Supporter of the week: Ali Abbas

Hannah Booth

24 November 2011

To celebrate Friends of the Earth's 40th anniversary, I've been talking to some of the supporters who've made it all possible. Ali Abbas (right) is a business analyst who moonlights as a campaigner for Friends of the Earth.

"Being a business analyst for a software company is very different from what I do for Friends of the Earth - but I like the contrast.

"It's always a dilemma whether to stick with the day job or try to find paid work in the environmental field.

I like the flexibility of being a volunteer

"I don't want to leave Manchester - most NGO jobs are in London.

"We have about 150 members in Manchester, mostly at the younger end - it's fun.

"We've had gigs, stalls at festivals, fundraising dinners."

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Next week: Margaret and Nigel Woodward. To see all the supporters I've interviewed, visit our 40th anniversary gallery.

Hannah Booth also writes Lives Less Ordinary.

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