MONTHLY PROJECT REPORT
APRIL 2017
PROJECTS COMPLETED IN APRIL
9
NUMBER OF PROJECTS RUNNING
107
(as of 30.04.2017)
EXPENDITURE IN APRIL 2017
£1,836,760.30
AFGHANISTAN
EMERGENCY RELIEF
This is a new project which will concentrate on delivering food aid to 19,400 needy families inside
Afghanistan.
PROVISION OF BOOKS
Books will be distributed among various Islamic institutions and individuals across Afghanistan.
TEACHER SPONSORSHIP
This is our new project for Teachers. We will be supporting 120 teachers in Afghanistan.
ORPHAN SPONSORSHIP
Under this project UWT will disburse monthly sponsorship payments to 500 registered Afghanistan
orphans.
MASJID CONSTRUCTION
This is our new project in Afghanistan. A masjid will be constructed in Village Salehan of district
Panjwai.
WIDOW SPONSORSHIP
This is an ongoing project for widow’s sponsorship. We are currently sponsoring 260 widows in
Afghanistan.
ALBANIA
TEACHER SPONSORSHIP
This is a regular project in Albania in which UWT will be paying a monthly amount to 10 teachers and
4 scholars who will give an Islamic education in Masajid and Makatib in the local community.
CASH GRANTS
110 families will be given cash grants. Both male-headed families and female-headed families will
be provided with cash grants.
ORPHAN SPONSORSHIP
This is regular project. Currently we are sponsoring 200 Orphans, which are from and around the area of Tirana.
BOOKS DISTRIBUTION
This is a new project in Albania. Books are being distributed among various Islamic institutions and
individuals across Albania.
BANGLADESH
WATER HAND PUMPS
124 hand pumps have been installed in different areas of districts Panchagarh and Dinajpur and
have been completed successfully alhamdulillah. 204 Water Hand Pumps are under construction
right now.
WIDOW SUPPORT
Under this project, 511 widows are being financially supported in Bangladesh. The targeted beneficiaries are those widows who are vulnerable & dependent.
The project has been undertaken to reduce their level of dependency.
ORPHAN SPONSORSHIP
118 orphans are currently being sponsored in Bangladesh. Each orphan receives an allowance of
£25 per month for food, clothing and an education.
BURMA
TEACHER SPONSORSHIP
UWT has initiated a scheme to sponsor qualified teachers who will be able to set-up classes to teach
children after school and in the evenings. One hundred fifty teachers receive monthly support, so
children can be taught for free.
ORPHAN SPONSORSHIP
150 orphans are being given monthly support. This helps the orphans with financial support to cover their basic needs, helping them to continue their education.
ORPHANAGE SUPPORT
UWT has initiated a project with 2 Orphanages. Food Assistance and classes have been set up to
feed and teach children.
MAKTAB SUPPORT
There is an immediate need for the running of Masajid and Makatib in the Sittawe refugee camp to
enable the Muslims and their children to pray fives a day and receive an Islamic education.
CHECHNYA
ORPHAN SPONSORSHIP
100 orphans in and around Grozny are being supported with £25 per month.
SUPPORTING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
Three children with disabilities are receiving monthly financial assistance.
NEW LIVELIHOODS
Business start-ups are currently being set-up for 62 widows. Start-ups include cattle breeding, mini
shops, sewing machines etc.
GAMBIA
HIFDH SPONSORSHIP
330 Hifdh students are being given monthly support in order to learn the Qur’an.
TEACHER SPONSORSHIP
Twenty-five teachers are being given monthly support in order to teach the Qur’an for free to
children.
MOSQUE CONSTRUCTION
This is our new project in Gambia. One masjid will be constructed in the village of Kunting. The land
has been donated by a local resident.
HAITI
MEDICAL AID
Each month, around 500 patients in Miragoane (and surrounding areas) are given medical treatment
and advice.
INDIA
HIFDH SPONSORSHIP
530 young students are being given monthly support to complete the memorisation of the Qur’an.
TEACHER SPONSORSHIP
Dozens of teachers across different madrassahs in India are being sponsored to provide free
education to children.
HARDSHIP CASES
The aim of this project is to support people who are suffering from acute poverty by providing
financial assistance for their medical treatments, medicine, housing etc. UWT field workers will
oversee the project.
MASJID CONSTRUCTION
4 masjid in Rajasthan are currently under construction.
CATARACT SURGERIES
Hospitals are being supported in order for them to provide free Cataract treatments to those who
are unable to afford the treatment.
ORPHAN SPONSORSHIP
The guardians of 42 orphans each receive a monthly allowance of £25 to cover their nutritional,
health and educational needs.
WATER HAND PUMP
100 Water Hand Pumps have been constructed recently, at the moment our quota has been
reached in India.
DIALYSIS TREATMENT
We provided relief with dialysis treatments to poor and needy patients. A total of 10 patients were
helped by the dialysis treatment program.
BOOK DISTRIBUTION
This is a new project in India. Various books will be distributed among various Islamic institutions and
individuals across India.
IRAQ
MOSUL EMERGENCY
The project seeks to distribute blankets, solar lights, fuel and fuel packs to enable families to overcome
difficult environmental conditions.
NEW LIVELIHOODS
A vocational training centre is being established in Bahrka camp, Erbil, for internally displaced
widows, divorced women, and the wives of missing men. One hundred women are being trained
and provided with sewing machines and other items.
WIDOWS SUPPORT
The programme will support 250 widows from Baghdad and Anbar with cash assistance to support
them with the daily essentials.
KASHMIR
ORPHAN SPONSORSHIP
Monthly grants of £25 are being provided to 232 orphans in Azad.
WIDOW SUPPORT
One hundred and thirty six widows are receiving monthly support.
MEDICAL AID
A clinic in Kotli is providing free treatment and medicines to poor rural people.
MACEDONIA
TEACHER SPONSORSHIP
This is a new project in Macedonia in which UWT will be paying for monthly wages, rental charges for
two classes, electricity and for fuel cost etc . Each teacher will teach an Islamic education in
Masajid and Maktab in the local community. A total of 9 teachers will be enrolled.
MADAGASCAR
TEACHER SPONSORSHIP
This is a new project in Madagascar in which UWT will be financially supporting 125 teachers who will
teach an Islamic education in Masajid and Makatab in their local communities.
MALAWI
SCHOOLS SUPPORT
Thirteen schools in Malawi are being subsidised to ensure that free education can be provided to
poor rural children.
MASJID CONSTRUCTION
This is our new project in Malawi. Four masajid are under construction. The land has been donated
by a local resident.
MAKTAB UPGRADE
Currently we are funding 15 schools in various areas in Malawi. There is dire need for the desks and
other items in the schools. Under this project we will provide funding for the purchase of 300 desks
and 120 rugs. Each school will be given 20 desks and 8 rugs.
MOBILE MEDICAL CLINCS
The project is an extremely beneficial project which has helped thousands of people. The people
now have access to health care whereas previously they would have to walk up to 30km to the
nearest medical clinic.
MEDICAL CLINIC
We are funding the running costs of a medical clinic in Makanajira, Mangochi district for 12 months.
NEPAL
TEACHER SPONSORSHIP
This is our new project in Nepal in which UWT will be paying a monthly sum to teachers who will give
an Islamic education in a Masajid and a Maktab in their local community. A total of 15 teachers have
been helped by this project.
BOOK DISTRIBUTION
This is a new project in Nepal. Various books will be distributed among various Islamic institutions
and individuals across Nepal.
WATER HAND PUMP
50 Water Hand Pumps were recently constructed. 290 are under construction at the moment.
HIFDH SPONSORSHIP
This sponsorship covers food, clothing, tuition fees, laundry, pocket money and travelling expenses.
Besides this the students will also be provided with religious books.
A total of 50 students have been helped by this project.
MASJID CONSTRUCTION
This was a new project in Nepal. The Masjid has been constructed in the village of Paschim Kushaha.
There was no masjid in the locality and people are going very far to pray. 95 families have been
helped by this project.
PAKISTAN
UMMAH CHILDREN ACADEMY
Approximately 700 orphans are aboard this orphanage and receive a free, comprehensive education.
NEW LIVELIHOODS
This is our annual regular project in Pakistan. The project will concentrate on providing business start
-up grants to people who are facing extreme hardship. 154 people will be helped by this project In
Shaa Allah.
ISAAR ACADEMY
This is a new project under which Ummah welfare Trust will the fund Isaar Academy to support the
poor, disabled children. In this institution Isaar Academy is providing (free of cost) high quality
secular & Islamic education and vocational training facilities to over 100 children.
NEW MUSLIM SPONSORSHIP
Children, previously working as bonded labourers, are being provided with monthly support,
including food, clothing and educational assistance.
BRAILLE QURAN
This is a new project under which Braille Qurans will printed and distributed amongst the blind
people of Pakistan.
MASJID CONSTRUCTION
Over 30 Masajid are currently under construction; they will all be fully equipped (including wudu
areas.)
WATER WELLS
62 Water Wells have been constructed recently. There are 75 Water Wells under construction at
the moment.
HOUSE CONSTRUCTION
This programme will build 123 homes for poor families who are currently living in extremely poor
conditions.
TECHNICAL COLLEGE
Free technical education is being provided here to poor students in the district of Nowshera. Some
of the courses on offer include: surveying, drafting, CAD, electrical training and carpentry. One
hundred and forty students are being helped.
UMMAH CHILDREN ACADEMY IN WANA
An orphanage in South Waziristan that supports hundreds of orphans with free education, food and
clothing.
UMMAH CENTRE FOR THE DISABLED
Sixty five children with special needs, receive comprehensive support, including education,
rehabilitation and nutrition.
HIFDH SPONSORSHIP
811 young students are being supported to memorise the Noble Qur’an.
QURAN DISTRIBUTION
This is our regular project in Pakistan. Under this project a total number of twelve thousand Holy
Qurans will be distributed among the needy Maktab & Masajid in Khyber Pukhtoon khwa, Punjab
& Sindh.
TEACHER SPONSORSHIP
This is our regular project in Pakistan in which UWT will be paying a monthly amount to the teachers
who will give an Islamic education in Masajids and Maktabs in the local communities. A total of 470
teachers have been helped by this project.
AQEEQAH
196 Aqeeqah and Animal Sacrifices took place this month; their was meat cooked and provided to
the children at the UCA and nearby madrassahs.
ORPHAN SPONSORSHIP
This is an ongoing project for Orphan sponsorship. We are currently sponsoring 1423 orphans in
Pakistan.
DIR DISABLED CENTRE
This is a new project under which Ummah Welfare Trust supports 124 disabled children in the
“Armaghan Special Rehabilitation Centre” in District ASRO. We are providing a free, quality education
and vocational training facilities to these most vulnerable children.
WIDOW SPONSORSHIP
This is an ongoing project for widow’s sponsorship. We are currently sponsoring 224 widows in
Pakistan.
HARDSHIP CASES
This project aim is intended to support people who are suffering from acute poverty by providing
financial assistance for their medical treatment, medicine, housing etc.
DIALYSIS CENTRE
Hundreds of poor people are receiving free dialysis treatment at the Ummah Dialysis centre in
Swabi.
PALESTINE
ORPHAN SPONSORSHIP
The sponsorship provides £25 per month to 1,400 orphans to assist them with their day to day living
expenses.
FOOD VOUCHERS
Two thousand five hundred families receive a £25 food voucher every month. They then purchase
their day to day needs from selected supermarkets.
WATER DISTRIBUTION PROJECT IN GAZA
This project provides clean drinking water directly to households and 20 schools in Gaza who do not
have a direct supply of water. 14,000 students and 200 families are benefiting from this.
TRAUMA CENTRE
This is a new project in Palestine. The construction of a two story building has been completed. The
centre will provide continued psycho social support to trauma victims in Gaza.
HIFDH SPONSORSHIP
One hundred & fifty Hifdh students and 10 teachers are being given monthly support.
HOUSE CONSTRUCTION
This project is following on from the success of the last special hardship project, where we
reconstructed 83 houses for the poor and needy families.
This project in collaboration has identified 81 special hardship cases shelters in Gaza to reconstruct
and rehabilitate these shelters to be a safe and appropriate for accommodation for targeted
families in Gaza.
WATER WELL
We have dug a well in Nuseriat, Gaza. It will be connected to the houses of the locals in order to
provide water continuously.
PHILIPPINES
DA’WAH CENTRE
This project is for the running expenses of the Da'wah centre in Philippines. The centre will provide
an Islamic education to the local men, women & young children. The centre will act as an information point for non-Muslims and Muslim's alike where appropriate free literature, advice and
guidance will be provided.
WATER WELLS
33 Water Wells have been constructed recently, there are currently 132 Water Wells under construction at the moment.
HIFZ SPONSORSHIP
Under this project, we will continue to sponsor 150 children in 3 different institutes and will be
paying for their boarding, lodging, food and teaching expenses.
TEACHER SPONSORSHIP
This is the continuation of our teacher sponsorship program in Philippines. UWT will continue to
sponsor 84 poor Ulema for a period of 10 months.
ORPHAN SPONSORSHIP
This project will give orphans a new direction and will fulfill their basic needs of food, transportation, school fees, course work fees etc. UWT will continue in Philippines covering 50 orphans.
SOMALIA
DROUGHT EMERGENCY
A massive drought is once again devastating the lives of our brothers and sisters in East Africa. Two
consecutive dry seasons have resulted in lakes and wells drying-up, and once fertile lands becoming barren. We are aiming to help around 8,000 people as a minimum.
WATER DISTRIBUTION
3,000 families are now drinking clean drinking water on a daily basis due to this project being
renewed. Currently we have 3 water tankers in operation. They have been in operation since 2011.
ORPHANS/ORPHANAGE
A total of 350 orphans will benefit and this project which will cover food, medication, shelter, education, clothing etc.
HIFZ SPONSORSHIP
One hundred and fifty young students are being supported to memorize the Noble Qur’an.
UMMAH CENTRE FOR THE BLIND
A total of 30 blind children have been helped by this project which will cover their food, medication, shelter, education, clothing etc.
BAIDOA MEDICAL CLINIC
This is an exceptional medical centre in Baidoa which provides free medical care, treatment and
medication to thousands of patients per year. 1,050 patients are treated a month.
TEACHER SPONSORSHIP
Fifty five teachers, across four regions of Somalia, are being reimbursed to provide free a Islamic
education to poor children.
SUDAN
EDUCATION CENTRE
Ummah Welfare Trust is covering the running expenses of Umar Ibn Khattab school in Kassala. The
school can now provide a free education to hundreds of children.
ORPHAN SPONSORSHIP
Sixty two orphans are receiving monthly support. Each orphan receives an allowance of £25 per
month for food, clothing and education.
EMERGENCY RELIEF
This programme will provide emergency relief to the drought affected people in South Sudan in the
white Nile Region.
SYRIA
MEDICAL AID
The objective of this project was to provide orthopaedic consumables to hospitals for three months
with medication, to reduce morbidity and mortality in these locations and improve well-being.
ORPHAN SPONSORSHIP
This is our regular project in which we will concentrate on delivering monthly financial assistance to
2,500 orphan children living inside Syria.
BREAD BAKERY
Ummah Welfare Trust is supporting bread bakeries in Syria. The bakeries, covering different locations, provide free bread to 1,600 families on a daily basis.
EMERGENCY RELIEF
Under this project, UWT will provide food baskets to thousands of families in Idlib inside Syria. 3720
families will be given food packs every two months, this is dependant upon the family’s size (i.e.
larger families will receive more than one food pack).
SCHOOL SUPPORT
Six new schools are being supported with this particular project. Teachers are being reimbursed
for teaching materials, books etc which are being provided for free to the students.
INJURED FAMILIES SUPPORT
Each injured person will receive an allowance of $50 per month for food, clothing and education.
WIDOWS SUPPORT
This is our new project for the support of widows. Under this project UWT will support a total of
2661 widows.
BOOKS
This is our new project which will concentrate on delivering 3900 books to 11 schools inside the
Syria. It will help the children to continue the education without any hardship.
UK
LUTON HOMELESS
Under this project cooked food (Biryani and Curry) will be provided on each Friday to 100 homeless
families across Luton.
POVERTY SUPPORT
This is our new project in UK. Under this project we will identify the neediest people and provide
funds to them and their families.
YEMEN
SCHOOL SUPPORT
This is a new project under which UWT will provide funds for the operational expenses
(staff salaries) for an education center in Al khokha camp.
In this center hundreds of Erithereian refugees are getting a free Islamic education.
EMERGENCY RELIEF
Thousands of Yemeni civilians found themselves homeless and in desperate need due to the current civil war.
With the current situation in Yemen there are thousands of refugees in need of food, especially the
more vulnerable: newborns, the ill and elderly.