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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Fresh Meat for 4K Meals Distributed in Nigeria
More photos belowABUJA, NIGERIA June 19, 2024 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed fresh meat for 4,000 meals to impoverished families in Nigeria as part of the Islamic season of Udhiyah. Approximately 800 families...
Fresh Meat for 6K Meals Distributed in Pakistan
More photos belowKARACHI, PAKISTAN June 19, 2024 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed fresh meat for 6,000 meals to impoverished families in Pakistan as part of the Islamic season of Udhiyah. According to Elora...
Fresh Meat for 12K Meals Distributed in Somalia
More photos belowGALKAYO, SOMALIA June 17, 2024 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed fresh meat for 12,000 meals to impoverished families in Somalia as part of the Islamic season of Udhiyah. Approximately 2,000...
Baitulmaal Distributes More Than 14M Ramadan Meals Across 20 Countries
More photos belowDALLAS, TX May 13, 2024 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed 14,044,630 Ramadan meals across 20 different countries in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, North America and South Asia as part of the...
Uyghur Refugees in Turkiye Receive Food Packages for 120K Meals in Ramadan
More photos belowISTANBUL, TURKIYE May 10, 2024 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed food packages that provided 120,000 meals to Uyghur refugee families living in Turkiye in time for the Ramadan season. Food...
211K Ramadan Meals Distributed to Families in Ivory Coast
More photos belowABIDJAN, IVORY COAST May 8, 2024 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed food packages that provided 211,000 meals to families in Ivory Coast in time for the Ramadan season. Food packages were...
Families in Kenya Receive Food for 609K Ramadan Meals
More photos belowWAJIR, KENYA May 6, 2024 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed food packages that provided 609,000 meals to families in Kenya in time for the Ramadan season. Food packages containing items such as...
Displaced Syrian Families Receive Food for 441.9K Ramadan Meals
More photos belowIDLIB, SYRIA May 3, 2024 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed food packages that provided 441,900 meals to displaced Syrian families in Turkiye and Turkish-controlled northern Syria in time for the...
Baitulmaal Distributes More Than 10M Meals in Palestine During Ramadan
More photos belowDALLAS, TX May 1, 2024 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed 10,196,500 Ramadan meals across Palestine as part of the Islamic month of Ramadan. Eighteen truckloads of food packages were successfully...
Families in Yemen Receive Food for 485.3K Meals for Ramadan
More photos belowSANA’A, YEMEN April 29, 2024 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed food packages that provided more than 485,350 meals to families in Yemen for the Ramadan season. More than 9,000 people living in...