Orphans
Poverty, war and other circumstances often leave children without parental support. You can make a difference.
Orphan Support
Orphans hold a special place in the hearts of humanitarians. By their nature, children are vulnerable. The loss of a guardian leads to loss in opportunities, resources and much-needed support. Children who lose one or more parent often miss school, struggle with food insecurity and lack proper clothing.
The need for orphan support is tremendous. The number of orphans in the world outnumber the entire population of Russia. The number of children living in orphanages or on the street is larger than the population of Guatemala. Roughly 3.5 times more children become orphaned each year than there are football players in all NFL teams combined — nearly 500,000 more per year than the population of Bahrain.
At Baitulmaal, we believe being losing a parent should not deprive a child of food, clothing and shelter or sentence a child to a life of endless poverty. This belief drives us to provide support for institutions helping orphans sustain their lives and support their development.
If you also believe that orphans have as much as right to life-sustaining resources as children with both parents, then donate generously to our orphan support fund.
Without the generous financial contributions from donors like you, we would not be able to provide the food, clothing, shelter and other support to orphans in need around the world.
Below are orphan support projects you can support.
Facts about Orphans
- 153 million children have been orphaned worldwide
- 18 million orphans live in orphanages or on the streets
- 14.5 million orphans age out unadopted every year
- 2.1 million children become orphans each year (5,760 every day)
- 1 million children have been separated from families due to armed conflict in the past 10 years
News & Updates
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Baitulmaal Commits $250,000 for Higher Education in Palestine
More photos belowDALLAS, TEXAS May 15, 2023 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently pledged $250,000 in scholarships and graduation assistance to college students studying at various universities in Palestine to support a brighter...

Displaced Syrian Families Receive Aid After Earthquakes, Floods
More photos and video below...IDLIB, SYRIA March 17, 2023 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently completed the distribution of emergency food, water and supplies to 425 families displaced by earthquakes and flooding in northern...

Food, Heaters Distributed in Turkiye Before New Quake Struck; More Aid on the Way
???? More photos and video below... ????GAZIANTEP, TURKIYE February 20, 2023 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed 430 heaters and firewood along with hot meals to families displaced by two powerful earthquakes that...

Orphans, Families Displaced by Earthquakes in Turkiye and Syria Receive Aid
???? More photos below... ????SANLIURFA, TURKIYE February 16, 2023 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed food, blankets, thermal clothing and shoes to 100 orphans and their families displaced by a series of...

Baitulmaal Sends $5.35M in Aid to Earthquake-Ravaged Turkiye and Syria, More on the Way
???? More photos and video below... ????GAZIANTEP, TURKIYE February 09, 2023 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently delivered the first two of seventeen medical supply containers valued at $5.35M to earthquake-ravaged Turkiye and...

300 Uyghur Refugee Children Return to School with Hope
???? More photos below... ????ISTANBUL, TURKEY November 3, 2022 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed school supplies to 300 Uyghur refugee children living in Istanbul, Turkey. Items such as school uniforms, shoes,...

300 Displaced Syrian Children Return to School with Smiles
???? More photos below... ????IDLIB, SYRIA October 18, 2022 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed school supplies to 300 displaced Syrian children living in the northern countryside of Idlib. The students range in age...

New Water Filtration Plant Benefits 5,000 Villagers in Pakistan
???? More photos below... ????KARACHI, PAKISTAN October 3, 2022 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently installed a water filtration plant in the Pakka Malana village in Pakistan that provides safe, clean water to approximately...

Emergency Flood Aid Distributed to More than 4,000 Afghans
???? More photos below... ????KABUL, AFGHANISTAN September 15, 2022 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently delivered emergency food and hygiene kits to 4,070 Afghans impacted by destructive floods in the Logar province of...

Baitulmaal Opens New School for 150 Children in Somalia
???? More photos below... ????MOGADISHU, SOMALIA September 12, 2022 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, is proud to announce the completion of a new school in Hobyo, Somalia that serves 150 students and their families. The new building...