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Published May 26, 2012
Young boy with no legs and deformed hands asks for a motorized wheelchair.
Many like him are severely handicapped with no hope of getting the care or support they need
Suleiman Alghanem, Executive Director for Baitulmaal, recently returned from a trip to Gaza where he visited with needy families as well as local NGOs on the ground.
One thing was immediately evident during his visit, time has not been kind to the people of Gaza. Though their stories are quiet from the headlines, the suffering continues. The unemployment rates are still between 30%-40%* and the ability for families to make ends meet is often just a dream for another day.
The outcome of the trip was simple, lasting change must come to Gaza if they have a hope of any future that includes a silver lining.
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Current Effort
During the visit to the Gaza strip Director Alghanem oversaw the distribution of food packages for families in need. Approximately 5000 people received assistance through this distribution. Each package contained enough food to feed a family of 7 for 2 weeks. Below is a list of items provided.
- Fresh Vegetables
- Fresh Bread
- Oil
- Rice
- Flour
- Canned Foods
Proposed Effort
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Director Visits Syrian Refugees |
Published 5.11.2012
Director visiting refugee school children in Mafraq
Suleiman Alghanem, Executive Director for Baitulmaal, is on a Middle East tour stopping in Jordan to meet with the Syrian Refugees in Mafraq. "It is barely real until you come and see for yourself" he said. Speaking to the victims and refugees directly helped to put things in perspective. The conclusion, they need help, a lot of it.
He met with over 200+ men being housed in a soccer stadium because there is no where else to put them. Pleading for toiletries, the men, once accustomed to a normal life having all their basic necessities met, now dream for a chance to get a toothbrush or a towel!
Much worse are the injured, who make it across the border, only to die in a strange city with no family or friends nearby. Several of the community members who buried some of the men said:
"It is our extreme honor to have these men buried in our town."
What is Baitulmaal Doing?
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Vocational Training for Women |
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Published May 1, 2012
Students completing their projects as part of their final exam
While many students in the U.S.A. and around the world worry, study and sit for this semester's final exams, a very special group of women are doing the same in a small village in Pakistan. The Ranta Village in the Sindh region of Pakistan is home to a community of families whose homes and livlihoods were devastated after the 2010 floods. After the floods destroyed their school, homes and livestock Baitulmaal responded by providing not only emergency disaster relief, but by implementing sustainable projects to provided full restoration to their lives.
One of the ways in which we have done that is by opening a vocational training center for women that teaches them a valuable trade to use as a means by which to help provide for their family.
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Pakistan School Expansion Project |
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Published April 20, 2012
Students of the primary school in Ranta, Sindh, Pakistan
In 2010 the devastating floods in Pakistan claimed the lives of thousands and displaced hundreds of thousands, In a small town called Ranta, located in the Sindh region of Pakistan, a local primary school was damaged beyond repair. The government had no plans to rebuild or even reopen the school leaving an entire village without the hope of an education. Some of the town council reached out to Baitulmaal's staff members in our Pakistan office for help. Baitulmaal made a committment to this village that we would not let these children lose hope and would do whatever it takes to get this school up and running.
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