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He is best known as founder of digital matrimony platform SingleMuslim.com and international humanitarian charity Penny Appeal.[1][2][3][4]He is a founding board member of Penny Appeal USA[5] and also helped set up Penny Appeal South Africa, Penny Appeal Canada and Penny Appeal Australia.[6] He is a Founding Circle Member of the British Asian Trust[7] and was listed as one of Yorkshire’s leading entrepreneurs by Insider Media in their “42 under 42” list of 2019.[8]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsEarly life and education[edit]Charitable activities[edit]Penny Appeal[edit]Penny Ventures[edit]SalaamGiving[edit]Suspension from Penny Appeal[edit]Awards and nominations[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Early life and education[edit]Younis was born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire on 17 October 1980. His father died when he was eight years old. He was raised by his mother and grandparents.[9] He attended Outwood Grange School and went on to study at Wakefield College where he maintained a close relationship upon graduation. The college nominated him for an Association of Colleges Gold Award for his achievements as an outstanding alumnus of the school.[10]In late 2018, Younis announced that the charity he founded, Penny Appeal, had bought the Thornes Park campus in which he had studied and were transforming it into a new international headquarters for the charity.[11][12][13][14]He received his bachelor’s in Graphic Designing from the University of Leeds.[citation needed]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Younis funded his studies by founding his first business, GoWebPrint, at the age of 17 above the fast food shop where he worked part-time.[15] He went on to help set up a restaurant in Wakefield, which was renowned for its chocolate curry, before focusing his efforts on his humanitarian work and business.[16]Younis is the founder and CEO of world’s largest Muslim digital matrimony platform, SingleMuslim.com. It has over 2 million users registered with market penetration estimated at 52% of all British Muslims aged between 16 and 60.[17][18] The website was launched on 1 August 2000, and its headquarters is in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.[9] As SingleMuslim.com’s founder,[19] Younis has helped facilitate over 100,000 Muslim marriages.[20][9]Younis has said of his platform: “We make it very clear this is for people who are serious about getting married, and it is not some ‘meet up’ service… We\u2019re not just facilitating marriages. It’s a really liberating service, we help people and it\u2019s a cornerstone to a society. Religion is bringing people together.”[21]Younis\u2019 memoir, Small Change, Big Difference: The Penny Appeal Story was published on 12 April 2021 by Can of Worms Press.[22][23][24]Charitable activities[edit]Penny Appeal[edit]In 2009, Younis founded Penny Appeal, a charitable organization working in over 52 countries and providing essential aid and welfare to those in the UK. It builds wells, orphan homes, and schools, and provides life-saving medical relief, nourishing meals and more. In the UK, Penny Appeal runs a fostering and adoption agency, funds a number of soup kitchens and food banks and supports refugee settlement. The two times Guinness World Records holding charity raised just over \u00a3100,000 in 2012.[25] In 2017, Penny Appeal’s total turnover had exceeded over \u00a322 million. The organisation has launched a sister domestic relief programme, demonstrating their commitment to begin charity at home.[26] The charity has helped an estimated 20 million individuals and raised over \u00a360 million for good causes.[27] Penny Appeal has been recognized as largest provider of orphan care in The Gambia by its president.[28] The charity has enlisted a number of high-profile ambassadors including Amir Khan and Cat Stevens.[29]Younis ran the London Marathon in aid of Penny Appeal’s Thirst Relief campaign in 2017, 2018 and 2019, raising tens of thousands of pounds in the process.[30] In 2019, in celebration of the charity’s ten years of operation, Younis appointed the first ever charity \u2018Kid\u2019 CEO, Shakira Rahman.[31] Younis met Rahman at Penny Appeal’s Great Muslim Pantomime tour, was inspired by her “can-do” attitude and created a special role for her to contribute to the charity from the perspective of a child.[32]Penny Appeal has been lauded for handling challenges to the leadership and governance of the organisation.[33] Former employees have described the organisation as being “the most unethical and Immoral organisation you will find”.[34] The charity was shocked following allegations of abuse in one of their partner organisations working in the Gambia .[35] Penny Appeal has since instituted a range of organisational enhancements, however has confirmed that the Government of Gambia has dropped any case related to potential allegations. [36]Penny Ventures[edit]Younis is director and co-founder of Penny Ventures, which works in partnership with the James Caan Foundation.[3] Caan and Younis co-created Penny Ventures as an investment fund that supports budding entrepreneurs launch and grow new businesses.SalaamGiving[edit]Created in partnership with JustGiving, SalaamGiving is an online crowdfunding platform tailored for Muslim communities.[3] The platform was co-created by Younis and launched in 2018.[37]Suspension from Penny Appeal[edit]In September 2019, Younis was suspended from charity Penny Appeal after “serious issues” were brought to the attention of the Chief Executive and trustees.[38] In July 2020, Younis was reinstated in his board role within the charity after an investigation into allegations of misconduct found no wrongdoing.[39]Awards and nominations[edit]Younis was awarded Young Director of the Year by Yorkshire’s Institute of Directors.[40] He was made an Ambassador by The Yorkshire Society owing to his success as an entrepreneur and awarded Entrepreneur of the Year at the Asian Business Awards 2017.[41] Also in 2017, Younis was decorated as the Natwest \u2018Entrepreneur for Good\u2019 in the 2017 Natwest Great Entrepreneurship Awards.[42] In 2018 he received Entrepreneur of the Year award at British Muslim Awards.[43] In the same year he received the \u2018Charity Chair of the Year\u2019 Award at the Third Sector Excellence Awards.[3] In 2019, Younis was awarded the ‘Ummul Mu\u2019minin Khadijah’ Award for Excellence in Enterprise at the Muslim News Awards.[44]References[edit]^ Green, Lydia (10 December 2014). “Why millions of Muslims sign up for online dating”. 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Archived from the original on 14 May 2021.^ “Wakefield charity ‘horrified’ by allegations of safeguarding issues at orphanage”. www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2021.^ “Gambia Statement – children safe and case has been suspended”. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021.^ “Penny Appeal Founder, Adeem Younis, wins “Charity Chair of the Year” Award”. TopicUK. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2019.^ “Adeem Younis suspended in Penny Appeal war”. www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 29 January 2023.^ “‘Integrity’ of Muslim charity founder restored as investigation finds no wrongdoing”. www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 29 January 2023.^ “Director of the Year Awards 2017 finalists announced \u2013 Director”. Director Magazine. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2019.^ “In Pictures: English Asian Business Awards 2017”. Asian Image. Retrieved 11 May 2019.^ “Double-award delight for Penny Appeal businessman”. www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2019.^ “British Muslim Awards 2018 winners”. Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 11 May 2019.^ “Winners of The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2019”. The Muslim News. Retrieved 12 May 2019.External links[edit]     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/adeem-younis-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Adeem Younis – Wikipedia"}}]}]