May 2017 Project Updates
Over £3.7 million was spent in May to help our brothers and sisters around the world.
Dar Al Tahfeez Madrassah
So this morning I set off in the early hours to catch an internal flight from Khartoum to Port Sudan, the second largest city in Sudan and around 600km from the capital. After an hours flight on a rickety plane…
Arriving in Sudan
I'm in the capital of Sudan, Khartoum, overseeing Ummah Welfare Trust's projects in this impoverished and vast country. Alhamdulillah Ummah Welfare Trust is on the ground working with some of the many refugees present here. Today we've arranged the distribution…
Day 6: Towards the border of Guinea
Day 6: Towards the border of Guinea It is an early start as we head towards Kamakwie. Kamakwie is a small town in Bombali District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone close to the border of Guinea. The population…
Day 5: A Change of Plan
Today was supposed to be the final day of our Iftar distribution in Kamakwie. However the vehicle transporting the goods from Freetown to this remote location near the border of Guinea has broken down. We therefore decide to spend the…
Day 4: Thirty three family members died from Ebola and I do not have a house
Over the past three days, we have distributed aid in the Western, Southern and Eastern regions of the country. Today, we are heading to Port Loko which is 96km from Freetown, a three hour drive. Port Loko is the capital…
Day 3: Families travel seven miles to receive aid
After writing yesterday's account, we met again with Abdurrazzaq who further discussed his story. He explained that his father passed away fifty years ago and he was a devout Muslim. His mother is alive who along with his wife are…
April 2017 Project Updates
Over £1.8 million was spent in April to help our brothers and sisters around the world.
