Our Ramadan Giving series highlights
the amazing work charities are doing and showcases their special Ramadan
campaigns, giving us all the opportunity to support, donate and do a little
good insh’Allah
Ramadan Giving Day 10: Uyghur
Refugees: COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund
The Shukr Foundation currently
have a live crowdfunding appeal in LaunchGood, their campaign objective is to help
vulnerable Uyghur refugees who have no source of income due to COVID-19 and no
government support.
Their website says:
Before COVID-19, the Uyghur
people were arguably already experiencing one of the worst humanitarian crises
on earth, with more than one million Uyghurs placed in concentration camps in
China where they are being physically and psychologically abused simply for
being Uyghur & Muslim. The Uyghurs that have been lucky enough to escape
China (before the coronavirus outbreak) now face poverty, hunger, psychological
trauma, unemployment, and lack of medical support. The current COVID-19
pandemic has made matters worse.
Uyghur refugees are facing
severe challenges compounded by the COVID-19 crisis. In Turkey, there is a
large percentage of Uyghur refugees without a passport or permanent residency,
rendering them stateless. Among those most vulnerable are more than 2,000
students, over 1,000 orphans and 1,000 single mothers who have been separated
from their husbands and families due to China’s crackdown on Uyghurs.
Together, we can support the
Uyghur widows and orphans this Ramadan by providing:
· Food
packages
· Aid
with rent and bills
· Medical
fees
· Clothing
and home essentials
O you who have believed, spend
from that which We have provided for you ~ Quran 2:254
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas: “The
Prophet ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him)
was the most generous person, and he used to become more so (generous)
particularly in the month of Ramadan…more generous than the fast wind in doing good”
(Bukhari).
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