Orphan
Most of the orphans who have lost their families and are left unattended and unprotected are found in the Islamic geography. Human trafficking and child labor are some of the threats. Malicious organizations reach millions of orphans even in Muslim countries and use them for their own interests.
According to the United Nations, more than 150 million children around the world have lost one or both parents. Their number keeps growing every year because of war, poverty, disease and natural disaster. Most of these unprotected children live in war and crisis regions, and they face danger on many fronts.
At IHH, we work and build programs for orphans who have lost their families and been left with no one to protect them, so they can go on living in their own land, keep their own culture, and grow up without depending on anyone.
Every month, we support more than 150,000 orphaned children in 44 countries with education, health care, food and shelter. Each year, we deliver seasonal aid to more than 1 million orphans around the world.
What say you to changing the lives of orphans with an armful of goodness?
Support orphansHow do we provide for Orphans?
We have developed several methods to carry out orphans’ education, healthcare, food, clothing, and shelter expenses, give away new outfits to keep them smiling during the holidays, and fund the construction of orphanages anytime in a year where they can grow up in a safe environment. These are as follows:
- Orphan Sponsorship Program
With this system, an individual, family, organization, friend circle, classroom or school can sponsor an orphan; by donating 24$ on a monthly basis, this contribute significantly to the education, healthcare, food, clothing and shelter needs for the sponsored orphan.
- Orphan Education Sponsorship
We will continue to support orphans until they are able to stand on their own two feet. Through the Orphan Education Sponsorship, we help our children over the age of 18 continue their education until they find employment. Our youth who have the opportunity to complete their education in this manner are independent and able to contribute to their family, community, and nation.
- Project Sponsorship
Project based relief activities such as orphanage and house construction or renovation, educational materials, healthcare can be sponsored by a certain person or body. Those who volunteer to sponsor a project can bear the expenses of an entire orphanage construction or parts of it like a library, dormitory, kitchen, or a hall. The volunteering sponsors can also contribute to the expenses of one-year maintenance of an orphanage. If you would like to sponsor a project or build an orphanage please call 0212 631 2121 to get in touch with IHH Orphan-care Office.
- Orphan Support Pool
Apart from the Orphan Sponsorship Program and Project Sponsorship, all donations made to orphans are collected in the Orphan Support pool. The funds collected in this pool are then used for orphanage renovation, setting up a library or a dormitory, healthcare, organizing social activities for orphans, purchasing Eid outfits for orphans.
44 orphanages in 9 countries
- Why does IHH open orphanages?
IHH orphanages serve beyond places of accommodation where orphans sleep in. They are built according to the particular conditions of the region and often hold strategic importance. In some countries, Muslims are oppressed, and their children are unable to receive education in their mother tongue and in Islamic subjects. Orphanages built by IHH in these regions meet both the need for accommodation and education. Orphanages built in Pakistan after a major earthquake were aimed at protecting the children against missionary organizations. IHH orphanages and colleges that evolved into educational institutions are regarded as the most prestigious educational institutions in the country. The education center that opened in 2013 in Somalia, which has been plagued by civil war for the past 20 years, features a school, a mosque, a dormitory, a medical center, and a playground. 1.500 students, including 400 boarding students study there. The education center aims to equip children who had to quit school due to civil war or poverty with the necessary skills and qualifications to join society. This is the biggest investment in children, who are the future of the country as it aims to help them..
