How we’re helping orphans and children in need
Thanks to your donations, our teams around the world are able to help save and transform the lives of orphans and vulnerable children. In rural parts of Mali we’re helping children into education, in Yemen children living in conflict, and in Bosnia our teams are supporting children into higher education – and these are just some of the incredible ways your donations are transforming lives.
Meet Amina from Bosnia
When Amina first came to Islamic Relief, she was very young. Her family were like most other families in the region – they were struggling with poverty and needed support.
Amina’s father had died in the war when she was just seven months old.
“All those things [troubles] do affect, you but over time you can’t let that hold you down. You have to overcome the pain” says Seherzada, Amina’s mother.
However, having lost their only breadwinner, the family had no income and were struggling to survive.
That’s where our orphan sponsorship programme helped to change their lives for the better. Through our sponsorship scheme, Amina’s family received enough money to allow her to carry on studying at school.