Hi, BTN.
My name is Nahla
and I'm eight years old.
I live in Essex,
just outside London, in England.
I have been making these visors
for our doctors and nurses
who have been fighting
the coronavirus in our hospitals.
The reason why I started
making these PPE masks
is because I heard
that there was a shortage of them
for the National Health Service.
So I asked my grandma
if we can make some of them
on this 3D printer and she said yes.
She's been guiding me
through the process ever since.
The way how I make
these face shields is first I make
this headband bit on the 3D printer.
Then I attach this acetate plastic,
which is meant to be the shield bit.
After that, I need to attach
some elastic at the back
to make sure that it fits
on someone's head.
I have made about 150 masks so far.
100 of those masks have been
donated to local hospitals,
care homes and doctors' surgeries.
I think it's really important
that the medics use these visors
because it creates
another layer of protection
between them and the patient.
The doctors and nurses' reaction
to my visors has been very good.
They said that they were
very comfortable,
they felt very happy wearing them,
and, most importantly,
they felt very safe in them.
And they've even asked me for more.
Hi, Nahla, my name's Liam,
and I'm a ward manager
here at St Bartholomew's Hospital
in London.
I'm wearing the visor that you very
kindly made and donated to us here.
We just wanted to say
a very big thank you
for your very kind support
and donation to us.
And on behalf of the whole team
here on cardiology
at St Bartholomew's,
thank you very much.
ALL:
Thank you, Nahla, for the visors.
Woo!
At the start,
I didn't have a GoFundMe page,
but when people found out what
I was doing, they wanted to help too.
So we set up
a fundraising page for me,
so when I run out of materials,
I was able to buy more.
And any excess money that we have
is going to go to the NHS staff.
I don't think anyone should ever
take anything for granted.
And also, that this has been
an opportunity
for people to really realise
what's important to them.
The message that I'd like
to give to other children
that would like to help
during this time
is that no gesture is too small.
Whether it's making PPE masks
or any other contribution,
every little helps.
