A burns survivor who tragically lost her sight and her fingers in a fire is raising money to help a three-year-old girl with similar injuries.

Dorah Jones, of Harrow, will be doing a sponsored walk to help toddler Thembeka get surgery to repair her hands, which were melted when she was trapped in a fire.

Thembeka lost her fingers in the process - something Dorah can relate to as she also has none.

When she was six months old Dorah suffered severe burns, at the time the doctors thought she would not survive.

But now the 21-year-old is following in the footsteps of her mother who dedicated her life to helping burns survivors in Africa and 20 years ago started the organisation Children of Fire.

Bronwen Jones met her later-adopted daughter Dorah when she was a baby in hospital recovering from her horrific injuries.

Her survival against the odds inspired Bronwen to help.

It also led to her starting a charity to help hundreds of others like Dorah.

Now Dorah, who is blind, is starting to practise for the charity’s annual fundraising event, the Monopoly Moonwalk on September 2.

Having been the first to be helped, Dorah has been “paying it forward” by walking the 13 mile-long walk every year for the past five years.

The funds raised go towards expensive surgery that’s no longer possible in Africa.

It’s those procedures which help children to learn to feed themselves, hold dolls, do up buttons and gives them a sense of independence. And sometimes people stare a little less.

Dorah hopes Thembeka’s hands can be saved because the tiny girl’s burns are only a year old.

There’s already a willing surgeon but flights, food, travel and visas are all a big cost as well as the medical procedures too.

Dorah and others are taking this initiative to help and would like others to get involved.

With the help of 25 volunteers carrying collection buckets, last year's event raised £1,693.31 on the streets of London.

Those interested in taking part can email firechildrenuk@btinternet.com