As’salaamu alaikum my dear brothers and sisters in Islam. Ramadan Mubarak to you all. May the Almighty accept our fasting and acts of ibaadah during this blessed month and beyond, Ameen.
As some of you will know, I started fundraising for the Arabic school in my home village of Kuloro in Ramadan, 2020. At that time, the school was in a state of disrepair and needed urgent funds to redevelop the existing buildings. Alhamduliah, with your generous support, I was able to raise the funds to assist with the redevelopment and subsequent fundraising projects have enabled us to support the building of new classrooms and repair the roof at the school.
Fast forward to 2024 and what started as a modest fundraising project is now a registered charity, named Ummah Wahidah Foundation. Through your support, the charity continues to support the advancement of Islamic education in Kuloro. We are also engaged in other projects, such as well building and providing Iftar essentials to needy families.
Recently, I travelled to The Gambia to visit the school on behalf of UWF. Alhamdulilah, I was accompanied there by our dear Imam Shakeel (of Lewisham mosque) who has been a firm supporter of UWF even prior to our formation as a charity. Together, we had the opportunity to meet both the staff and students. It was a truly amazing experience. We were really humbled to meet the wonderful young students, who ask for nothing more than to be assisted in educating themselves on who their maker is and what their Deen is, Subhan’Allāh.
These kids were just so grateful to receive the basic stationary supplies we had brought along with us. The excitement was so visible in their eyes, Subhan’Allāh. Pictures alone can’t truly convey the beauty of what we witnessed with our own eyes. It was a true honour and blessing to represent Ummah Wahidah Foundation on this journey. Seeing how content and grateful the children were served as further motivation for us to persevere with our goals at Ummah Wahidah Foundation.
To keep pushing to raise as much as we can to support these youngsters to achieve the education they deserve and help spread the message of Islam. Education is at the very centre of our charity work at UWF. In the very first ayahs to be revealed, Allāh (SWT) commanded us to ‘Read!’. Therefore our main focus is to invest in the education of the next generation of Muslims. Please join us by supporting our efforts to make a measurable difference in the lives of others.
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