LONDON: A “Ramadan Kids Initiative” in the UK has raised nearly £35,000 ($46,000) during the holy month to build a school for orphaned children in Kashmir.
Tahreem Noor, the founder and organizer of the annual initiative, told Arab News that 50 British Muslim children from a variety of ethnic backgrounds, including Arab, Pakistani, Bengali, Gujarati and Indian, participated this year, which marked the fifth anniversary of the launch of the initiative.
Youngsters between the ages of 5 and 15 took part in projects and activities including decorating, making prayer mats, cooking, boxing, badminton and Islamic learning to raise the money.
“The fundraising is the icing on the cake,” Noor said. “The main purpose of the initiative is actually to bring British Muslim young children and teenagers together to create friendships and create unity.”
The fasting month of Ramadan concludes this week and will be followed by the three days of Eid Al-Fitr, which is an official holiday in most Muslim countries. The holy month is an important time for British charities and fundraising campaigns, as many Muslims traditionally fulfill their annual obligations for zakat, a form of charitable giving that is one of the five pillars of Islam.
