There have been a few calls on public satellite TV stations to join into a special day for orphans benefit, to fund them and the places they live at, to go and visit them and give them presents and make that specific day an unforgettable day.
I have no quarrels with having to take care of orphans around the world in such a way. On the contrary, I think it is a fabulous idea that everyone should take up. But I think there should be a more expanded program of this sort which would take care of them all year around pretty much like what most (if not all) Muslims around the world do through the zakat program that is exclusively to take care of orphans financially and socially the whole year round.
It doesn't cost much. It's a matter of making a small donation for a period of 6 - 12 months of every year of as much as you can give to any charitable society in your country that takes care of orphan children and are in desperate need of financial aid in order to support their daily goals of helping these children to live an almost normal life.
The alleged program is supposed to commence and finish on April 7th, 2006.
Monday, April 03, 2006
International Orphan's Day
Posted by Sleepless In Muscat at 21:34
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2 comments:
that sounds like a really nice initiative. i think in ajman, they have an orphanage where you pay dhs2 per day and get a child to educate. small gestures change lives.
MD:
yeah it is, though the point of the post was to have that kind of initiative all year round unlike to have something that's like Valentine's or Mother's day, where you just celebrate it one day and the forget the child the rest of the year..
:o)
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