Sponsor a Child: Be a Light in Someone’s Life
Open your heart and transform a child’s life through sponsorship. We work closely with orphanages around the world where young boys and girls await their sponsors to lift them up from shadows of abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
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How Child Sponsorship Works
Our child sponsorship program connects you directly with a deserving child from one of the most challenging environments around the world. Every child that we work with, represents their community’s hopes and struggles. When you choose to sponsor a child, you are not just helping an individual, you are uplifting an entire community. Sponsors allow these children to break through the cycle of poverty, overcome all barriers and pursue their dreams. Life just becomes more meaningful for them.
Our child sponsorship and education program work hand in hand to offer a child with all the necessary resources and tools to live a better life and pursue quality education. When you sponsor a child, you offer them a chance at pursuing good education, eating nutritious food, and having access to quality healthcare and a better lifestyle. The children that we enrol in the program are often orphans, children of widows or young girls. While every child’s path is distinct and unique in nature, our local teams make sure that they receive the most out of this sponsorship program.
You can start a journey of kindness and compassion by sponsoring a child with United Muslims for just 65p a day. This nominal amount can bring big changes in the life of a needy child when committed for a long term. Our online donation forms allow you to set up recurring donations securely and quickly, without having you to worry about it each month. If you are not ready for a long-term commitment, please consider making a one-time donation to support children outside our sponsorship program but in dire need of help due to ongoing wars, conflicts and extreme poverty.
BY THE NUMBERS
The Significance of Child Sponsorship
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Children Trapped in Child Labor
In the poorest corners of the world, one in every four children is trapped in child labor. You can change this by sponsoring a child, restoring their childhood, and replacing tools of labor with educational books.
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Children Attend School Hungry
Malnutrition is a leading cause of death of children under five, claiming around 3 million young lives each year. We work in the regions where 75% of globally undernourished children reside, giving you a chance to change the life of at least one of these children.
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Children is a War Child
In these tough times around the world, 1 in every four children is being raised amidst conflict or disaster affecting these children mentally and physically. Our child sponsorship program and emergency appeals work along to reach these children in hope to make things better for them.
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What happens when you sponsor a child?
Your sponsorship allows a child to get into school and pursue education which otherwise would have been impossible due to poverty and lack of resources.
Child sponsorship directly supports the nutrition needs of a child at school and at home or an orphanage. They do not go to school hungry or suffer malnutrition.
Your donations keep children safe from abuse, exploitation and horrors of child marriage. Young girls with sponsors can break through the cycle of gender discrimination and hope for a better future.
Sponsorship program also funds clean water initiatives where these children live or go to school. Clean water means healthier, school attending children and a safer future.
Sponsored children have access to better healthcare and immunization. They receive vaccinations on time to keep them safe from diseases such as polio, dengue and malaria.
Child sponsorship often brings positive changes for the whole family and the community they live in. It helps cultivate bright minds who can be the leaders of tomorrow.
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Every Donation Ignites Hope
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Consider Sponsoring a Child: Put a face and story to your donation
Our child sponsorship program works with various orphanages and rescue centres in Pakistan, Kenya, Bangladesh, India and some of the most impoverished communities around the world. We also work in war and disaster-stricken areas to help children of war. Our local teams keep enrolling deserving children into our program where they meet with their potential sponsors; most of these children are orphans, children of widows or young girls who have been facing abuse and exploitation. For these children, sponsors are like their guardian angels showing them light and hope for a better future.
When you choose to sponsor a child with United Muslims, you are immediately connected with a deserving child waiting in the queue and awaiting sponsorship. Once your sponsorship begins, a welcome kit is sent to you promptly. This kit includes all the details of your sponsored child, their life, current circumstances and their surroundings. We aim to connect a child with their sponsor and send out the welcome kit within 4 to 7 working days.
We strive to build a deep relationship between sponsors and the children by opening routes of correspondence between them. If you wish, you can send them messages, photos and sometimes gifts to truly become a part of their journey. You also receive a bi-annual report on the progress of the child you have sponsored and how they are doing in school. Each sponsored child is a beacon of hope for their community as they pursue education, learn social skills and focus on the future with full belly and healthy mind.
“Whoever relieves the hardship of a believer in this world, Allah will relieve his hardship on the Day of Resurrection. Whoever helps ease one in difficulty, Allah will make it easy for him in this world and the Hereafter. Whoever conceals the faults of a Muslim, Allah will conceal his faults in this world and the Hereafter. Allah helps the servant as long as he helps his brother.” (Sahih Muslim 2699)
The Comprehensive Impact of Your Support:
With a child sponsorship program, your contribution impacts more than one life. It brings hope and solace for the whole community. One child equipped with essential life skills and quality education can help their family break through the cycles of poverty and ignorance. As many children are sponsored within a community, they work like an army leading their communities to the path of continuous progress and sustenance. Sponsor one child today and it will let you see the tangible changes your donations bring about in the lives of others.
Embark on a Transformative Journey with United Muslims:
At United Muslims, we offer a platform where you engage in a noble cause of caring for those in need. As Muslims, we believe in the value of each individual life and how saving one life is like saving the whole humanity. When you decide to enter into a long term commitment of sponsoring a child, you extend a helping hand to a child who is in desperate need of affection, security and opportunity. Let us embark on a journey of compassion and solidarity together, saving one child at a time.
Share a Little, Gain a Lot: Be a Child’s Hero, Spot Their Joyful Trot
Sponsor a child today to uplift an entire community. Your contributions will enable more children to receive education, empower them to advocate for themselves, remain in school, and combat practices like child marriage. Additionally, your support will provide communities with essential water, healthcare, and emergency protection.
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Palestine Emergency
More than 33,000 lives lost and 1.7 million crammed into a space equivalent to one-quarter the size of London, lacking food, water, and basic healthcare. Donate for Palestine and support our team in delivering food, water, medical assistance and other essential winter kits to families who have been displaced.
Afghanistan Emergency
Severe drought, economic downturn, and escalating global food costs have driven millions in Afghanistan to the edge of starvation. Lives are in jeopardy, particularly as children suffer and perish from malnutrition. Your support is crucial to aid civilians, who have endured more than five decades of strife.
Syria Emergency
Join us in aiding the world's most extensive population of forcibly displaced individuals, where 90% live in poverty. Many lack access to essential necessities like food, shelter, or even soap. We urge you to contribute and provide crucial assistance, with your donation having the power to transform lives.
Clean Water
Providing wells, pumps, and pipes to communities in need. The lack of clean water is one of the most critical health emergencies affecting Muslim communities globally. Become a monthly donor and embark on a transformative journey to make a significant difference.
Education
Literacy, Numeracy & Health Classes. Millions of children trapped in poverty miss out on education, perpetuating a cycle of limited income opportunities. Breaking this cycle through basic education unlocks numerous life opportunities. At United Muslims, we are the charity for education.
Winterisation
Harsh winters with snow, cold winds, heavy rains, and freezing temperatures make life difficult. United Muslims' winter campaign aids families globally, including refugees and homeless, during these tough months. This initiative provides essential warmth and shelter, ensuring safety and comfort.
Helping USA
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