to a worthy cause.

Instead of wanting to spend this money on treating himself, Ibrahim selflessly decided to donate the money to the hospital that has looked after him over the years.

He wanted to donate this very generous gift to help other poorly children treated at the hospital, and is already thinking of new ways to continue his fundraising.

Philippa Boyd, Charities Officer for Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital Charity, said: “We’d like to say a huge thank you to Ibrahim for choosing to support our Children’s Hospital in this way.

"After everything he has been through, it shows just how thoughtful he is to want to donate his money to help other poorly children at the hospital.

"Since his initial donation Ibrahim has already donated a further £100, so he should be incredibly proud of his fundraising efforts.”

Ibrahim himself would like to say a huge thank you to his amazing family and friends, the amazing respiratory team at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, the staff at the Royal Oldham Hospital and all the amazing teaching staff at Hathershaw College.

He would also like to thank Kapur Family Care, Werneth Primary School and Debbie, his community nurse, for the outstanding care and support over the years.

Finally, he would like to thank all those who liked, commented and shared his story on the charity Facebook site.

Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital treats over 260,000 patients every year. 

They come from all over the North West of England, and from other parts of the country for some highly specialised treatments.  

The support of the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital Charity means that the hospital can provide additional resources that make life easier for patient and their families who use the hospital.

The Charity has three main areas of work:

• to provide state-of-the-art equipment for diagnosis and treatment
• to support research projects to improve our understanding of children’s illnesses
• to help to create an environment that’s more child-friendly