Updated 1 September 2010
Nearby Sayyida Zainab’s (SA) shrine in Damascus, Syria live orphans, widows, and refugees who are struggling for jobs, shelter, food and dignity while living below the poverty line. Before the Holy month of Ramadhan, The World Federation’s office in Damascus reported that over 49 of these families are living in desperate conditions.
The Ramadhan Relief Fund is such a welcome relief from the bleakness so many families face in Syria. With your support, we can provide our brothers and sisters there with cash gifts to help alleviate some of their struggles during the Holy month of Ramadhan.
Consider the hardships and difficulties of 10 families who could benefit from your support:
|
NAME |
ABOUT THE FAMILY |
DEPENDANTS |
|
(1) Fatima |
A very poor, old widow; has no house and no work. 2 of her children have mental disorders. |
6 children |
|
(2) Amaal |
A very poor widow; she is renting a house but has no work. Her eldest daughter is permanently sick and her other daughter suffers from paralysis and blood clot in the brain. |
3 children |
|
(3) Hanan |
A poor family. The father is almost blind. They have no work, no house and no income. |
1child |
|
(4) No parents |
5 orphan children – no mother and no father; all live together in a rental house. The elder sister has epilepsy. |
5 children |
|
(5) Azhar |
A widow whose husband was killed by terrorists in Iraq. |
3 children |
|
(6) Tahira |
A poor refugee widow who works as a house maid for many families. |
3 children |
|
(7) Rabab |
A poor Sayyid widow whose husband was killed in Iraq. They have no house. Her 15 year old son has heart disease. |
2 children |
|
(8) Muna |
A widow who has no house and no income. Her husband was a religious scholar |
3 children |
|
(9) Ahlam |
A poor widow renting a small home. |
2 children |
|
(10) Azhar |
A poor widow whose husband was recently killed in Iraq. She has no work, no house and no income. |
2 children |
TO DONATE
Donate on The World Federation website
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Donate in Europe (via CoEJ)
For more information, please email relief@world-federation.org