Urgent: Sudan Ramadan Relief Crisis | Help Us Feed Families and Provide Clean Water For Iftar & Suhoor Now

1 year ago

as'salaamu alaykum,

The world is failing Sudan and its people. Our IC community cannot be amongst those included in that failure.

The first time someone in our community reached out to me about needing help to evacuate their loved ones from their homeland of Sudan was so many months ago. They stood in front of me in tears, saying that the violence had escalated so much that their aunts, uncles, baby cousins and more were on the verge of dying because of an absence of basic medicines and lack of food and clean water. The hardest part of the conversation to hear was the question, "How come to world has forgotten Sudan?"

The conflict is close to reaching one full year and it has lead to what Sudan is going through to being described right now as one of the worst humanitarian disasters in recent memory by the United Nations.

So many of our own community members have lost family members in the almost year long conflict that is taking place - may Allah grant them peace and raise them from the shuhada. Ameen.

That many more have had to witness their family members leave their homes and evacuate in order to have some hope of surviving.

More than 18 million Sudanese are facing acute food insecurity 10 million more than at this time last year while 730,000 Sudanese children are believed to be suffering from severe malnutrition.

I'm reaching out to you this evening to ask that you help us provide food and clean water to our sisters and brothers, especially in this blessed month of Ramadan. $50 can feed a family of 4 people for the entire month subhanallah. You can make a zakat-eligible and tax-deductible contribution now at launchgood.com/zakatforsudan to help feed our sisters and brothers. Please share with others as well to encourage them to give.

Provide Ramadan Relief to Sudan Today | Help Us Feed Families and Provide Clean Water Now

We are working with the Sudanese American Physicians Association on this campaign and supporting the good work that they are doing on the ground in Sudan. They are committed to providing Iftar packages and clean water, with each package including:

10 kg Wheat
10 kg Refined Sugar
2 liters Cooking Oil
2 kg Lentils
3 kg Dates
3 kg Onions
3 kg Beans
0.5 kg Hibiscus

Their focus extends to single-parent families and orphans, who make up 70% of the beneficiaries. Our donations will bring not just food but also the assurance of clean, safe water essential for health and wellbeing.

Provide Ramadan Relief to Sudan Today | Help Us Feed Families and Provide Clean Water Now

Please do give whatever you can today at launchgood.com/zakatforsudan. Every bit will make a difference. Barakallahu feekum - may Allah bless you and your loved ones always, give to you only the best in this world and the best in the next, and accept from all of us in these blessed days and nights of Ramadan. Ameen.

- Khalid

Imam Khalid Latif
University Chaplain | Global Spiritual Life at NYU
Executive Director | The Islamic Center at NYU
Senior Fellow & Co-Founder  | Of Many Institute for Multifaith Leadership
Adjunct Assistant Professor  | NYU Wagner
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