The drought situation in Somalia has reached a devastating point. With a whopping 6.2 million people affected by famine. Of which, 363,000 suffering are malnourished children under the age of five and 71,000 of those children are severely malnourished. The call for international intervention was made for the following critical requirements: Food packages, Drinking water and Medical convoys.

The Somalian cry for international aid and support was heard by Al-Ihsan Foundation and by the will of Allah it was instantly answered.
In May 2017 the team at Al-Ihsan Foundation embarked on a trip to poverty stricken and drought afflicted Somalia.

Al Ihsan Foundation Indonesia (Yayasan Amal Al Ihsan Indonesia) purchased a TV and a DVD which will be used for Islamic educational programs to help educate the children in an orphanage about their religion, hoping to bring about a generation of youth with sound Islamic knowledge.

This orphanage houses approximately 114 children who are either orphans or placed there by parents who cannot afford to care for them. The orphanage (located in the village of Kami Jaya in Cikampek/Karawang), is managing well but needed support in delivering Islamic knowledge, so Al-Ihsan provided them with equipment that will InshaAllah help them teach and learn about Islam.

We then went and visited a widow with three children. Two of her children show symptoms of autism. She runs a small shop and produces about $150 a month. However, a lot of it is spent on medication for her children. Very little is left for her and her children to live on. As a sign of our support, we purchased items from her shop and distributed them amongst the community. We also gave her some funds that will help her situation In’Sha’Allah.

May Allah bless all our supporters and May he ease the burdens of all those suffering.

We next visited an 80-year-old woman who lives alone. She has no one with her and no one to support her. The conditions in which she lives in is also very poor and unsafe. She is so poor she cannot afford electricity, so her neighbour has helped her out with electricity by connecting a cable from his house into hers. The well which is located on her land has no pump, so she is compelled to manually pull water from it. We intend on installing a pump for her that will In’sha’Allah make things a little easier for her and we have provided her with funds to help ease her situation.

We travelled to a village called Jajajand in Bandung/Indonesia. There we also visited families in poor and depleted situations.

The first house we visited was occupied by a 50-year-old widow who had recently suffered a stroke. She lived in a house which can only be described as an old shed. Very much like the other places we saw, her house was in very bad condition and shouldn’t be lived in, with flooring made out of bamboo sticks. She has 9 children living with her, some very young. She has no income and receives no benefits.