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Join our unmissable outdoor events and challenges for 2023.
Next Up: Imran Khan Cancer Appeal 3 Peaks Challenge
We’re climbing three of the UK’s most glorious mountain peaks, all in one year. That’s England, Scotland and Wales – but not all at once. 3PC has been spread out over the year to give you time to rest, recuperate and retrain for the next climb. Click above to find out more.
Looking for a charity challenge to help you get out, get fit and meet new people? You’ve come to the right place. Taking part in an Imran Khan Cancer Appeal Charity Challenge is your first step to beating cancer at home and in Pakistan. Get out of your comfort zone for outdoor adventures that will change your life and help give needy patients in Pakistan a fair chance at beating cancer.
K2 Base Camp
10th July 2026
London Bridge Family Walk
10th July 2026
Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge
22nd September 2026
Islamic Geometry Workshop
2nd October 2026
Urgent Appeals
Feed a Cancer Patient
Feed a Cancer Patient
A small Sadaqah of £5 provides two hospital meals for a day. Can you share your food by giving £5 for every meal you have in a month? Most patients who qualify for free cancer care at Shaukat Khanum Hospital are undernourished, even before they begin cancer treatment.
Build Shaukat Khanum Karachi
Build Shaukat Khanum Karachi
Free cancer care in Pakistan is possible. We’ve seen it in action for over two decades across two cancer hospitals in Lahore and Peshawar. Now we’re bringing free cancer care to Karachi. Will you help us make history again in Pakistan?
Support Shaukat Khanum Lahore
Support Shaukat Khanum Lahore
In Lahore, we need your help to expand our capacity. The rising incidence of cancer around the world is also affecting Pakistan’s poorest. Can you help us meet the demand so that no patient gets turned away from Shaukat Khanum Hospital?
Treat a Patient with Your Zakat
Treat a Patient with Your Zakat
With your Zakat, one person facing a fatal disease in Pakistan can now get the help they need. By sponsoring the full or partial treatment of a poor patient, you can ensure they receive the best cancer care available in Pakistan.
The Journey of Imran Khan
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Join the Winning Team
Our volunteers are game changers. If you believe you can restore hope to a person facing the toughest fight of their life, then we want you.
From office bake sales to mountain treks, no fundraising activity is too big or too small. At Imran Khan Cancer Appeal, our mission is twofold:
1. Raise cancer awareness for the destitute thousands facing a costly and debilitating disease.
2. Appeal for funds that can save their lives.
‘Your support has enabled us to continue providing financially assisted cancer treatment to thousands of poor cancer patients at SKMCH. It is YOU who made state-of-the-art cancer care possible in that part of the world and YOU are taking it forward.’
—Imran Khan
ABOUT IMRAN KHAN
Imran Khan is the former Prime Minister of Pakistan. And yet, he remains most vividly in public memory as the captain who led the Pakistan team to victory at the 1992 Cricket World Cup. The cricket legend has come a long way from sports to philanthropy to politics. Throughout this extraordinary journey, his driving force has remained the same: a desire for social justice and equality.
Get Started with Fundraising for IKCA
Whether you want to join our events or embark on your own fundraising adventure, the only limit to how far you want to push yourself is yourself.
From cake bakers to marathon runners, we’ve seen fundraising volunteers from all walks of life participate in all kinds of fundraising activities and challenges. In their efforts, they’ve not only helped raise cancer awareness. They’ve also restored hope to hundreds of cancer patients in Pakistan. And they had a great time doing it.
So, if you’ve got the motivation but need more inspiration, we’ve got you covered. Here are some tried and tested fundraising ideas that are popular with our supporters.
Bake for Charity
ABOUT IMRAN KHAN
Imran Khan is the former Prime Minister of Pakistan. And yet, he remains most vividly in public memory as the captain who led the Pakistan team to victory at the 1992 Cricket World Cup. The cricket legend has come a long way from sports to philanthropy to politics. Throughout this extraordinary journey, his driving force has remained the same: a desire for social justice and equality.
Climb a Mountain or Trek to K2
Want to join Imran Khan Cancer Appeal on life-changing outdoor adventures? Sign up for one of our 2023 challenges, like the 3 Peaks Challenge (3PC) or our K2 trek in Pakistan. We’re also doing tandem skydives this year for those die-hard adventure junkies.
Alternatively, you may prefer to embark on your own fundraising adventure. Climbing Ben Nevis and Snowdon are popular choices, but the only limit to how far you want to push yourself is yourself. We’ve had volunteers cycling solo across Route 66, embarking on road trips from Glasgow to Goa and even jumping out of planes! So, make it big and make it count!
Click below to find out more.
Have a Charity Film Screening
If you’ve got access to a projector or a large-screen TV, why not round up the movie buffs for a charity film screening? Offer friends and colleagues a fun night in with snacks and a great movie, at little more than the cost of a cinema ticket.
Grow a Beard
Who said fundraising couldn’t be stylish? We’ve had scores of volunteers taking on our Grow a Beard challenge. They’ve not only revived a sunnah, but they’ve also done wonders for raising awareness of prostate cancer and funds in aid of male cancer patients in Pakistan.
Be sure to make the best use of social media (Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, Facebook) to record your glorious transformation and keep your supporters up to date.
Sell Used Books
Ask friends, co-workers, and relatives to donate used books. Sell them at school, the office or your local mosque or church. Advertise the titles you have on offer across social media networks like Facebook.
Sell Used Clothing
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure, particularly for fashionistas looking for a good find. The next time you and your friends are downsizing wardrobes, why not organise a vintage clothing sale together and turn it into a charity event with a fashion show galore? Get extra creative and use social media outlets like Facebook and Instagram to show off the looks you can put together with what you have.
Organise a Charity Dinner
This is a popular one among Imran Khan Cancer Appeal volunteers! Ask your local restaurant to give you charity dinner rates and invite all your friends and co-workers for dinner.
Click below to read about the Charity Dinner UK Cricket Fans organised at London’s Mumtaz Restaurant, raising over £9,000 for Imran Khan Cancer Appeal!
Have Fundraising BBQ and Quiz Evening
The best thing about this is you don’t need a venue, because who doesn’t love alfresco dining in the park? Charge an attendance fee and be sure all your guests RSVP in advance, so there’s enough food to go around. Organise a quiz to make the evening more enjoyable with prizes for the winning teams. Oh, and do remember to check the weather report!
Click below to read About P.A.C.E and their annual BBQ in aid of cancer patients.
Babysit
There is no shortage of babies around, and all parents need a break once and a while. So why not help them out?
Let friends and relatives know that you’re babysitting for charity. Parents will be more than happy to entrust their little ones to someone they know, and it’ll give them a much-needed opportunity to go out while you stay in for a good cause.
Your Fundraising by the Numbers
£46,729
Raised last year by our participants in Imran Khan Cancer Appeal outdoor events and challenges.
10
Outdoor events and challenges scheduled for 2023.
£53,839
Raised by our volunteer fundraisers last year.
450+
Volunteer fundraisers for Imran Khan Cancer Appeal throughout the UK.
Then and Now…
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Since 1994, we’ve worked to meet demand and support patients in harder-to-reach areas of Pakistan. We founded a second Shaukat Khanum Hospital in Peshawar and established Diagnostic Centres, Laboratory Collection Centres, and Outreach Screening Clinics nationwide. Today, we’re coming together with millions of Imran Khan Cancer Appeal supporters to make history again with a third Shaukat Khanum Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city.
We believe in providing cancer care for patients, irrespective of whether they can afford it or not. But free treatment shouldn’t mean poor service. Part of our promise is to ensure our hospital stays current with technological advances in the medical field. Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital is pioneering cancer research in Pakistan and keeping abreast of the latest breakthroughs in cancer treatment with the use of state-of-the-art medical equipment.
Together, we’ve achieved…
Raising Standards
Raising the standards of healthcare with our JCI accredited hospitals and state-of-the-art medical facilities.
New Hospitals
Investing in infrastructure nationwide by building new hospitals, diagnostics centres, screening clinics and laboratory collection centres and more.
Specialist Staff
Developing the way cancer is treated through multidisciplinary care provided by a host of specialist staff.
Free Cancer Care
Bridging the care gap in Pakistan by providing free cancer care to 75% of our neediest patients every year.
How we Benefit Companies
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Join the Winning Team
Join the Winning Team
Your combined donations each year have allowed Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital to treat poor cancer patients free of charge for over 28 years. Together, we’ve changed the face of cancer care in Pakistan.
Today, the battle to save lives continues. Please give generously to support poor cancer patients across Lahore and Peshawar.
Join the Winning Team
2. Team Events and Outdoor Challenges
Companies who work with us get priority access to our annual outdoor challenges and events. These range from our 3 Peaks Challenge across the UK to our trailblazing treks in Pakistan.
Your staff can choose to join one of our pre-arranged experiences or we can support you in organising your own. Click below to discover our 2022-23 activities and see how you can take part.
ABOUT IMRAN KHAN
Rallying staff teams around an aspirational social mission. How the 1992 Cricket World Cup led to free treatment for 75% of our cancer patients
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4. Boosting Your Brand Profile
We never miss an opportunity to thank our company partners publicly for their support. We link their brand with the causes they care about across all our social media platforms. We feature their fundraising efforts in our news and blogs. We even give them a certificate of appreciation to display at their place of business.
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5. Opportunities for Sadaqah Jariyah Investments
Investing grants, gifts, shares, and other business assets such as Sadaqah Jariyah into a hospital that provides healing is one of the most rewarding ways to reap the blessings of your charity. It means patients benefit from your donation for years to come, and you benefit from the blessings in this life and the next.
To date, the Sadaqah Jariyah of our company partners has funded:
- Vital medical equipment
- Dedicated hospital wards
- Operating theatres
- Chemo bays and intensive care units
- And even bricks to build cancer hospitals
Now, you can make history again by building our third, and largest cancer hospital.
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6. A Trusted Zakat Partner
If you’re a Muslim business owner, paying Zakat on your annual profits is an obligation. We can give you peace of mind.
For over 27 years, our supporters have trusted us to administer their Zakat. And we’ve shown them that through the Islamic concept of Zakat, the most basic social justices like healthcare are never impossible. It’s how we’ve been able to provide free cancer care in a country without a national health service for more than a generation.
Find out more about the obligation of Zakat, its conditions in Islam, and Zakat transparency at Imran Khan Cancer Appeal.
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Fighting cancer costs. In a country where 65 million people live below the poverty line, most cancer patients in Pakistan neither have the means nor the support system to give them a fighting chance. Can you help?