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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100 Families Receive Food Assistance at Drive-Through Food Pantry in Loma Linda
LOMA LINDA, CALIFORNIA, April 18, 2020 — Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based humanitarian organization, teamed up with the Islamic Community Center of Redlands for a drive-through food pantry and delivered food packages to 100 families impacted by the economic downturn...
600 Families Receive Food Assistance in Anaheim
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, April 11, 2020 — Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based humanitarian organization, teamed up with Uplift Charity and West Coast Islamic Center for a drive-through food pantry and delivered food packages to more than 600 families impacted by the economic...
Dear Healthcare Professionals, Thank You!
Assalaamu alaikum, Let’s take a moment and thank Allah (swt) for everything we have. Let’s take a moment to count our blessings, even though we will never be able to count them all. Let’s take a moment to cherish the mercy of Allah (swt), to remember Allah (swt) and...
Baitulmaal Launches COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund
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Let’s Keep Compassion Flowing During COVID-19
We will continue providing aid and implement safeguards in response to this pandemic, and we urgently need your help today!
Baitulmaal Board Member on COVID-19 Medical Response Team in Pakistan
LAHORE, PAKISTAN, March 11, 2020 -- The Punjab government selected Baitulmaal board vice chair Iqbal Hussain, MD, along with the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute in Lahore as one of the area’s COVID-19 medical teams leading the response to the novel coronavirus...
930 Rohingya Refugees Receive Emergency Winter Relief
COX’S BAZAR, BANGLADESH, February 25, 2020 — Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian relief agency, recently completed an emergency winter aid for Rohingya refugees who fled the ethnic cleansing campaign carried out by Myanmar military forces. Field...
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Assalaamu alaikum, We recently moved to a larger office space to accommodate Baitulmaal’s phenomenal growth. Last year we provided 104% more humanitarian aid than we did in the previous year. That is truly amazing and we thank Allah (swt) and our donors for enabling...
Emergency Winter Relief in Ibb Yemen 2019
400 Blankets for 100 Families in Yemen
IBB, YEMEN, February 12, 2020 —Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian relief agency, recently completed a winter blanket distribution in war-torn Yemen where internally displaced Yemenis are struggling with cold weather without adequate shelter. Yemenis...