Orphan Sponsorship - Help with a Child’s Everyday Care
Sponsor an Orphan for an entire year
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What Orphan Sponsorship Supports
The programme’s support includes food, shelter, healthcare, clothing and education. These are needs that continue as a child grows, with different things requiring attention at different times. A regular contribution helps support the care described in the programme.
A child may have a surviving parent or other relatives caring for them. Your sponsorship can help with the cost of everyday needs while those relatives continue raising the child, making decisions about their care and helping them through the years ahead.
Orphan Sponsorship is one way to contribute. The intention is to help with the practical circumstances around a child’s life, with respect for their family relationships and the people making decisions about their wellbeing.
Choose Monthly Or Annual Support
You can sponsor one child for £30 per month or £360 for a year. The £720 annual option sponsors two children for a year. These are the programme’s listed options, allowing you to choose the commitment that suits your circumstances.
Before starting Orphan Sponsorship, think about what you can sustain alongside your own responsibilities. A monthly payment and an annual gift are different ways to arrange that support. Check the amount and frequency carefully so that you understand what you are committing to.
If you want to ask about changing a payment, continuing support or giving a different amount, contact our team before assuming how an option works. You should be able to understand the programme and make a considered decision about the help you want to provide.
Some donors may prefer to plan their giving with their family. Talk about the amount you can manage and the purpose of the gift, keeping the child’s needs at the centre of the conversation. Your support is for a person’s care, with the same respect you would want for a child close to you.
Understanding Your Orphan Sponsorship
One Ummah’s programme matches a sponsor with an individual child. The programme provides a child profile and unique identification number, annual progress reports and photo updates. These help you understand the sponsorship you are supporting.
Before you join, ask our team how reports and photographs are provided, how often you should expect photo updates and what the annual progress report covers. Updates can give you a clearer understanding of the support, while the child’s needs and privacy remain central to how you read them.
Keep the child’s profile and identification number somewhere you can find them if you need to ask our team a question. Those details relate to a particular child, so consider their privacy when sharing information about your sponsorship with relatives or on social media.
If you share the Orphan Sponsorship appeal with friends or relatives, explain how they can help with a child’s everyday needs. Keep the child and their family’s privacy in mind, particularly when sharing any personal information or photographs to encourage others to give.
Choose from our most popular donation amounts.
Sponsor an Orphan Monthly
Sponsor an orphan monthly and provide them with food, shelter, healthcare, clothing, and education for a full month
£30 per month
Sponsor an Orphan for an entire year
Sponsors an orphan for an entire year, covering all their daily living and educational needs
£360
Sponsor Two Orphans for an entire year
Sponsors two orphans for an entire year, transforming the lives of two vulnerable children.
£720
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'Whoever relieves a believer of a hardship in this world, Allah will relieve him of a hardship on the Day of Resurrection.'
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Caring For An Orphan In Our Faith
You may be considering sponsorship after becoming a parent yourself, or remembering someone who cared for you as a child. Let that reflection lead to a practical decision about the support you can provide, with care for the child and the people already raising them.
In the Hadeeth recorded in Sahih al-Bukhari 6005, the Prophet ﷺ described being close in Paradise to the person who looks after an orphan, bringing his index and middle fingers together. This is a powerful encouragement to care for children who need support.
You can begin Orphan Sponsorship with that hope, seeking Allah’s pleasure and asking Him to accept your Sadaqah. The care itself deserves attention with things like food, learning and help with daily needs; all are what a child requires in the life they are living now.
Make Du’a for the child and the people caring for them, as you do for your own family. We ask Allah to protect them and place barakah in the support they receive. Let your hope for the Akhirah sit alongside sincere concern for their wellbeing here.
Begin your Orphan Sponsorship
One Ummah’s 100% donation policy explains the distinction between project delivery and core running costs. The policy applies to the amount received after external payment fees, with implementation included in delivering the project.
If you have questions about Orphan Sponsorship, email info@oneummah.org.uk or call 0300 111 3111. Ask about the programme, payment options and updates so that you can give with a clear understanding of what your support provides.
Choose the monthly or annual option you can manage and check the details before confirming. Your contribution can help provide practical support for a child and those looking after them. May Allah accept your charity and make it a means of good for the family this programme serves.
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Frequently asked questions
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In Islam, an orphan is a child who has lost their father. The child remains an orphan until they reach maturity. At One Ummah, we also support children whose fathers have been missing for a long period of time, as well as those whose families have been displaced or affected by conflict or disaster. Sponsorship continues until the child reaches the age of 16, after which support may end or be reviewed depending on individual circumstances.
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