27,000th Orphan Sponsored!

Islamic Relief donors are now sponsoring over 27,000 orphans in 22 countries worldwide. From Afghanistan to Yemen, the lives of thousands of orphans are being transformed by our sponsors.

Click here to visit our 20,000th orphan commemorative page!

Losing one or both parents is traumatic for any child in any situation. In countries where war, famine or poverty are a part of everyday life, millions of children are orphaned and left to struggle for survival.

Islamic Relief has been working with orphans since 1986, and now has projects in over 22 countries across the world. Our One-to-One Sponsorship Programme gives you the chance to support an orphaned child in Asia, Africa, the Middle East or Eastern Europe.

With your help we can give these children the care they need, providing them with food, shelter, healthcare, education and emotional support.

The Holy Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said:
"I and the person who looks after an orphan will be in Paradise
together like this..." - then he raised his forefinger
and middle finger together.
(Hadith Bukhari)

Thank you for your interest in
sponsoring an orphan!

The orphan sponsorship scheme has been a great success. By the Grace of God, Islamic Relief donors now sponsor over 27,500 orphans worldwide! This has far exceeded our expectations.

To better cope with the high demands and serve the needs of the orphans and of our donors to the best of our abilities, we are currently implementing a new system that will enable us to improve the service for orphans and donors and enable us to reach even more orphans.

While we are reviewing and developing the new system, we will temporarily suspend any further sponsorships. All existing sponsored orphans (over 27,500 of them) will continue to benefit from sponsorship.

Thank you for your patience, understanding, and goodwill!