Sarah, 37, Amelie’s mother, explained she had wanted to teach her daughter about gratitude.
When she was a baby and was gifted money, her parents would choose the charity to donate a proportion to.
As Amelie got older, they started to let her choose the charity or cause.
“We’ve done it every year since she was a baby. We want to instil in her gratitude as when it was her birthday she’d be given lots of things,” Sarah explained.
“We wanted to help make sure she’s being grateful and appreciate what she got and still be outward-looking.”
In previous years, Amelie has donated to West Suffolk Hospital and charities including The Moses Project and Hands at Work in Africa.
“She’s not doing it for the credit, she’s not doing it to be recognised, other people haven’t known that she does this,” Sarah added.
“She does it just because it’s the right thing to do.”