Our
Ramadan Giving series highlights the amazing work charities are doing and showcases
their special Ramadan campaigns, giving us all the opportunity to support,
donate and do a little good insh’Allah
Ramadan
Giving Day 16: Forgotten Women
Forgotten Women is
a charity run by women for women, a charity dedicated to helping women in
crisis and emergencies. The charity was set up after witnessing first-hand the
‘sex for aid’ and manipulation of women in vulnerable situations.
Their
campaign newsletter states:
It
is common that women and young girls are being asked for indecent acts in
exchange for food aid. Women, married, single, divorced and adolescent girls
are among the most vulnerable. In a society like Yemen, men shield and protect
the women from danger, abduction and sexual attacks. This crisis has created an
easy environment for women to be exploited and violated of their dignity.
Conditions are placed upon a woman, either compromise your dignity or no food,
when faced with potential death by starvation, the choices are limited - it’s
that simple.
Their
safe toilets project really struck me:
In
the world’s largest refugee camp, Rohingya women feel they are risking their
lives to use the toilet. Many women, whilst attending the call of nature have
been sexually abused and in some cases young girls have been abducted.
Forgotten Women is on the ground in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh constructing much
needed safe toilets for women. Our needs assessment revealed that women are in
desperate need of female only facilities. The aim of this project is to protect
the dignity of women.
Their
current campaigns include their Nation in Crisis coronavirus
campaign, Yemen:
Covid-19 & Mass Starvation campaign and Emergency Safe Aid, which only
allows women on the front line to deliver aid.
O
you who have believed, spend from that which We have provided for you ~ Quran
2:254
Narrated
Ibn ‘Abbas: “The Prophet ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam (peace and blessings of
Allāh be upon him) was the most generous person, and he used to become more so
(generous) particularly in the month of Ramadan…more generous than the fast
wind in doing good” (Bukhari).
The
Prophet ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him)
said: “The believer’s shade on the Day of Resurrection will be his charity.” (Al-Tirmidhi)
"Who
is it that would loan Allah a goodly loan so He may multiply it for him many
times over? And it is Allah who withholds and grants abundance, and to Him you
will be returned." ~ Quran 2:245
Prophet
ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) said:
"The best of people are those that bring most benefit to the rest of
mankind." (Daraqutni)
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