DONATE NOW APPEALS OUR WORK GET INVOLVED ABOUT ORPHAN CARE – SPONSOR AN ORPHAN Sponsor an Orphan Today: Quantity Amount Group A £29 per month: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Chechnya, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Malawi, Niger, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Yemen. Group B £34 per month: Albania, Indonesia, Pakistan, Tunisia. Group C £40 per month: Bosnia, Jordan*, Kosovo, Lebanon*(**), Palestine (Gaza),Turkey***. Total: £ 0.00 * Mainly Palestinians refugees living in camps | ** Syrian refugees in Lebanon | *** Syrian refugees in Turkey Sponsor an Orphan Each day millions of children across the world face incredible hardship. Struggling to survive amongst wars, disasters, drought or disease – they all too often become orphaned as a result. Sponsor an orphan today and help transform the lives of children around the world. “…the person who looks after an orphan and provides for him, will be in Paradise…” (Bukhari) For many orphaned children, the reality of poverty is a daily burden. Left wondering: where will my next meal come from? Where are we going to live? If we get sick and can’t afford medicine…will we survive? – every day is a challenge. Deprived of much-needed educational support, health care and critical age-appropriate safe places to play and grow, these children are incredibly vulnerable and face a bleak future. They need critical care and support – and that’s where Islamic Relief comes in. Sponsor an orphan today. Related pages Orphan sponsorship FAQs Alternative orphan sponsorship Orphan Sponsorship: Providing critical orphan care Here at Islamic Relief, we believe that every child deserves a positive start in life and the hope for a bright future. That’s why we’re supporting orphaned children affected by war, bereavement, poverty and ill-health, offering them the chance for a better future. We build safe villages for children across the globe, providing clean water, healthcare and education. We protect children from dangerous child labour, we provide food security and critical psychosocial care and crucially; we also help carers to enter into work/increase their household income to provide long-term sustainable support. Striving to ensure that these children are safe, protected and loved, we’re transforming lives. We already support over 63,000 orphans around the world – help us to support even more. Sponsor an orphan today. Orphan Sponsorship Programme – FAQs Here’s a list of Frequently Asked Questions on the Orphan Sponsorship Programme that you can use for further guidance: What is orphan sponsorship? Is sponsoring a child like adopting a child? How do you define an orphan? What if a child in a community is not an orphan, but is worse off than the orphan? Can I sponsor that child? How do I sponsor a child? Can I sponsor more than one child? Where can I sponsor a child? Can I sponsor an orphan in the UK? If not, why not? Do you only sponsor Muslim children? Can I choose to only sponsor a Muslim orphan? I would like to use my Zakat to sponsor a child Can I choose the gender, age or location of my sponsored child? If not, why not? I’ve noticed that other agencies allow donors to choose. Why don’t you? Can we sponsor a child as a school or group? Can we sponsor a group of children or a school? I don’t live in the UK, can I still sponsor a child with you? Is your programme really one-to-one sponsorship? I’ve heard that this is not actually possible. Some charities to do a many-to-many model. Why don’t you do this? Isn’t this more cost efficient? If this is a 1:1 model, how do you guarantee long-term sustainability? Don’t sponsorship programmes encourage dependency? How do you select the orphans who receive the sponsorship? How does my sponsored child benefit from my support? If the orphan’s guardian receives the money, how do you know they spend it on the orphan? What information will I receive about the orphan I sponsor? Can I contact the orphan? Can I visit the orphan? How do I write a letter to my sponsored child? Can I call my sponsored child? I’ve noticed that with other charities, a sponsor receives personal letters and photos from their sponsored child. Why can’t I receive a letter from my sponsored child? Can I send extra monetary gifts? Orphans and Children Orphans and Children Orphan Medical Care Higher Education Scholarship KEEP IN TOUCH, JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST Get updates about our life-saving work around the world. I am happy to receive updates from Islamic Relief by email (inc. via social media) and SMS We will always treat your personal information with the utmost care and will keep it private (read our privacy policy). You can opt out at any time by contacting us on 0207 593 3232, emailing us at info@islamic-relief.org.uk, or clicking the unsubscribe button on one of the emails you receive from us. 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