An Oldham schoolgirl picked up the Young Achiever honour at the British Muslim Awards.

Hannah Miah, 10, said she was 'surprised' when her name was called out in front of hundreds of guests at the British Islamic Heritage Centre in Manchester.

Hannah was commended for helping to raise awareness about the predicament of street children in Bangladesh.

She said: “I feel really happy that I won the award and got to go on stage. Now that I have won I feel more confident. Charity work is fun with the help of my dad.

“I started to raise money after my dad showed me a video about street children in Bangladesh. "They looked really sad. I have raised £15,600 for charity since I started fundraising last year.”

After watching the video, Hannah felt she was able to appreciate how fortunate she was to have a family and a home.

According to the UN, there are an estimated 600,000 street children in Bangladesh.

They are often abandoned or trafficked into the most unspeakable of situations.

This year, Hannah plans a 50km walk during Ramadan in aid of charity and has a target of £5,000.

She added: “When we started to raise funds last Ramadan the initial target was £1,000 but we ended up raising more than £15,000. Keep supporting me and thanks to everyone.”

The father-daughter team also raised money for Human Aid and other worthy causes.

During their Ramadan campaign, they hope to walk 50km from Oldham to Rawtenstall in Lancashire, to her grandfather’s grave.

Hannah said: “My headteacher did an assembly about my fundraising and my teacher spoke about it in class I am very proud of the campaign and receiving the award.”

Her father, Jewel Miah said: “I am extremely proud of Hannah, she is completely sincere in wanting to serve humanity.

“It was initially a small campaign where we approached friends and family. Our campaign has united people from all over the UK.

“The award was a complete surprise, to this day I don’t know who nominated Hannah. I am humbled and honoured by her receiving the award which is prestigious.

“I was encouraged by friends and family to keep helping Hannah to campaign and we reached the initial target of £1000 in a day.”

Jewel is an MBE recipient but works as a civil servant, he added: “I have always wanted to help people as I was brought up in a very deprived area of Oldham.

“My second daughter decided to sell assorted sweets and raised £650 for charity which went towards Hannah’s charity campaign. I hope my children will follow in my footsteps.

“I wish to thank all our supporters on behalf of Hannah, without their support we wouldn’t have raised so much funds and awareness. Hopefully, young people will be encouraged to do charity work. There is no age limit for charity campaigners.

“Though they may not have received an award, there are many inspirational people out there who should be proud of their achievements.”