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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2020 Winter Social Post (Yemen)
FacebookWinter kills 20 times more people than any other season. The cold can be deadly, even when it's not freezing, for people living in harsh conditions due to poverty of displacement. I'm posting this because I want you to help by donating to the trusted 4-star...
2020 Winter Social Post (All)
FacebookWinter kills 20 times more people than any other season. The cold can be deadly, even when it's not freezing, for people living in harsh conditions due to poverty of displacement. I'm posting this because I want you to help by donating to the trusted 4-star...
Beirut Hospital Receives Medications, Emergency Aid in Response to Explosion
BEIRUT, LEBANON, October 29, 2020 -- Dallas-based charity Baitulmaal, along with Chicago-based healthcare access organization MedGlobal, delivered medications to Rafik Hariri University Hospital in Beirut last week to support 200 patients that were impacted by the...
$4M Emergency Medical Aid Shipment Sent to Yemen
YEMEN, October 22, 2020 - Earlier this month, Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian relief agency, sent a $4 million shipment of 10 medical supply containers to Yemen to bolster its strained health sector ahead of the winter season. This round of...
700 Families in Yemen Receive COVID-19 Prevention Assistance
IBB, YEMEN, October 22, 2020 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian aid organization, delivered COVID-19 preventative assistance to 700 families in Yemen, where the world’s worst humanitarian crisis is taking place according to international...
Baitulmaal Responds to 2020 Monsoon Floods in Pakistan
KARACHI, PAKISTAN, September 1, 2020 — Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian organization, is currently providing emergency relief in Karachi and Sujawal, Pakistan, in response to record-level flooding. Karachi has been hit with the worst torrential...
$686,060 Emergency Aid Package to Lebanon
BEIRUT, August 20, 2020 — Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian organization, is currently providing emergency relief for 500 families in Lebanon in response to the August 4 explosion that killed at least 220 people, injured more than 5,000 and left...
Baitulmaal on the Ground in Lebanon Providing Assistance
BEIRUT, August 12, 2020 — Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian organization, is on the ground providing emergency aid to people affected by the August 4 explosion that killed at least 220 people, injured more than 5,000 and left and estimated 300,000...
Explosion in Lebanon Leaves Injured Vulnerable
Baitulmaal is providing emergency aid to people affected by the August 4 explosion amidst the COVID-19 pandemic BEIRUT, August 5, 2020 — Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based humanitarian organization, is mobilizing resources in Lebanon to provide emergency aid in response to...
Baitulmaal Delivers 125 Food Boxes in Chicago
CHICAGO, April 23, 2020 — Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based humanitarian organization, teamed up with the Islamic Community Center of Illinois and MAS Youth Chicago for a drive-through food pantry and delivered 125 food packages to more than 80 families impacted by the...