Sahl bin Sa’ad (may Allah be pleased with him), reported that: “The Messenger of Allah sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam said: “I and the one who looks after an orphan will be like this in Paradise,” showing his middle and index fingers and separating them.” [Sahih al-Bukhari]. This great hadith indicates the magnitude and virtue of the person sponsoring orphans.

We Need Your Help!

We need help to feed 450 orphans for a minimum of 50 US Cents per child per day, making it 225 USD per day.

Assalaam alaikum. Praise and thanks be to Allah for granting us the gift of life and being among those who worship Him alone. May He accept and generously reward you for your kindness and generosity. Ameen.

We thank you for helping us provide iftar and Eid meals for New Midland Islamic Orphanage and Primary School at Luwero, Uganda. Your contributions helped us put food on the table and put a smile on the children. May Allah generously reward you. You can see our Ramadhan campaign HERE!

We still need to feed these children on an ongoing basis. 

New Midland Islamic Orphanage and Primary School is home to about 450 children. Thirty of them are HIV positive after being born to HIV positive parents. 

To provide food for the children, the orphanage acquired a small piece of land where the children are trained to grow staple crops like corn, cassava, sweet potatoes and beans. These have to be supplemented with imported items like sugar, cooking oil, rice, beef and fish, etc. 

We spend a minimum of 50 US Cents per child per day, making it 225 USD per day.

New Midland Islamic Orphanage and Primary School depends on donations from the public to raise money for feeding the children, paying workers, and providing shelter and clothing. 

Due to the restrictions following COVID19 whereby all congregational prayers in the mosques have been suspended, there has been a drastic reduction of income for the orphanage.

Covid19 Restrictions

The movement restrictions imposed by the government to control the spread of Covid19 have left the orphanage with limited sources of income and put the children on the brink of starvation. It was Allah’s mercy that well-wishers from Launchgood generously contributed to our iftar program during Ramadhan. Ramadhan would have been really difficult without their support. The prices of food and other necessities have significantly increased during the lockdown period due to difficulties in transportation and getting access to imported items like sugar, cooking oil and rice.

Alhamdulillah, with the support of our donors on Launchgood as well as offline donors, we have been able to provide food for the children. May Allah bless you.

As we thank you for your contributions, we still have to feed the children after Ramadhan. This will only be possible with your support.

Your support is very meaningful. May Allah accept all your good deeds, especially as we approach the blessed month of Dhul Hijja. May Allah accept all your sacrifices. 

​Who We Are 

New Midland Islamic Orphanage and Primary School is located about 60 kilometres north of Kampala Uganda. It is home to 450 children, 120 of whom are total orphans without a father or mother while 180 have only mothers and no fathers. Another 50 children are children of new reverts to Islam who have no place and means to raise them as Muslims. The children are aged between 3 and 18 years.

Our Core Beliefs

Guided by the teachings of the Holy Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Prophet SAW, we hold the following beliefs about taking care of orphans:

1. Orphans have the right to support
‘They ask you, [O Muhammad], what they should spend [in charity]. Say, “Whatever you spend of good is [to be] for parents and relatives and orphans and the needy and the traveller. And whatever you do of good - indeed, Allah is Knowing of it.”’ Al Baqarah: 215
This verse tells us orphans actually have the right to be taken care of. But with every right comes responsibility, and the Quran places this responsibility on the individual, meaning every Muslim should give to orphans in need. At a public level, rulers have to make sure orphans are being given their share of charity and Zakat. As far as Islam is concerned, this money belongs to them.

2. Orphans have the right to dignity
"No! But you do not honour the orphan…" Al Fajr: 17
By rebuking the Quraysh for dishonouring orphans, Allah (swt) is simultaneously telling us that orphans must be honoured and respected.
Not only are they entitled to receiving support; they also deserve to have dignity, just like all people do.

3. Taking care of an orphan is an act of ibadah (worship)
In one verse, Allah (swt) suggests that a person who ignores orphans is not really a believer.
‘Have you seen the one who denies the Recompense [the religion]? For that is the one who drives away the orphan’. Al Ma’un: 1-2
In another, Allah (swt) describes the righteous in Paradise as being those who took care of orphans during their worldly life.
‘And they [the righteous] give food in spite of love for it to the needy, the orphan, and the captive. [Saying], "We feed you only for the countenance of Allah . We wish not from you reward or gratitude.” ’ Al Insan: 8-9