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Tragedy to Hope

Stand with Orphans and Widows this Ramadan

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Stand with Orphans and Widows this Ramadan

In the wake of unimaginable loss, there is one undeniable truth: every tragedy leaves behind vulnerable lives yearning for hope. In Gaza, widows and orphaned children are facing an unprecedented crisis. Homes have been destroyed, families torn apart, and futures left uncertain. But together, we have the power to rewrite this story - a story of tragedy transforming into hope.

This Ramadan, we invite you to stand with widows and orphans.

Every day, children lose their parents, and mothers struggle alone to provide food, shelter, and security. The devastation is immense, and the need is urgent. Your support can offer them a lifeline - a warm meal, a safe home, and the chance to rebuild their lives with dignity.

Your donation helps provide:

  • Emergency Relief: Food, clean water, and shelter for those displaced.
  • Emotional Support: Counseling services for widows and children coping with trauma.
  • Education: School supplies and tuition for orphaned children to secure their future.
  • Sustainable Aid: Skills training for widows, empowering them to earn an income.

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Take the initiative to support orphans and widows globally:

We work in Ethiopia, The Gambia, Kenya, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Bangladesh, India, Jammu & Kashmir, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine, and Sri Lanka.

As we gather for lively iftar gatherings and soothing night prayers, our thoughts also turn to the global Ummah and those who do not enjoy the same security and peace as we do. For the widows and orphans we support, Ramadan is a bittersweet month where their all-year round poverty is felt more sharply.  The challenges of poverty, debt, food insecurity and lack of safe housing comes into focus during Ramadan.

Such difficult times bring with them opportunity for us, however. We are invited to stand up and be the one to restore hope, guard their rights and protect the vulnerable from exploitation. Be the one to relieve a struggling widow from the burden of hunger, homelessness and desperation this Ramadan. Be the one to make a difference to those who need it most.

The Prophet (ﷺ) was the most generous of all the people, and he used to become more generous in Ramadan

Sahih Al Bukhari

Last year, you came together as One last year to provide almost 10 million meals to fasting communities, including 20,000 food parcels to give relief to over 100,000 people who would otherwise be burdened by hunger.

£35.00

Can provide a Food Parcel to a widowed family of five this Ramadan

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£105.00

Can provide THREE Food Parcels to widowed families this Ramadan

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£100.00

Sponsor a widowed mother and her orphaned children. Provide food, medical care and help with school fees.

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£1200.00

Sponsor a widowed mother and her orphaned children. Provide food, medical care and help with school fees.

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£45.00

£45 can contribute towards clothing, medical care, education, safe drinking water, and more.

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£150.00

£150 can provide an orphan rescue kit.

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In Numbers: One sobering reality

153 million

There are over 153 million orphan children worldwide.

10,000

By the end of the day, another 10,000 children will become orphans.

258 million

258 million women worldwide are widows, majority of whom live in extreme poverty.

Be the one to throw a lifeline to widows like Mai

When Mai Fattan found herself widowed three years ago, life took a dramatic and scary twist.

Women like her in the Shikarpur District of Sindh have few working opportunities, even those with a formal education. So, what chance did Mai have? Grief-stricken and under immense financial pressure, Mai began work cutting grass on local farms. The meagre 2-300 rupees a day this brought could scarcely cover the family's needs, and the children learnt to go without basic necessities.

Mai is one of thousands of families who received a family food parcel to cover all the family's needs for one month. The relief from hunger means Mai can save her daily wage for other essential costs in the home, safe in the knowledge food is taken care of. While our team help to find secure and permanent shelter for her and her family, Mai tells us:

The donor is like an angel for me. I wish them very good luck, and I hope Orphans in Need will grow bigger with the prayers of all the poor and needy people.

Mai Fattan

Rescue an orphan child from the street: £150

You can take a vulnerable child off the streets for good. Their new start in life will include a safe home, protective clothing and nourishing food

Sponsor an Orphan Child for one year: £360

Your support for an orphan for an entire year will bring lifelong benefits. Provide shelter, food, medical care and pastoral support.

Sponsor a widow and her family: £1,200

Transform the life of a widow and her vulnerable children. This sponsorship programme will cover the costs of food, school fees...

Feed a family for one year: £420

Provide relief from hunger for a widow and her children by providing monthly food parcels throughout the year

Care for 10 orphans for one year: £3,600

Gather the dua of 10 children whose life you have uplifted. Bring security, dignity, and protection to even more orphans.

Build a home for a widow: £8,000

Build a safe and secure home for a vulnerable widowed mother and her orphaned children. 

Fidya: £4 per day, £120 for the whole month

Should an able-bodied Muslim not be able to complete a day of fasting out of necessity, due to ongoing poor health, a small tax of £4 can be made for each day that a fast has been missed. This tax, known as Fidya, contributes to providing two meals to a person in need.

If someone misses all the fasts of Ramadan, it would amount to £120.

Kaffarah: £240 per fast

The tax for deliberately missing or breaking a fast without a valid reason is known as Kaffarah and demands either fasting continuously for 60 further days or donating enough to feed 60 impoverished persons.

Each time a fast is intentionally missed, a donation of £240 is expected to help those in need.

The UK's Leading Orphan Charity

As well as continuing to deliver our long-term projects such as our renowned Orphan Sponsorship and Global Orphan Care Programmes, our teams are currently on the field working tirelessly to deliver life-saving Food Parcels this Ramadan. At Orphans in Need, we promise to put our children first and make sure their hopes and needs are met.

We ensure we follow strict guidelines and adhere to Child Protection and Safeguarding Policies at all times. We specialise in providing high-quality orphan care and education to protect them and create the next generation of doctors, nurses, engineers, teachers and future leaders that will prosper in impoverished communities.