DUBAI: 2-Year-Old Indian Boy Is UAE’s Youngest Hair Donor For Cancer Patients

DUBAI: A two-year-old Indian boy has
become one of the youngest donors of hair in the UAE, as part of a charity
drive to help cancer patients, according to a media report.

At two
years and 10 months, Taksh Jain is one of the youngest children to have
enrolled into the Friends of Cancer Patients’ (FOCP) hair donation campaign,
the Gulf News reported.

His
mother, Neha Jain, a housewife, said Taksh was inspired by his older sister,
who donated her locks for a similar cause in 2019.

“My
son used to listen to that and started telling us that he too wanted to give
his hair like his sister. I was touched and started growing his hair,” she
said.

His mother said they are going to
wait for Taksh’s hair to grow a little longer, before it is finally donated.

The FOCP
launched the hair donation drive on Thursday, marking World Cancer Day. As of
now, seven schools in the UAE are part of the initiative.

Founded
in 1999, the FOCP is a non-profit umbrella organisation.