As-salaamu'alaykum wa Rahmatu Llahi wa Barakatuhu

I'm officially ALL done drawing out things on my mural. Those that have read my previous posts, know I am working on a mural for the Orphanage in Zambia. It's about 8.5 foot wide - so I have lots to fill. AlhumduliLlah I'm happy with how things are going..now to paint!! But I'll have to put that on hold since I have other work to do.

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As-salaamu'alaykum wa Rahmatu Llahi wa Barakatuhu

Just a few pictures I'd like to share with you. These are the children at the Zambian Orphanage. This is the last day of school, they'll insha'Allah start back in the new year.





Tabarak'Allah.

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As-salaamu'alaykum wa Rahmatu Llahi wa Barakatuhu

Thought it was about time I post an update on the orphanage in Zambia.
My brother has moved (back) there to help out with things (May Allah reward him for his good intentions. Ameen) so it's a little easier for me to get updated info and pictures.

The last of the books/sports equipment will insha'Allah be sent in December. It's working out kind of difficult to ship items from this end, so we are hoping to raise funds and purchase things at that end (maybe from South Africa). If anyone has fund raising ideas, please share some with me! or any other ideas to help out the children.


This is a boys orphanage. But girls living near by come by during the day for lessons.


Someone had donated some treat bags for the children for Eid-al-Adha. May Allah reward them. Ameen.


Children busy with class work.


This was taken during meal time.

I've only put a few pictures up here, more can be found on the FaceBook page (Zambian Orphanage).
Please keep them all in your prayers. And if you are able to help with fund raising, feel free to contact me.

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the ZAMBIAN ORPHANAGE needs YOUR help

Donations in new or excellent condition  .  For boys ages 6-13  .  40 children but rapidly increasing

. Bicycles
. Scooters, rollerblades, skateboards
. Fictional Books: step books, early readers, story books
. Sports Equipment: soccer balls, footballs, baseballs, basketballs
. Educational Toys: jigsaw puzzles, colouring books, crosswords/word searches, board games
. School Supplies: pencils, pencil crayons, markers, paints, crafts, etc.
. Classroom Aids: multiplication charts, skeleton, pocket charts, etc.
. Projector for classroom
. Computers and flat screen monitors (only) - new or in excellent condition
. Warm blankets - must be new
. Cash donations for bookshelves and shipping costs

Deadline: September 15th, 2012

Labels: help, zambia

As-salaamu'alaykum wa Rahmatu Llahi wa Barakatuhu

AlhumdulilLlah, the book drive to help out the children at the Makeni orphanage in Zambia (Lusaka) was pretty successful.
We managed to collect:
- 9 large boxes of books in the UK, thanks to SmartArk.
- 12 large boxes of books were collected in the States (Maryland), thanks to Masjid IRHSCA
- 39 boxes of books were collected in Canada (Ontario), thanks to schools like IIT, homeschooling moms and Al-Falah Islamic School

The UK delivery only took two weeks to reach its destination...so we managed to get a video of the children with the books. It's heart-warming to watch..but still doesn't fully capture just how happy and grateful the children (and teachers) are to receive the books.





Please pass on the clip to others, and help up continue to help the orphans.
Jazakum'Allahu khair to all those that helped.



Insha'Allah we have a few up coming projects we are working on. If you can help us out in ANYWAY possible, please let me know.
For the next shipment we'd like to collect:
- Bicycles
- Computers (with flat screen monitors)
- Educational toys
- Board Games
- Story books (not text books, etc.)

Labels: help, zambia

As-salaamu'alaykum wa Rahmatu Llahi wa Barakatuh

I have a few new pictures to share of the wonderful children (tabarak'Allah) from the Zambian Orphanage.

Please join us on FaceBook where we have updated info: Zambian Orphanage
... and let others know.



The book drive is just amazing so far! AlhumduliLlah. Thank you everyone for your help, effort, prayers and support. May Allah reward you with the best in this world and in the next. Ameen.

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As-salaamu'alaykum wa Rahmatu Llahi wa Barakatuhu

Brother Suleman visited the Zambian orphanage about a month ago. Here are a few pictures from his collection I'd like to share with you.

Labels: help, zambia

As-salaamu'alaykum wa Rahmatu Llahi wa Barakatuhu

AlhumduliLlah, we are given another opportunity to help others.

This project is to collect much needed books for an orphanage in Zambia, Africa.
It's a project that's very close to my heart because it's located in an area where I grew up, because I love children, and because my uncle is the one running this orphanage. Although he's busy, and not very tech-savvy (okay, no at all), I'm determined to help as much as I can from my end (Canada).. and insha'Allah I hope you'll join me.



Details of project: Collect NEW and USED books. Islamic and secular books in all subjects. Ages 5 years old to College students.
Suggestions: Arts and Crafts, Trades, Math, Sciences, English, Arabic, Mechanics, Computers (current).

Book drive in YOUR area? The books will be shipped from Capitol Heights, Maryland. If you are able to collect books in your area and ship them either to Maryland (U.S.A), Toronto (Canada), or Zambia (Africa) please let us know, so I we can direct people to the closest contact.

How they will be delivered: Shipped from Maryland (U.S.A.) - IRHSCA
Accepting cash donations for shipping costs.


U.S.A. (Maryland):
IRHSCA
Atten: Book Drive
1 Chamber Avenue
Capitol Heights, MD 20743
U.S.A
Contact: irhsca@gmail.com


Canadian (Ontario):
Contact: amtullah79@yahoo.ca
Areas you can drop books off: Mississauga, Markham, Durham Region


U.K. (London):
Smart Ark Ltd
PO Box 61244
London N17 1AZ
UK
Contact: info@smartark.com

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