Background
Since 2019, the Foundation has some orphans on its sponsorship scheme that caters for their school fees, clothing and money for upkeep. However, in order to put smiles on the faces of orphans during major festive occasions (Eid-Fitr and Eid- Adha), the Foundation has been extending its generosity to over four hundred orphans with the provision of dresses and food items (see photos).
Bismillah Ar-Rahman Ar-Raheem was-salaat was-salaam `ala Nabiyyina wa Habeebina wa Mawlana Muhammadin wa `ala alihi wa sahibihi ajma`een
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. We send salaam to our Prophet, our Friend, our Leader, Muhammad, his household, and his companions all together.
Following a social media appeal for funds to purchase some cows as Qurbani for ophans at the Ejurah District of the Asante Region (Ghana) in 2018, Hajj Amin Ruprecht of Stoke-on-Trent, UK learnt about the numerous charitable activities which Malam Musah Salih had been championing in the Ejurah township and its environs. This was enough motivation for Hajj Amin Ruprecht to conceive the idea of establishing a Foundation that would be dedicated to taking care of orphans by meeting their material, educational and spiritual needs in line with the precepts of the Holy Qur’an and the traditions (Hadiths) of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW). In pursuance of this noble objective after deeper concerns for the plights of orphans in Ejura and elsewhere, Hajj Amin then teamed up with like-minded people in the persons of Malam Musah Salih and Dr M. H. A. Bolaji (Ghana) as founders to establish a Foundation under name Justice Yateem Foundation with advisory services from Mohamed Sadik Hamidu, London, UK. The three founders then put in place an Ad Hoc Committee to draft a constitution for the foundation. The members on the Ad Hoc Committee worked assiduously and produced a constitution, which was adopted on the 1st day of January 2019. Membership is open to all Muslims and non-Muslims alike who are willing and ready to support orphans (see Constitution).
Programmes and Activities
It has also been providing platforms for Islamic teachings and moral guidance for their taribiyyah (growth) as Muslim and Muslimat which are necessary in order to unearth their Allah’s given talents that could have gone unnoticed if we are unconcerned about the plights of orphans.
We pray to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala to bless our efforts and accept them as Ibadah for us. Ameen.
Wakafa billahi waliya, wakafa billahi naseera (Surah An-Nisa: 45)(And Allah is sufficient as a friend, and Allah is sufficient as a healper)
FUNDING
Funds for programmes come from members’ dues, zakat, zakatul fitr, and sometimes special fundraising. Also, the Foundation puts some funds in farming and transport ventures and the proceeds are then channeled to taking care of the orphans. Furthermore, the Foundation has been receiving contracts from Muslim individuals and family to construct well as sadaqa jariyah (continuous charity) for themselves or their deceased loves. And from these contracts, the Foundation enjoys some percentage of funds to take care of the orphans (see photos well projects). So far, Alhamdullah. The Foundation’s activities and programmes continue to receive barrage of appreciations and commendations from well-meaning Muslims and Non-Muslims including the traditional chieftaincy institution in Ghana.
We, therefore, use this opportunity and platform to call on Muslims and non-Muslims who share our vision in extending our generosity to vulnerable orphans to joins us either through membership and/or donations for our programmes and activities.
THE EXECUTIVE BOARD JYF
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