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raised of £130,000 GBP goal
UPDATE: We have reached the £100,000 target which means we now have enough funds to build the school. Alhamdulillah.
We have increased the target to £125,000. Any additional funds raised will go towards the running costs of the school and other costs required.
Please note: Zakat is not applicable for this campaign.
Every Ramadan the IlmFeed team chooses a worthy cause to fundraise for. In 2017, we raised money to provide prosthetic limbs to the people of Syria. Last year, we raised over £170,000 to provide safe drinking water to thousands of people in Gaza using solar-powered water purification units and in December we raised over £50,000 to provide food to the people of Yemen. All this was possible through your generous support Alhamdulillah.
This Ramadan we are fundraising to build a school in Bangladesh near the Myanmar border in order to provide free education for Rohingya children many of whom are orphans. You have an opportunity to make a huge difference.
The Most Persecuted Minority in the World
The United Nations have described the Rohingya “as the most persecuted minority in the world.” They have faced extreme persecution and genocide for most of the past century. In 2017, over a million Rohingya men, women and children were forced to flee from murder and rape.
The majority came to neighbouring Bangladesh with around a third being children - many of whom have lost one or both parents in the violence. They were denied an education in their homeland and now as refugees, they have no access to crucial education.
Many of the children who live in camps for Rohingya refugees have seen terrible things which no child should ever have to witness. Their future seems bleak and they face a life of poverty.
By providing them an education, they can be saved from a cycle of poverty and give them the prospect of a bright future where they will be able to support themselves and their families.
Education is a passport which provides those in need an escape from poverty.
We are working with Lonely Orphans who are a registered charity in Britain and have been working in Bangladesh to help Rohingya refugees since 2013.
They have helped thousands of Rohingya with food, shelter and medical aid. Thousands of children are currently studying in schools set up by Lonely Orphans.
This is Rukaiya. She is a Rohingya girl who lived in a village were there was evidence of a massacre. Her village came under attack, her home was set on fire which made her run outside her house in panic. She saw her father being beaten and killed. She then witnessed her mother who was trying to protect her father also being killed.
Rukaiya then ran into the bushes and ran as fast as she could with the remaining villagers, leaving behind their burning homes. After a few days of running, a young man and his wife found her who were fleeing too. They took her with them as they travelled over a week's journey on foot to neighbouring Bangladesh.
Rukaiya is currently based at the Jadimora camp and she has no family and has very little future prospects but alhamdulillah she is in relative safety now.
Lonely Orphans is looking to build an education space for Rukaiya. With your donations, we can raise the money needed to build a school for Rohingya children like Rukaiya.
The Proposed School
The school will have 5 classrooms and will be able provide free education to Rohingya children. Uniforms, books and a daily lunch will be provided to all students.
The following subjects will be taught:
InshaAllah for every letter of the Qur'an the children read, you will be rewarded.
The land has already been secured by Lonely Orphans and preliminary plans have been drawn up for a 2-storey school.
Floor plans
Please bear in mind, these are preliminary plans and are subject to change.
Please donate whatever amounts you can - large or small and together, we can build the school which will bring hope to Rohingya children.
Sahl ibn Sa’d reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Myself and the caretaker of an orphan will be in Paradise like this,” and he held his two fingers together. (Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī)
What will happen if we don't reach the target?
Option 1: £25K - A school can still be built, but this will be a much smaller ground floor school, This would be a solid building that will be complimenting the existing tin structure, along with play area for the children.
Option 2: £40K - This is an average amount for school buildings in the area, which will have the same amount of classrooms, but no hall. This will be a ground floor school, This would be a solid building with electrical fittings, along with play area for the children.
Option 3: £80K - This is would be the first floor of our proposed plans, with the full classrooms along with the play area. The building will be fully fitted with electrical and ready for use immediately by the children. The masjid on the site will also be refurbished.
Note: All expenditure will factor in furnishing, and at least 1 years running cost.
We need just 2000 people to donate this amount
If 2000 people donate this amount, we will be able to build the school inshaAllah.
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If 1000 people donate this amount, we will be able to build the school inshaAllah.
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If 200 people donate this amount, we will be able to build the school inshaAllah.
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If 100 people donate this amount, we will be able to build the school inshaAllah.
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