LOME, TOGO, September 21, 2026 — Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently provided 100 vulnerable students in Togo with essential back-to-school kits.
According to Usama Rashed, head of West Africa programs at Baitulmaal, the kits included backpacks, uniforms, notebooks, stationery and other supplies.
“We are overjoyed to see the school year begin,” said the mother of a beneficiary student. “We have been worried about how we would be able to send our children to school, but Baitulmaal has brought us joy by providing the school supplies and shoes they need to return to class.”
According to UNICEF, an estimated 31% of children in Togo live in extreme poverty.
In addition to distributing back to school kits in Togo, Baitulmaal has also provided fresh meat for Udhiyah, Ramadan food packages. To learn more about or contribute to these efforts, visit Baitulmaal.org
Baitulmaal is an international humanitarian aid organization that provides life-saving, life-sustaining and life-enriching aid to people in need around the world. With headquarters in Texas, the charity has domestic offices in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan and New Jersey as well as international offices in Europe, Africa, South Asia and the Middle East.
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