23 Mar 2022

It has been a confusing time for children all over. Increased home learning has changed the face of education. In wealthier communities, adaptation has been faster but for the poorest, education has taken a severe toll.    

When...

06 Apr 2021

The Al-Imdaad Foundation’s office in Kenya started Darunnisaa as an empowerment training centre to provide education and skills to post primary students who cannot afford to attend high school. The centre provides instruction in English, Arabic and...

13 May 2020

Many schools in Indonesia serve the needs of the lowest income strata in addition to middle class students. Some schools have so many poor students who cannot afford to pay fees that severe financial strain is put on the budget for meals and running...

30 Mar 2022

The Al-Imdaad Foundation’s education projects in South Africa have been ongoing for many years now and in that period the foundation has been able to support students and learners across educational levels from the early childhood development phase...

18 May 2020

The beginning of the new school year is a time of mixed emotions. For some students it is a time of excitement for others it is a time of embarrassment and dread. Students who cannot afford stationery or school bags often feel very shy about their...

31 Oct 2017

In Malawi, rural poverty often means a lack of adequate facilities for the development of young minds. The Al-Imdaad Foundation has recently established Salima Education Institute in Mkote Village in the Salima District, aims to address this problem....

29 Sep 2016

Each year in Gaza, families are eager to begin the new school year which represents at least one marker of a return to normalcy after the multiple conflicts and tension that has plagued the area. Due to the difficult economic situation however, many...

13 Mar 2016

We cannot imagine the hardship and struggle of young learners who cannot afford their own stationery. It can be a source of embarrassment and an obstacle to effective learning. It is well into the third month of school and many students still do not...

11 May 2020

The Gaza refugee-camp in Jordan is one of the poorest camps in the country with refugees mainly from the Gaza strip. Most refugees here have no ID permits and are unable to obtain employment within Jordan making their position especially vulnerable....

30 Jun 2015

The Al-Imdaad Foundation is facilitating a Turkish language course for orphans at 4 orphanages in the Turkish province of Reyhanli as well as a number of identified orphans living with their guardians. The overall objective of the project is to support...

29 Apr 2015

Masjids are one of the most important buildings in Islamic countries. The first thing that the prophet Mohammed (peace upon him) decided to do upon immigration from Makkah to was to build a masjid which represents the great importance of these holy...

15 Mar 2015

Many learners at South African Schools cannot afford to meet even the most basic stationery requirements forcing them into a situation of great embarrassment and difficulty during day to day classroom activities. This in turn can adversely affect their...

28 Feb 2015

Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip has created the worst humanitarian crisis since its occupation began in 1967. The eight years of economic hardship have brought the Palestinian economy to the verge of collapse with living standards having dropped...

18 Aug 2014

As a result of the conflict, one in every five schools in Syria has been destroyed, damaged or converted into shelters for displaced families – disrupting schooling for hundreds of thousands of children. Already many children have gaps of three to...

17 Aug 2014

Due to the Syrian conflict long term processes like the gaining of an education have been interrupted with the consequence that many children now have a gap of up to four years in their formal schooling. Displaced children and many refugees are growing...

18 May 2020

Al-Imdaad Foundation supports skills training and empowerment projects that aim to allow beneficiaries to stand on their own feet long after the day of intervention. These projects allow beneficiaries to develop the means to earn their own incomes...

30 Mar 2022

Rural areas in developing countries like South Africa are generally characterised by an inadequate satisfaction of basic needs which lies at the core of poverty. Basic needs are those human requirements that are necessary to make human survival and...

08 Jul 2013

Education in the Gaza Strip is an essential means for Gaza’s children to overcome the bleak conditions characterised by poverty and violence in which they have grown up. In school they are able to work towards a better future by gaining skills and...

13 Nov 2011

Although the Constitution of Gambia mandates free and compulsory primary education, a lack of resources and educational infrastructure has made implementation of this difficult. Consequently literacy rates in the country are still below 50% even though...

19 Oct 2011

Poverty levels in South Africa have reached alarming levels. As the famous proverb reads, “ charity begins at home.” Therefore in keeping with this notion, AIF has embarked on the building of its fourth state of the art early childhood development...

08 Jan 2011

Bangladesh is one of the most impoverished counties in the world with nearly half of its population of 135 million living below the poverty line. About 45% of the population in Bangladesh are below the poverty level while around 20% are hardcore poor....

31 Oct 2008

The Al-Imdaad Foundation officially handed over a state-of-the-art early childhood development (ECD) centre in Vlakfontein on Mandela Day, July 18 2010. COSATU Secretary General Zwelinzima Vavi was the guest of honour. Attendees included the Johannesburg...