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Family Launches Africa Water Fund as Hundreds Mourn UK Teen Who Died at Abu Dhabi Cinema

The campaign, Kasey’s Wells of Life, aims to buy water pumps in Kenya, Tanzania and Cameroon.

Overview

  • Kasey-Lei Greene, 13, collapsed during a film at Vox Cinema in Yas Mall on September 4 and could not be revived after two hours of treatment.
  • Her death is recorded as a cardiac arrest, with no further official findings reported.
  • Her parents, Marc and Manda, and brother, Kian, held a funeral on October 3 at Erdington Abbey attended by more than 600 people and streamed to friends in Abu Dhabi.
  • The family has launched a GoFundMe called Kasey’s Wells of Life to fund three £1,500 agricultural pumps and ten £150 drinking-water pumps as a lasting memorial.
  • Relatives have organized a Big Family Halloween fundraiser at The Diggers pub in Moor Lane on October 25 to support the campaign.